CHINA AND THE ORNAMENTAL AQUATIC INDUSTRY
OFI Secretary General Dr. Alex Ploeg discusses the relationships between companies worldwide, that are active in the Ornamental Aquatic Industry, and their Chinese counterparts. The article is based on his presentation at Aquaria China 2004.

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AQUARIA CHINA 2004: A GLIMPSE OF AN AWAKENING GIANT
OFI Secretary General Dr. Alex Ploeg reports: The organisers of Aquarama currently uses their expertise and contacts to build up a similar event in China as well. Organised in Guangzhou, one of the "hot spots" of the Chinese ornamental aquatic industry, Aquaria China 2004 was a promising start.

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MAN-MADE FISH: DOMESTICATED FISHES AND THEIR PLACE IN THE AQUATIC TRADE AND HOBBY
OFI President Svein A. Fosså discusses the place of selective bred varieties, hybrids, GMO's, artificially coloured fish, etc., in the aquatic trade and hobby. Possible problem areas are pointed out and recommendations are given. Originally presented as the Keynote Address at Aquarama 2003.

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CONSERVATION BENEFITS OF WILD CAPTURE AND CAPTIVE REARING IN THE ORNAMENTAL FISH INDUSTRY
Alison Rosser, IUCN/SSC Wildlife Trade Programme Officer, discusses the costs and benefits of supplying the aquarium trade from captive-bred individuals. Are the conservation benefits from captive breeding versus collection from the wild as obvious as commonly believed?

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FROM OCEAN TO AQUARIA: THE TRADE IN MARINE ORNAMENTALS WORLDWIDE
Colette Wabnitz, UNEP-WCMC, presents and analyses the most recent trade data from the Global Marine Aquarium Database (GMAD). Possible impacts on nature and populations are discussed, and conclusions and recommendations are given. (4 page article).

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RESPECT BRAZIL'S 'GOOD LIST' POLICY TO AVOID 'BIOPIRACY' OF ORNAMENTAL FISHES FROM THE AMAZON
Ning Labbish Chao and Paulo Petry looks into the aquarium industry's responsibility to avoid biopiracy in the Amazon. Which fishes are legal to export from Brazil?

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DECADE OF PROJECT PIABA: REFLECTIONS AND PROSPECTS
'Buy a Fish. Save a Tree'. Professor Ning Labbish Chao, leader of Project Piaba, & Dr Gregory Prang of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan review the progress made towards achieving this aim.

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HEALTHY REEFS AND FISH, HEALTHY BUSINESS AND HOBBY: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE MARINE ORNAMENTALS TRADE
Bruce Bunting, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Finance , World Wildlife Fund U.S., and Marshall Meyers, Executive Vice President, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) show how it is possible to combine healthy reefs and a healthy ornamental marine aquarium industry.

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN THE AQUATIC TRADE?
OFI Vice-Chairman Svein A. Fosså, discusses the complex and controversial issue of GMO's and their implications for the ornamental aquatic industry.

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KOI VIRUS DISEASE UPDATE
OFI Secretary General John Dawes, reports on his fact-finding visit to Israel to assess the latest situation regarding the KHV crisis.

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THE GLOBAL MARINE AQUARIUM DATABASE - CALL TO THE INDUSTRY
Dr. Ed Green, leader of the GMAD programme, outlines its aims and needs and highlights its fundamental importance for the marine ornamental aquatic industry.

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THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE AQUARIUM INDUSTRY IN MEXICO
Serafín Almenara Roldán, Marine Biologist AZOO-Mexico, S.A. de C.V., reviews some important aspects of the Mexican ornamental aquatic industry.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMMES FOR SINGAPORE
Loo Jang Jing and Lim Lian Chuan, Freshwater Fisheries Centre, Agri-food and Veterinary Authority, Singapore. This paper was presented by the authors at the seminar: Serving you Better in the New Millennium, held on 5 May, 2000, during Interzoo 2000, Nuernberg, Germany.

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