Hi All,
I just saw a term used by an aquarium importer that I wasn't 100% familiar with; "short chain supplier". I suspect that this means exactly what it says - importing fish from an exporter who has shortened the supply chain for fish in order to minimize mortality rates of certain small or delicate species. You know, little gobies that pass through three middlemen and take two weeks to get on the plane for export generally do poorly. "Direct from the collector" *could* be a synonym, but in my experience this is just bragging that some dealers use to show they are "in the loop" and doesn't really make a statement about the quality of the fish.
Assuming that I understand the term correctly, how prevalent is this method? I am 100% for it - I tire of having to rescue skinny, half dead fish that have been languishing in the supply chain for weeks and weeks. Give me a ocean-fresh mandarin over a skinny one that took a month to get to me every time!
Thanks,
Jay
I just saw a term used by an aquarium importer that I wasn't 100% familiar with; "short chain supplier". I suspect that this means exactly what it says - importing fish from an exporter who has shortened the supply chain for fish in order to minimize mortality rates of certain small or delicate species. You know, little gobies that pass through three middlemen and take two weeks to get on the plane for export generally do poorly. "Direct from the collector" *could* be a synonym, but in my experience this is just bragging that some dealers use to show they are "in the loop" and doesn't really make a statement about the quality of the fish.
Assuming that I understand the term correctly, how prevalent is this method? I am 100% for it - I tire of having to rescue skinny, half dead fish that have been languishing in the supply chain for weeks and weeks. Give me a ocean-fresh mandarin over a skinny one that took a month to get to me every time!
Thanks,
Jay