I've been watching this forum for a while and searched the archives. It seems that a lot of people are eighter against aquaculture or they don't see any/much benefit from it.
I'm not trying to start anything but I would like to hear your oppinions. After all you're in the business...
Some of the points made against it are:
- expensive - relative to wild collection
- not enough selection
- any more?
Some of the positives:
- healthier - less shipping stress
- helps the reefs - with every aquacultured fish purchased one is saved in the wild
- any more?
The way I see it the future could look very good for aquacultured Marine Ornamentals. Maybe with enough interest, more people would start culturing, more chances for breakthroughs, more fish available = lower price.
So much effort mental/emotional/finacial or otherwise is being put into cyanide that if the same amount of effort were to be put into aquaculture maybe thigs would be improving a lot faster.
I think aquaculture needs to have an organization, just like MAC but better, to spread the word, educate and lobby.
To me it is as clear as daylight, or am I missing something...
I'm not trying to start anything but I would like to hear your oppinions. After all you're in the business...
Some of the points made against it are:
- expensive - relative to wild collection
- not enough selection
- any more?
Some of the positives:
- healthier - less shipping stress
- helps the reefs - with every aquacultured fish purchased one is saved in the wild
- any more?
The way I see it the future could look very good for aquacultured Marine Ornamentals. Maybe with enough interest, more people would start culturing, more chances for breakthroughs, more fish available = lower price.
So much effort mental/emotional/finacial or otherwise is being put into cyanide that if the same amount of effort were to be put into aquaculture maybe thigs would be improving a lot faster.
I think aquaculture needs to have an organization, just like MAC but better, to spread the word, educate and lobby.
To me it is as clear as daylight, or am I missing something...