by Matt Pedersen | Sep 10, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Update: As of 9-12-2014, this film’s name was changed to “Racing Extinction” and with it, a new round of media, including trailers and a new website, were released. For more information, visit http://www.racingextinction.com/. Our story below,...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 29, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
via NOAA – August 27th, 2014 NOAA lists 20 coral species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act Contact: Connie Barclay (301) 427-8003 (202) 441-2398 (Cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2014 NOAA announced today it will afford Endangered Species Act...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 22, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Coral Guardian seems to have embraced the concept of awareness leading to protection; to revisit and paraphrase the idea that we only conserve that which we know, understand, and cherish. As most reef aquarists already understand, little in the natural world can hold...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 25, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
With the Florida import ban on Lionfish of the genus Pterois starting a week from today, I reached out to learn what the industry was doing to prepare. John Reiter, proprietor of retailer Fish and Other ICHTHY Stuff, in Oldsmar, FL, simply stated that, “I...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 23, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
“Black Round Tubs”, or BRTs as they are commonly called, have become the new standard in marine fish larviculture, being seen in both commercial and hobbyist level applications (we occasionally see a variation on the BRT, the “Blue Round Tubs”,...