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Rare Corals Plundered For Aquarium Trade PDF Print E-mail

from SeaWeb's Asia Pacific Ocean News, http://www.seaweb.org/secure/newsletter-asia-pacific.php#272:


British customs officers are investigating a series of illegal coral imports that were confiscated at several airports across the country.

In September, the largest live coral shipment was confiscated at Manchester airport. The shipment included 350 corals and clams that are believed to be from protected reefs in Indonesia.  The corals and bivalves that were recovered included six species protected under the Convention of International Trade and Endangered Species (CITES).

Also in September, a smaller shipment of illegal corals was intercepted at Heathrow airport. The contents included 159 live corals and 14 sea horses. In August, another package was confiscated at East Midlands airport containing six live endangered corals.

Source: The New York Times

Read More:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3213245.ece

 
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