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New Initiatives to Clean Up The Global Aquarium Trade

2013-07-03 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: To bring a kaleidoscopic glimpse of tropical marine life into their living rooms, aquarium hobbyists depend on a steady supply of live fish and invertebrates from the worlds imperiled coral reefs. Bagged and boxed, the animals are flown in from biodiversity hotspots like Indonesia and the Philippines in the so-called Coral Triangle. But poor handling and long supply chains have raised concerns that too many creatures die in transit or soon after arrival. Some marine populations have taken a hit,...

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