by Ret Talbot | Jan 28, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
“What happens in Hawaii may not stay in Hawaii….” —Observer of anti-aquarium politics in the 50th State Editor: For an aquarium fish collector, the annual start of the Legislative session in the Hawaiian Islands must seem akin to the opening of hunting...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 19, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
by Ret Talbot, CORAL Senior Editor The Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) will become the first saltwater aquarium fish to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) according to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The final rule was...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 8, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
Released by NASA through its Earth Venture-Suborbital program January 2016 Responding to the need for faster reports on the state of coral reefs, NASA is taking to the sky to launch a speeded up new survey of the tropical shallows using sub-orbital winged aircraft and...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 21, 2015 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
New Regulations lower harvest limits for Hippocampus zosterae in Florida waters By Tami Weiss Special to CORAL Magazine Once the target of rapacious curio trade collectors, the Dwarf Seahorse of Florida’s coastal shallow waters (Hippocampus zosterae) has experienced...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 24, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
Position: Rising Tide Conservation in collaboration with the Oceanic Institute (OI) is seeking highly motivated applicants for a 1 year research internship position in the rearing of marine ornamental fish at the Oceanic Institute, Waimanalo HI 96795. Through a local...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 23, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
A Puzzling Term from Fish Anatomy: The Cleithral Spot As with anything in life, the significance of a spot varies with one’s perception. Lady Macbeth saw a spot of blood on her hands that truly was a manifestation of her guilt in convincing her husband to murder his...
