Origami May 4, 2018 Share May 4, 2018 It, hopefully, is only a temporary halt, but it's a halt nonetheless. Source: Coral Magazine / Reef2Rainforest.com This letter from the Indonesian Coral Shell and Ornamental Fish Association (AKKII) in Jakarta was received by CORAL Magazine editors May 4th, 2018. To Whom it May Concern: RE: Coral and Anemones Export Prohibition: There has been an unfortunate instruction from Indonesian Fishery Ministry stating that starting from May 4th 2018 the quarantine authority in Indonesia is temporarily until unforseeable time line not allowed to issue health certificate for all corals (wild and aquacultured) and anemones. Both Ministry of Forestry & Nature Conservation and Ministry of Fisheries are jointly regulating the live corals trade in Indonesia. Ministry of Forestry & Nature Conservation as the officially recognized Management Authority for CITES for Coral and all national regulations concerning local collection, transport and exportation of live corals, while Ministry of Fishery is the issuing body for Health Certificate required to some but not all importing countries and also the said Health Certificate serves as requirement to load the coral commodity to the carrying plane cargo. There has been a missing link in the internal synchronization between Ministry of Forestry and Nature Conservation and Ministry of Fisheries. We are working on re synchronization right now. We are working as hard as we can through the Indonesian Coral Shell and Ornamental Fish Association (AKKII) with partnership with the stakeholders of corals management in Indonesia to resolve this legal case. We plea to all of our customers and stakeholders around the world to be calm and supportive to our cause for the continuing sustainable harvest and export of live ornamental corals in Indonesia. Sincerely, Indonesia Coral Shell and Ornamental Fish Association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals May 4, 2018 Share May 4, 2018 Ugh, man Jakarta always has some great odd species of cool growth from acropora! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 4, 2018 Author Share May 4, 2018 It appears to be a bureaucratic snafu that's hanging up exports. From the memo, it's not a ban, but a lack of coordination between two Indonesian government agencies. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sen5241b May 5, 2018 Share May 5, 2018 The coral farms down there have been proliferating and that is good but there are reports of some people robbing the reefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals May 28, 2018 Share May 28, 2018 What do you mean the farms are proliferating over there? Also what do you mean by "robbing" the reef? Is there any word on this ban being lifted? I dont see how this is happening. The coral farms out there must be worried about their future. I hope this is worked out soon. There are no good acros coming in now!!! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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