The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, and yet less than 1% of the marine environment (in Exclusive Economic Zones) falls within a protected area. Many of us have now heard of “the green revolution”, but it is time to engage in the “blue revolution”, in recognition of the enormous value that marine systems have for the maintenance of life on our planet, including our economic systems. The variety of threats facing our global marine environment is as vast as the ocean is deep. How can society assist the planet to avoid suffering the “ocean blues”?

E. J. Livengood and F.A. Chapman (2008). The Ornamental Fish Trade: An Introduction with
Perspectives for Responsible Aquarium Fish Ownership (FA124). Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2009, from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DLN.

The International Cyanide Detection Testing Workshop was conceived to identify possible options for reducing the use of cyanide in the capture of coral reef fishes for the marine aquarium trade and the live reef food fish trade.

by Andrew W. BRUCKNER and Eric H. BORNEMAN

Developing a sustainable harvest regime for Indonesia’s stony coral fishery with application to other coral exporting countries

The International Coral Trade Workshop sessions consisted of a series of background presentations on the trade, individual country reports, and a discussion of factors that need to be considered for a country developing a sustainable management approach for the stony coral trade.