MaryHM":137b44xz said:And this brings up a good point. I highly doubt the collectors in the Philippines can afford to pay for MAC certification. Who pays for that?
Frazer":6ulo73wt said:It's certainly not cheap, and really can only be afforded in affluent 'first world' fisheries.
mkirda":2d59hrki said:MaryHM":2d59hrki said:And this brings up a good point. I highly doubt the collectors in the Philippines can afford to pay for MAC certification. Who pays for that?
Ahh, the $10,000 question MAC doesn't want asked...
I'm still wondering how they are paying for an English-speaking secretary.
Oh, it must be the $2.50 they are getting for their clown fish.... :roll:
Up to this point, I have yet to fully understand how the money flows, and how all the extra work actually benefits the MAC-certified collectors. These questions always go unanswered, or are deflected to 'other' topics.
Regards.
Mike Kirda
John_Brandt":22647lm0 said:When the supply and demand gets ramped up a small fee applied at one point in the chain of custody will serve as the income for MAC's operating expenses.
MaryHM":22221a4g said:Obviously we know MAC is funded by grants. I can't find on the MAC website where it says the collector's certification is paid with a donation/matching funds program. Could you point me to it?
MaryHM":1dlavn2h said:I was starting to think I was paranoid.![]()
dizzy":2an23859 said:John_Brandt":2an23859 said:When the supply and demand gets ramped up a small fee applied at one point in the chain of custody will serve as the income for MAC's operating expenses.
John,
According to that infamous "Retailer Cost Benefit Study" a 2% fee is going to be charged to the retailers. The damn wholesalers are the ones driving the black BMWs.
John_Brandt":2f7qhgy9 said:MaryHM":2f7qhgy9 said:I was starting to think I was paranoid.![]()
Phew, I was starting to think you were paranoid too 8O
John_Brandt":avzhr6xw said:Y'all should know this by now. MAC funding comes from grants. I've mentioned it numerous times. There is a donation program available to sponsor a village whereby funds will be matched. So far, MAC has seen little to no donations from the industry or hobbyist sector. Funding comes predominantly from grants which are given to conservation organizations.
The long-term business plan for MAC is to become self-sufficient, and not require grants. MAC gets zero income at this point from certified animals. When the supply and demand gets ramped up a small fee applied at one point in the chain of custody will serve as the income for MAC's operating expenses. The goal is for MAC to eventually be fully funded by the industry that it supports.