Indo Coral Ban Lifted?

[IAReefer]

Just saw this on Facebook. With the coral ban being lifted, I wonder if some of the crazy prices on corals will come down?

 

[NanoDJS]

BAM!

 

[flyline]

Nice looking forward to it, I’m going to have a new tank to fill up

 

[DarthSimon]

Is this real news?

 

[SoggyNW]

Excited to see what comes in.

 

[Hemmdog]

Great news! Not so great for the wild coral but great for us!

 

[Mical]

Seen these posts before, I'll believe it when torch prices come back inline.

 

[IAReefer]

Is this real news?

As far as I know, yes. Looks like a photo of an approved order.

 

[sabor]

So how much will the torches cost now?

 

[Retro Reefer]

If this is true it’s fantastic news! I doubt prices move down very quickly if at all but availability may improve.

 

[andrewkw]

This is the best news in years.

 

[Entz]

Please be true, please be true, please be true!

Would be the best news I heard in a while for reefing.

 

[JCrowe86]

Not seeing it on their page any more and haven't seen any other news. Still hope it's true!

 

[bryanfuel]

As someone who has been out of the loop, what coral can we expect to see or see come down in price now?

 

[John3]

I would think we would see something on the government level first if the ban was lifted. I wouldn’t expect this news to come through from an importer first like this.

 

[SoggyNW]

Great news! Not so great for the wild coral but great for us!

Not entirely true. Yes if a collector is simply harvesting from the wild they might have a negative impact on a small area of the reef. However if you google "coral farming" you will see that at least some of the suppliers are collecting corals and them growing them out sustainably in the ocean. The later method has been shown to be a net gain for the surrounding reef as the corals grow well and then will naturally spawn. Also some of the examples I've seen are conservation efforts that then use the sale of coral to fund their efforts.

However their are those who would destroy the reef for profit. look on youtube for "chinese giant clam fishermen" to get your blood boiling.

 

[Neoalchemist]

I would think we would see something on the government level first if the ban was lifted. I wouldn’t expect this news to come through from an importer first like this.

I saw a post on IG recently about a new counsel being elected and initially signing the ban lift. It was posted by a Bali run mariculture co-op and cited a local government announcement.
So it seems to be legit.

 

[tastyfish]

The screenshot is for a CITES license, which as I understand it, is not what is preventing export. The ministry is simply withholding health certs, which means no export.

@Neoalchemist -do you have a screenshot or source please? That would add some credibility to what looks like a whitehouse press briefing...

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

We shall see...

 

[Wolf89]

I read on FB that it was a hoax by the company to attract attention to their Black Friday sale