Julian Sprung’s NOAA / ESA Commentary

Julian Sprung’s NOAA / ESA Commentary

11:59 PM EST April 5th, 2013 has passed and Regulations.gov appears to still be accepting public commentary, so you have another 11 hours or so to say your piece online.  [Update, comment period has now closed, you can view the document and public commentary here] In...
CORAL May/June 2013 Issue Preview

CORAL May/June 2013 Issue Preview

CORAL celebrates the beauty, personalities, and diversity of the family Labridae with profiles of wrasses ranging from reef-safe flasher and fairy wrasse species to fascinating behemoths such as the Broomtail Wrasse, Cheilinus lunulatus, shown on the cover.  • With a...
CITES Moves to Protect Sharks & Rays

CITES Moves to Protect Sharks & Rays

BANGKOK   Five species of oceanic sharks along with two species of manta rays will now be subject to international trade regulation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, a move that some shark advocates...