by Matt Pedersen | Aug 18, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Picasso or Reef Triggerfish, Rhinecathus aculeatus: With the Yellow Tang, one of the icons of the former Hawaiian aquarium livestock trade. Image credit: Bernard Spragg. Proponents of re-opening Hawaiian waters to sustainable aquarium fish collection are quietly...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 12, 2022 | Marine
When CORAL first reported captive-breeding success with the Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus, a few years back, it was a one-off. The notion of an aquaculture breakthrough with this perennial favorite in the marine aquarium world was tantalizing,...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 12, 2022 | Marine
Watch a free, open-access rebroadcast of the recent WAMAS meeting with Australian marine biologist Dr. Dean Miller and the Living Coral Biobank project. via Washington DC Area Marine Aquarists Society On August 6th, 2022, WAMAS (Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 29, 2022 | Marine
A brain coral spawns in Curaçao, giving researchers another chance to leverage the features of genetic recombination to increase the chances that individual offspring may hold the secrets to surviving an uncertain future. Underwater filmmaker Vanessa Cara Kerr/Reef...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 22, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
A sampling of eight currently scheduled speakers who will present at MACNA 2022 After a two-year hiatus forced by the COVID-19 Pandemic, MACNA, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, will return to the in-person format so many aquarists know and love. The...
