@xxxriainxxx a Filipino based in Vietnam wrote on twitter, “US company selling Phils. corals WHOLESALE. This is ILLEGAL! http://bit.ly/hqDyvQ @cocoy @chuckiedreyfus @MsLeaSalonga @govph.” The company’s webpage says it is the “largest wholesaler of quality Seashells and Corals.” @xxxriainxx sent another tweet saying, “@momblogger: Someone in my wall says “They are all exported with BFAR clearance. I have the list if you like.”.. http://on.fb.me/fZt8Ti”
Corals are on the list of endangered species. Selling corals according to @xxxriainxxx is a violation of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species, of which the Philippines is a signatory.
Images from Shell Horizons appear to be from the Philippines, and images from 2005. The company also claims to have sold a Christmas tree made of Coral shells to the White House.
A quick “whois,” identifying the owners of the domain revealed that this particular domain was first created in 1997 and its registrar is Network Solutions.
Is Shell Horizons violating the Law?
US company selling Phils. corals WHOLESALE. This is ILLEGAL! http://bit.ly/hqDyvQ @cocoy @chuckiedreyfus @MsLeaSalonga @govph
@xxxriainxxx
xxxriainxxx
This is horrible! look at those corals being taken away from Bahamas and the Philippines and sold into the US! Where's the DENR? BFAR?
@xxxriainxxx
xxxriainxxx
legal or illegal, d coral trade by this company endangers Philippine marine life @TourismPinas @cocoy @propinoydotnet
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Cocoy is an Internet entrepreneur, technology enthusiast, political junkie and social observer who enjoys a good cup of coffee, comic books, and tweets as @cocoy on twitter. He publishes The Multiverse, a weblog that covers pop culture, as well as Lab Rats that talks about Apple, Social Media and Technology. Cocoy is also the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the ProPinoy Project. He regularly contributes political commentary at BlogWatch.ph, and writes about the technology sector for the Philippine Online Chronicles. "Conservative in what we say, Liberal in what we accept."
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