Ranching
Make a responsible choice for your aquarium and the ocean
Choose fish collected through sustainable methods
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What is ranching?
"Rearing in a controlled environment of animals taken as eggs or juveniles from the wild, where they would otherwise have had low probability of surviving to adulthood."
Source: CITES.org - Ranching | CITES
7 benefits of ranching post-larval fish
- Supports Marine Ecosystems to thrive
Sustainable methods such as post-larvae and ranching have a lower environmental impact than other fishing industries. - Preserves Adult Populations
As with other short supply collections of juveniles, these techniques further focus on even younger fish, leaving adult populations undisturbed - Healthier fish and adaptability
Ranching allows for an immediate adaptation to dry food and aquarium environments. Fish adapt immediately to an aquarium environment. - Ethical & self-sustaining ecological process
Various species of fish are collected. The ones that can be used for the re-population of wildlife in degraded reefs are grown and released. All made possible by the ornamental industry. Ensuring they are stress-free and healthier - Supports local economies
Ranching involves work at the source with local communities and often supporting young members of the community to engage in various sustainable and reef conservation activities. - Traceability
Knowing where your fish come from encourages accountability and sustainability - Future Proofing
By Choosing these methods you are investing in practices that help ensure the future abundance of marine ornamentals
Inspiring synergy between people and nature
"Post-larval capture and culture (PCC) is a sustainable technique whereby post-larval (PL) fish are collected from plankton in the open ocean without physically impacting the marine environment.
Wild reef fish undergo extremely high natural mortality (>95%) during reef colonization and settlement as they transition from the planktonic to the juvenile phase of their life cycle.
Post-larval capture collects a tiny proportion of post-larvae prior to this high natural mortality event, impacting minimally on overall plankton biomass. Post-larval culture rears and conditions captured post-larvae into healthy, superbly conditioned fish with a high survival rate.
Thus PCC not only reduces environmental and human impacts of devastating wild fish collection methods, it also produces first-class specimens for aquarium hobbyists, a win-win situation for all concerned. "
Source:
Chapter 18 Post-larval Capture and Culture of Ornamental fishes. Marine Ornamental Species Aquaculture 2017
There are various sourcing methods:
Mariculture, tank bred, short supply chain (SSC), and long supply chain (LSC)
Give back to local communities and invest in local economies and knowledge of their environment.
Sustainable wild-harvested fish at the right time in the fish life cycle by people who care for them and their environment as their economy depends on it.
Prioritise captive-bred items and mariculture when available
Promote coral culture and frags with novel projects such as Larvae rearing and PLC
Support Research & development in ecology and marine biology
We are committed to
In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the SDGs).
The goals aim to tackle the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, and climate change, by 2030.
