by CORAL Magazine | Oct 18, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
A captive Homophyllia australis on-site at Monsoon Aquatics, moments before the egg bundle is released. “Coral spawning seems to be like waiting for a bus. Nothing for ages and then two come along at the same time.” – Dr. Jamie Craggs, commenting on...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 17, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Still known to many aquarium hobbyists simply as Scolies or Scolys due to their former placement in the genus Scolymia, the captive-breeding of this highly-prized large polyp stony coral from Australia was once simply a daydream. It’s time to wake up and face a...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 1, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Dr. Jani Tanzil holds up one of the PVC pipes on which the Lego-mounted corals are suspended with nylon ties. Sometimes the solution to a problem is genuinely child’s play—you just have to find it. Two marine biologists in Singapore were faced with the task of...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 23, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
MSMHS student Cooper Heard scrapes algae off his home aquarium. via the Coral Reef Aquarium Fisheries Campaign Linking the Next Generation to Aquaculture Science To say that teachers faced a challenging two-years while pivoting to protect their students during a...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 17, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Images of corallimorphs around Palmyra Atoll. The most prominent invader is apparently an unidentified species of Rhodactis, similar to a species found in the waters around Okinawa. Images: University of Hawai’i at Manoa. The reefs at Palmyra Atoll, a small...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 17, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Plastic bags, fishing traps, buoys, and other debris on a New England shoreline (Credit: National Audubon Society Seabird Restoration Program). via NOAA Following a highly competitive review process, the NOAA Marine Debris Program is pleased to announce the 25...
