Breaking News: USFWS Port Of Los Angeles Notifying Aquarium Trade Not To Import The 20 Newly Listed Threatened Corals
By Leonard Ho
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The news is particularly surprising because the USFWS had stated earlier this month that no prohibitions are planned for the newly listed Threatened species. We hope this is simply a miscommunication between government agencies.
Read and follow Ret Talbot’s “Good Catch” blog (dedicated to fishery information) for more information and updates on this breaking news.
The 20 species are:
Atlantic Waters
Mycetophyllia ferox
Dendrogyra cylindrus
Orbicella annularis
Orbicella faveolata
Orbicella franksi
Pacific Waters
Acropora globiceps
Acropora jacquelineae
Acropora lokani
Acropora pharaonis
Acropora retusa
Acropora rudis
Acropora speciosa
Acropora tenella
Anacropora spinosa
Euphyllia paradivisa
Isopora crateriformis
Montipora australiensis
Pavona diffluens
Porites napopora
Seriatopora aculeata
Read more here: Advanced Aquarist
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