来自凯恩斯海洋的可持续收集动物的才能和质量是当今世界上最好的。从微型虾到宏伟的鲨鱼，刺痛海葵到要求Acropora, every animal that pass through these doors are exposed to a complete gamut of strict husbandry practices and protocol. In this final recount of our Cairns Marine visitearlier this month，我们看一下这个优秀的机构如何使自己成为当今最重要的批发商之一。
在本系列的早期，我们看到了凯恩斯海洋如何处理一些较大的澳大利亚巨型巨型群岛的住房和运输，以及与他们在商业航班上运送的严格协调。但是在发生所有事情之前，这些大小的动物受到饲养团队制定的一系列隔离协议，确保最好的离开设施。
As previously discussed, Cairns Marine has an extended arm in the public aquarium sector, providing both consultation and collection of larger, more exuberant animals. But to the home aquarist, the recollection of this company strums a somewhat different chord, one that rhythmically plays to the tune of ornamental coral, fish and invertebrates.
从野生预示中收集了鱼类和珊瑚，采取了隔离和饲养的不同方法。在珊瑚中，每个殖民地都从礁石中选择性地收集，并在船上进行初始珊瑚蘸酱。从某种意义上说，预防和治疗开始原位。Care is also taken to ensure that every single colony is housed individually, with no two adjacent corals touching each other (so that their stingy bits don’t inflict any damage).
回到工厂,每个殖民地dipped again and inspected individually for pests and other harmful organisms that may be sharing the coral host. Every single coral is catalogued and dated with information pertaining to collection and shipping. The idea that corals should be housed briefly and shipped out as soon as possible is an archaic dogma that isn’t practiced here. Many of these colonies, under good water quality, husbandry and correct parameters, are able to flourish and maintain their colors for extended periods of time.
Like corals, the husbandry protocols for fish begin straight on the boat. The sequence of collection is vital to the welfare of the animals, with sensitive and delicate species collected last near the tail end of the trip. Sturdier, more robust species that are able to handle the time out at sea are likewise collected earlier on. As usual, each species is housed separately with members of their own kind, which prevents any unnecessary fighting or problems due to incompatibility.
Every species regardless of taxonomic affiliation is also allocated with laminated cards of varying specificities. This provides an easy access to information pertaining to where the animal came from, what kind of feeding regiment it requires and whether or not it is undergoing prophylactic or medicinal treatments. The photo above of假人cf.奥努力果显示两张分配给其储罐的不同卡片。Clearwater是Cairns Marine使用的两艘收集船之一，另一个是神枪手。另一个卡证明了该物种的饲养状态。
This card system is a simple yet effective way of disseminating information to the husbandry team and packing staff. Fish that are undergoing treatment will therefore not likely to get shipped out. Conversely, fishes that are currently in line for shipping will have their client’s detail listed and the date at which they will be moved. The laminated cards and marker system also allows for quick changes to be made by simple erasing and rewriting of instructions.
Because Cairns Marine deals with all animals big and small, a veritable plethora of food is utilized to suit the individual needs of each creature. This ranges from brine shrimp to large whole fish. Fishes such asPseudanthias和cirrhilabrus每天要多次喂食后立即收集。这对于全天在野外觅食的浮游物种很重要。一旦这些鱼饿死了一定的阈值，让它们再次进食和繁荣通常是非常困难的。通过消除这个问题并从一开始就养活它们，难以保留Pseudanthiasis dramatically reduced.
Quarantine protocols ranges from prophylactic treatments to medicinal therapies. The treatment regime is very specific, and does not follow a broad spectrum hit or miss approach. Whenever a fish dies in a particular system, the body is sent for necropsy to determine the actual cause of death (COD). This ranges from gill biopsies to skin swabs or even complete dissection. This narrows down the COD to a specific agent, and the corresponding treatment can be subsequently administered to the tank.
鲨鱼和射线等较大的动物可能需要直接的维生素B12和较小鱼类无法处理的抗生素注射。也可以使用眼架，在流行眼的情况下，这已被证明非常有效。我们发现流行眼镜有三个主要原因。这些是眼压，感染和韧带撕裂的差异。前两个问题是可以治疗的，尽管非常缓慢。由于身体创伤，完全无法治疗眼睛，这是在各个步骤中仔细收集手网非常重要的地方。
从船到客户的动物用质量控制的整个杂物衡量的每一步都导致了世界一流的设施（这是我们看到的最好的设施之一），它像一台油性机器一样运行。看到了相当多的批发商和出口设施，这必须是最专业，更严格的设施之一。专业人士的大师班课程。这真的给我留下了深刻的印象。
