Certificate should help Nemo and his friends

The film “Finding Nemo” is not only promoting the popularity of aquariums, but is also focusing particular attention on the trade in exotic marine fish. In connection with the film, the Honolulu-based Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) is advertising a marine life certification system that examines guidelines for the collection, keeping and transportation of fish. The first European companies to hold a MAC certificate are Sierviskwekerij Waterweelde in Holland and the Tropical Marine Centre in Britain. Lufthansa Cargo also conforms to the MAC standards.
According to the MAC, around 98 per cent of all marine fish in the tropical fish trade are currently caught in the sea, with 85 per cent of these originating in the western Pacific. Less than 2 per cent of the trading volume is derived from breeding projects. The Amphiprion ocellaris and Amphiprion percula varieties of clownfish depicted in the film are two of the ten species of fish topping the list of imports from the western Pacific.
You’ll find a detailed report on the film and its effect on the aquarium segment on our German Internet service PETonline/Market data (only available in German).