Piero Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=108485 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 open letter of request to MAC on Indo/Phil Today, an open letter of request to MAC on Indo/Phil from Ferdinand Cruz. Apparently the trade reform issue is as bad as it has ever been. It appears that MAC certification is still a joke. http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=109621 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 trust me, i don't need any trade reform guy to tell me that MAC is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 trust me' date=' i don't need any trade reform guy to tell me that MAC is a joke.[/quote'] indeed. Nevertheless it's nice to hear a pragmatic response from an LFS employee(if I'm not mistaken)...when most members of the trade would prefer to avoid the subject. Thanks for the honesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Personally, I think MAC is a great idea. Even as a FW guy I watched MAC, because of the idea behind it, I often pondered if a FW group would start up something similar. But as with many things in life, it got distracted by money. Wouldn't it be great to know that if you buy a certain "brand" of fish, that other fish aren't being killed, and the reef aren't being destroyed to collect it. That would be awesome. Personally if such a thing existed I would be willing to pay a premium on my livestock, (fish, corals, etc.) The theory behind MAC is great. However they succomed to "the root of all evil", and have become a "money pit" for grants and donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I actually do outside contract work for LFS's that need help. I have a normal 9-5 job otherwise. IMO the best way to protect the corals is to have your own diver who you know is following the rules and not using bad methods. The shop i help at from time to time has this relationship with the divers. mac certification is just more inneffective red tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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