Domestically bred?

[Congaken]

Does anyone have a list of fish that are currently domestically bred and available to the hobby?...I assume that it is a slim list, but my sense is that our oceans are being stressed to the breaking point...I hate to contribute to that stress...

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

ORA its a start. and following.
http://www.orafarm.com/products/fish/

 

[eatbreakfast]

Our oceans are certainly being stressed, but collecting ornametals for the aquarium trade can actually be a help to them in a lot of ways.

 

[Rjramos]

mbisite.org marine breeding initiative.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Our oceans are certainly being stressed, but collecting ornametals for the aquarium trade can actually be a help to them in a lot of ways.

How so sir?

 

[jdl513]

Wild caught, if properly managed, can help preserve reef habitat by making the reef an economic resource to the locals. If people make their livelihood from collecting responsibly they are more motivated to protect it from development that may otherwise destroy it.

What I would like to see is an impartial and factual summary of the areas that are practicing humane sustainable collection and which areas are not.

 

[Congaken]

Wild caught, if properly managed, can help preserve reef habitat by making the reef an economic resource to the locals. If people make their livelihood from collecting responsibly they are more motivated to protect it from development that may otherwise destroy it.

What I would like to see is an impartial and factual summary of the areas that are practicing humane sustainable collection and which areas are not.

But is that being done?

 

[eatbreakfast]

But is that being done?

In quite a few areas. Australia, Hawaii, Papau New Guinea, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Kenya all have good regulations and reputations. Even in areas that in the past have had bad reputations, such as the Philippines, there are greater efforts to educate and retrain fish collectors.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Its very cool in the coral industry that a bunch of wealthy coral head science dudes moved in to those areas and turned the Mariculture ripping out into educating locals on how to grow corals to create a sustainable industry.
Really from hunter gatherer to a agrarian society. Fish are harder to do though. fingers crossed.

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

Fish are harder to do though. fingers crossed.

Yes and no. We can't just set up frag racks in the ocean and grow fish like we can with corals. But who's the best breeder in the world? The ocean, obviously. If the proper sex and age fish are targeted by collectors (this is sustainable collection, in a nutshell), the target species in a specified area will recover incredibly fast, which can be harvested again within a few months. Rufus talks about this in his MACNA 2014 presentation. Here's a phenomenal report put together by OATA regarding how well-managed fisheries are the best means of conservation.