by CORAL Magazine | May 4, 2018 | Marine
We have received an update from a source closely involved in the Indonesian coral trade in response to this morning’s news that Indonesian coral exports have been halted. “I want to be clear, there is no Indonesian coral ban. CITES permits are being issued...
by CORAL Magazine | May 4, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
[lastupdated] via AKKII This letter from the Indonesian Coral Shell and Ornamental Fish Association (AKKII) in Jakarta was received by CORAL Magazine editors May 4th, 2018. It outlines the developing situation in Indonesia and appears to confirm a rumor that exports...
by CORAL Magazine | May 4, 2018 | Marine
Atlanta, Georgia (May 4, 2018) – MASNA intends to award two leaders a highly sought after award for those contributing to the marine aquarium industry for their impact on the sustainability of the hobby at its annual conference in Las Vegas in September. Those...
by CORAL Magazine | May 2, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via NOAA This is a question that has eluded fishers and managers alike. In an attempt to find some answers, we teamed up with coral reef fish specialists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Conservation International to pull together all of the data that we...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 20, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
CORAL Staff Report “Now kids can’t catch fish for their aquariums….” Writing from his home in Honolulu, this was how Dr. Bruce Carlson, marine biologist and former director of the Waikiki Aquarium, first reacted to news that a court in...