https://reefbuilders.com/2017/12/29/fiji-coral-live-rock-banned-by-ministry-of-fisheries/ Interesting!
And no more Walt Smith live rock either (I believe that's where his facility is). As I understand it, the ban is for a year and then will be re-evaluated. Not clear what it will mean for coral farming/maricultured corals.
A lot of fish and corals come from Fiji. This means prices are going to go up on certain things. If fiji drops out, that means there is going to be bigger demands on indonesian and aussie corals.
From what I heard it’s mainly about live rock. They are blasting out sections of reef with dynamite and collecting the rock. But coral is included in the ban as well.