HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1145.137 2012-2014• roman
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I OPPOSE BILL 318.
MY NAME IS PETE BASABE. I HAVE WORKED IN THE HAWAII AQUARIUM
INDUSTRY FOR THE LAST FORTY-FOUR YEARS. I AM A CONSULTANT TO
SEVERAL PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS WHERE I TEACH "BEST PRACTICES"
TO THEIR AQUARIUM FISHERIES.
I ALSO TEACH A CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR STUDENTS ON THE
COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, HANDLING AND CARE OF AQUARIUM
SPECIMENTS.
TO ENGAGE THE COUNCIL ON THE SCIENTIFIC MERITS OF BILL 318 IS
IMPOSSIBLE, AS BILL 318 HAS NO SCIENTIFIC MERIT. THE INFORMATION
USED AS A BASIS TO WRITE THIS BILL IS ANTIQUATED AND INCORRECT.
IF YOU WISH, WE WILL STAY AFTER THIS HEARING AND DISCUSS WITH
YOU THE UP TO DATE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON
FISH FASTING AND THE RATIOS OF H2O AND 02 IN TRANSPORT AND
SHIPPING.
THE METHODOLGY OF AQUARIUM CARE IS NOT STATIC. IT IS
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. AS YOU WILL HEAR THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY IS AGAINST BILL 318. A CLOSE TO HOME EXAMPLE IS THE
WAKIKI AQUARIUM, THE MAUI AQUARIUM, THE STEINHART AQUARIUM,
THE MONTEREY AQUARIUM AND THE LONG BEACH AQUARIUM ARE ALL
AQUARIUMS THAT THE BIG ISLAND SHIPS FISH TO. NONE OF THESE
INSTITUTIONS USE THE MEATHODS SUGGESTED BY BILL 318. THESE ARE
REAL EXAMPLES THAT YOU CAN VISIT AND FIND OUT MORE ACCURATE
INFORMATION. A SIMPLE CALL TO THEIR ICTHIOLOGIST WOULD GET YOU
THE INFORMATION YOU SEEK.
THE HAWAII AQUARIUM INDUSTRY IS NOT PERFECT. THE IMPOVEMENTS
HAVE BEEN SLOW IN COMING. WE HAVE REACHED A LEVEL WHERE A
SOLID MANAGEMENT PLAN IS IN PLACE. THE GOAL OF A SUSTAINABLE
FISHERY SEEMS TO BE WITHIN REACH.
THE GENERAL CONCENSUS AROUND THE WORLD IS THAT THE HAWAII
AQUARIUM FISHERY IS A MODEL TO BE EMULATED. WE NEED TO REALIZE
THAT WE ARE LUCKY TO BE AT A PLACE AND TIME WHERE RESOURCES
AND GOOD SCIENCE IS AVAILABLE SO THE INDUSTRY CAN EVOLVE AND
IMPROVE. BILL 318 IS BAD SCIENCE. THANK YOU.
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