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Publication
| Alcock, D. 2003. Social and economic study helps aquarium fish industry. Cooperative Research Centre (CRC Reef). |
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| Balboa, C. 2002. Can the live reef fish trade move towards sustainability? World Resources Institute’s Corporate Council Newsletter. 1(5). |
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| 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. |
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| Bunting, B. 2001. Buy a fish, buy a coral, save a reef: The importance of economic incentives to sustain conservation. |
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| Bunting, B., Holthus, P. and S. Spalding. 2003. The marine aquarium industry and reef conservation. In: Marine Ornamental Species: Collection, Culture & Conservation. J. Cato and C. Brown, eds. Iowa State Press. |
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| Dufour, V. 1997. Pacific Island countries and the aquarium fish market. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin, Issue # 2. |
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| Green, E. and F. Shirley. 1999. The Global Trade in Coral. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Conservation Press: Cambridge, UK. |
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| Holthus, P. Sustainable case study: The marine aquarium council and environmental certification for the marine aquarium trade. Marine Aquarium Council. |
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| Holthus, P. 2002. The marine ornamental trade. 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. |
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| Moore, F. and B. Best. 200Moore, F. and B. Best. 2001. Coral reef crisis: Causes and consequences. In: Global Trade and Consumer Choices: Coral Reefs in Crisis. B.A. Best and A. Bornbusch, eds. 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. |
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| Ross, M.A. 1984. A quantitative study of the stony coral fishery in Cebu, Philippines. Marine Ecology. 5: 75-91. |
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| Simpson, S. 2001. Fishy business. Scientific American. 285(1): 68-75 |
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| Tissot, B.N. and L.E. Hallacher. 1999. Impacts of aquarium collectors on coral reef fishes in Kona, Hawai’i. Report for the Division of Aquatic Resources, State of Hawaii. |
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| United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). 2000. Coral reef fish and invertebrates for the marine aquarium 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. |
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| Wood, E. 1999. Global advance in conservation and management of marine ornamental resources. Marine Ornamentals ’99: First International Conference on Marine Ornamentals, Collection, Culture and Conservation. Hawaii, U.S. Addendum to Program & Abstracts. |
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| Wood, E. 2001. Collection of Coral Reef Fish for Aquaria: Global Trade, Conservation Issues and Management Strategies. Marine Conservation Society. |
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| Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DENR), Philippines. 2001. Coastal Law Enforcement, Book No. 8 of the Philippine Coastal Management Guidebook Series. |
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| Dybas, C.L. 2002. In Hawaii, the age of aquariums raises concern: Collectors clash with islanders over tropical fish. The Washington Post, June 3, 2002, pA07. |
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| Hodgson, G. 1999. A global assessment of human effects on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 38(5): 345-355. |
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| Rubec, P.J., Cruz, F., Pratt, V., Oeleers, R., McCullough, B., and F. Lallo. 2001. Cyanide-free net-caught fish for the marine aquarium trade. Aquarium Sciences and Conservation. 3: 37-51. |
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| Rubec, P.J. and F. Cruz. 2003. Net-training to CAMP: Community-based programmes that benefit coral reef conservation and the aquarium trade. OFI Journal. 40: 12-18. |
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| United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). 2000. Appendix D, Draft text for outreach materials for marine hobbyists |
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Organizations & Weblinks
| American Marinelife Dealers Association |
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| Global Marine Aquarium Database. |
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| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. |
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| Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. Division of Aquaculture. |
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| ICLARM - The World Fish Center in the Pacific. |
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| International Marinelife Alliance. |
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| Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) |
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| Marine Conservation Society (MCS). |
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| National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Protected Resources. International Trade in Coral Reef Organisms. |
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| Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. For a list of successfully farm-raised marine fish, invertebrates, and live aquarium foods, see link. |
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| World Resources Institute. |
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| MAC: Certification for the quality and sustainability of marine ornamentals….from reef to retail, |
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| Conservation benefits of MAC certification, |
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| Social issues informational sheet, |
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| Collection of coral reef fish for aquaria: global trade, conservation issues and management strategies |
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| NOAA’s Coral Reef Information System (CORIS). |
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Success Stories
| International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). 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. Available under “Good practices for the protection and management of coral reefs” |
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| ICRI. A new approach to restocking giant clams.” Available under Good practices for the protection and management of coral reefs” |
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Photo Gallery
| ReefBase. This colony of up to 50 bubble tentacle anemones on the Apo Sanctuary hosted over a hundred anemonefish before expeditions by aquarium fish traders. |
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| ReefBase. Barrier nets are used for capturing aquarium fishes. |
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| ReefBase. Fishing boats used to collect fish and invertebrates for a local tourist aquarium. |
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| ReefBase. A hookah diver gathering aquarium fish. |
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| ReefBase. Indicator species, butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis) during night dive |
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| ReefBase. Indicator species, butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) and soft coral . |
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| ReefBase. One of the target species redfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifasciatus |
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| ReefBase. One of the bioindicator species butterflyfish, Chaetodon melannotus |
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| ReefBase. One of the bioindicator species butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos |
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