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Publication
Balboa, C. 2002. Can the live reef fish trade move towards sustainability? World Resources Institute’s Corporate Council Newsletter. 1(5). Link  
Barber, C.V. 2001. Live reef fish trade and biodiversity in the Pacific: Trends, threats, and opportunities. A PowerPoint presentation available Link  
Best, B.A. International trade in coral reef animals: Causes, consequences and courses of action. USAID Link  
Best, B.A. 2002. Trade in coral reef animals, algae and products: An overview. In: Implications for Coral Reef Management and Policy: Relevant Findings from the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium. B.A. Best, R.S. Pomeroy and C.M. Balboa, eds. USAID: Washington, D.C. Link  
Best, B.A. and A. Bornbusch, eds. 2001. Global Trade and Consumer Choices: Coral Reefs in Crisis. Papers presented at a Symposium held at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, California, February 19, 2001.  
Cesar, H.S.J. 2000. Coral reefs: Their functions, threats and economic value. In: Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden.  
Cesar, H.S.J. et al. 2000. Marine market transformation of the live reef fish food trade in Southeast Asia. In Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden.  
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines. 2001. Coastal Law Enforcement. Book No. 8 of the Philippine Coastal Management Guidebook Series. Link  
Eisler, R. 1991. Cyanide hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates, a synoptic review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report 85 (1.23). 54p.  
Graham, T. 2001. A collaborative strategy to address the live reef food fish trade. Asia Pacific Coastal Marine Program, Report # 0101, The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, HI, USA. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Reports and Papers”) Link  
Halim, A. 2002. Perspectives of grouper fishermen and middlemen toward the introduction of mariculture in Indonesia. MSc Research for University of Rhode Island, report prepared for The Nature Conservancy Coastal and Marine Program - Indonesia. TNC Southeast Asia Center for Marine Protected Areas, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Reports and Papers”) Link  
Johannes, R. and M. Riepen 1995. Environmental, economic, and social implications of the live reef fish trade in Asia and the Western Pacific. Report from The Nature Conservancy Coastal and Marine Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Reports and Papers”) Link  
Lau, P. and R.P. Jones. 1999. The Hong Kong Trade in Live Reef Fish for Food. Traffic East Asia and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature Hong Kong.  
McAllister, D.E., Caho, N.L. and C.T. Shih. 1999. Cyanide fisheries: Where did they start. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 5: 18-21. Link  
Moore, F. and B. Best. 2001. Coral reef crisis: Causes and consequences. In: Global Trade and Consumer Choices: Coral Reefs in Crisis. Papers presented at a Symposium held at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 19 February 2001, San Francisco, CA. B.A. Best and A. Bornbusch, eds. Link  
Mous, P.J. et al. 2000. Cyanide Fishing on Indonesian Coral Reefs for the Live Food Fish Market – What is the Problem? In Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Reports and Papers”) Link  
Pet-Soede, L. and M.V. Erdmann. (1998). An overview and comparison of destructive fishing practices in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 4: 28-36. Link  
Sadovy, Y. and J. Pet. 1998. Wild collection of juveniles for grouper mariculture: Just another capture fishery. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 4: 36-39. Link  
Salm, R.V., Clark, J.R. and E. Siirila. 2000. Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland.  
United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). 2000. Coral Reef Fish for the Live Food Fish Trade. In: International Trade in Coral and Coral Reef Species: The Role of the United States. Report of the Trade Subgroup of the International Working Group to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. March 2, 2000. Washington, D.C. Link  
Barber, C.V. 2001. Additional references available Link  
Donnelly, R.J., Davis, D.C. et al. 2000. Socio-economic and biological aspects of the live reef food fish trade and its development in the Solomon Islands. Discussion Paper No. 1. Report to Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra. 52pp.  
Erdmann, M. and L. Pet-Soede. 1997. How fresh is too fresh: The live reef food fish trade in Eastern Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin #3. Link  
Hodgson, G. 1999. A global assessment of human effects on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 38(5): 345-355.  
Mapstone, B.D., Davies, C.R. et al. 2001. Effects of Live Fish Trading and Targeting Spawning Aggregations on Fleet Dynamics, Catch Characteristics, and Resource Exploitation by the Queensland Commercial Demersal Reef Line Fishery. Townsville, Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Development of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area 72.  
McCullough, B. and P. Giang Hai. 2001. The live reef fish trade in Vietnam: A preliminary report from the field. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin #8. Link  
McManus, J.W. 1996. Social and economic aspects of reef fisheries and their management. In: Reef Fisheries. N.V.C. Polunin and C.M. Roberts, eds. Chapman and Hall: London.  
Mous, P.J. et al. 2000. Cyanide Fishing on Indonesian Coral Reefs for the Live Food Fish Market – What is the Problem? In Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Reports and Papers”) Link  
Pauly, D., Silvestre, G. and I.R. Smith. 1989. On development, fisheries, and dynamite: A brief review of tropical fisheries management. Natural Resource Modeling. 3: 241-251.  
Sadovy, Y. 2000. Regional survey for fry/fingerling supply and current practices for grouper mariculture: Evaluating current status and long-term prospects for grouper mariculture in South East Asia. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation completion report.  
Sadovy, Y. and P. Lau. 2002. Prospects and problems for mariculture in Hong Kong associated with wild-caught seed and feed. Aquaculture Economics and Management. 6(3-4): 177-190.  
Sadovy, Y. and A. Vincent. 2002. Ecological issues and the trade in live reef fishes. In: Coral reef fishes: Dynamics and diversity in a complex ecosystem. P.F. Sale, ed. Academic Press: San Diego, 391-420.  
Smith, A.J. 1997. Management suggestions for the sustainable development of live reef fish food fisheries in the Pacific Islands region. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin #3: 47-51. Link  


Organizations & Weblinks
ACIAR Grouper Project Link  
Komodo National Park. Threats to biodiversity: Live reef fish trade. Available under “Threats” then “Live reef fish trade” Link  
International Marinelife Alliance. Destructive Fishing Reform Program. Link  
Marine Fish Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific Link  
The Nature Conservancy, Indonesia Program. Live-reef food fish trade. Available under “Reports” (then scroll down to “Information Sheets”) Link  
NOAA’s Coral Reef Information System (CORIS). Link  
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Coastal Fisheries Programme. Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. Link  
United States Coral Reef Task Force Link  
World Resources Institute Link  
International Marinelife Alliance Link  


Success Stories
International Coral Reef Initiative. Collection of reef fish and invertebrate larvae for breeding purposes, to obtain high added-value products for the aquarium and catering trades and for the production of natural substances from these organisms. Link  
International Marinelife Alliance. The Destructive Reform Fishing Program in the Philippines. Link  


Photo Gallery
ReefBase. Target species, grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus) resting on coral during Coral Cay Conservation Survey, 2000. Link  
ReefBase. Plectropomus spp. in live fish cages. Link  
ReefBase. Commercial species, coral cod (Plectropomus sp.) during Coral Cay Conservation Survey, 2000. Link  
ReefBase. Target species, barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivelis) in the Acropora area during Coral Cay Conservation Survey, 2000. Link  
ReefBase. This floating fish pen is used by customers of a nearby restaurant to choose live seafood for immediate consumption. This pen contains cuttlefish. Link  
ReefBase. Customers selecting fish from floating pens, for consumption at a nearby restaurant. Link  
ReefBase. Collecting fish from holding cages for live fish market. Link  
ReefBase. Floating holding cages for live fish market. Link  
ReefBase. Live fish holding pen. Link  
ReefBase. Floating fish pens. Link  


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