“The spectre of climate change is prompting the authorities that determine export approval to apply added attention to the management of our fisheries. Through this initiative, we aim to contribute to make our fisheries the best they can be.”
Lyle Squire Jnr
[ President Pro-vision Reef Inc. ]
“By committing to practical and precautionary collection standards, the Stewardship Action Plan demonstrates that Queensland’s aquarium industries share the international communities’ vision for coral reef sustainability..”
Anthony Roelofs
[ Fisheries Queensland ]
“A dynamic example, by an industry, of applied stewardship for a resource they rely on and care about … and a demonstrated willingness to work with management and science to get there.”
Randall Owens
[ Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ]
“Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about reported declines in coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef. However, corals harvested by the aquarium industry are very different or contribute little to live coral cover in shallow reef environments where monitoring is being undertaken.”
Professor Morgan Pratchett
[ Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies ]
“Everyone who keeps a marine aquarium has a vested interest in the future of coral reefs. The Stewardship Action Plan is an invaluable step in the securing a sustainable future.”
Professor David Bellwood
[ Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies ]
“WWF Australia supports this industry’s journey and commends their ongoing role in the stewardship of Queensland’s iconic reef habitats in an uncertain future climate setting.”
Sian Breen
[ WWF Australia ]
“This is a clear statement of responsible stewardship by a commercial fishing industry that is passionate about the securing the future for its operators by respecting and understanding the renewable resources that support them.”
Dr Peter Doherty
[ Australian Institute of Marine Science ]
“Stewardship Action Plan 2013 provides both a sound plan for reducing ecological risk to minimal levels and a very workable, well thought-out framework for collaborative management of this small, but valuable fishery. There is no doubt in my mind that Australia is the world leader for responsible aquarium fishery management and the current Action Plan will hopefully raise the bar with regards to international standards.”
Dr Gerald R. Allen
[ Western Australia Museum ]
“Ornamental Fish International strongly supports the approach of Pro-vision Reef Inc. in the Stewardship Action Plan to address the challenges facing the marine aquarium industry.”
Dr Alex Ploeg
[ Ornamental Fish International ]
“This Stewardship Action Plan demonstrates that the Australian corals enjoyed by aquarium hobbyists the world over are collected according to a well thought out strategy designed to minimise the impacts on our marine environment.”
Russell Kelley
[ Author of the Indo-Pacific Coral Finder ]
“This is a clear statement of responsible stewardship by a commercial fishing industry that is passionate about the securing the future for its operators by respecting and understanding the renewable resources that support them.”
Dr Peter Doherty
[ Australian Institute of Marine Science ]
