by Ret Talbot | Jan 14, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
January 13th, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) officially began soliciting public input as they consider developing a section 4(d) rule for the 20 species of coral recently listed under the...
by cmTalSweet | Jan 5, 2015 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
Please see the updated captive-bred marine fish species list for 2023! CAPTIVE-BRED MARINE FISHES: State of the Art 2015 CORAL Magazine’s Annual Listing of captive-bred marine aquarium fish species, current through December 2014 “Success,” the great Winston Churchill...
by Ret Talbot | Dec 15, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is set to publish a proposed rule to list the Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as early as today [12/16/2014]. This news comes upon the completion of an extended status...
by Ret Talbot | Dec 4, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
By Ret Talbot A new paper in the journal Marine Policy (“The 800-Pound Grouper in the Room: Asymptotic Body Size and Invasiveness of Marine Aquarium Fishes,” Holmberg et al.) is critical of the aquarium trade practice of selling fishes unsuitable for most home...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 3, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
December 3rd, 2009, the Earth Touch Youtube channel issued to a challenge to the nations participating in the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference; would 2010 be the time that we finally did something to address climate change? The delivery of the message...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 26, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
In a statement released November 20th, published on the ReefCentral.com website, LiveAquaria.com Director and MASNA Aquarist of the Year, Kevin Kohen, responded to the negative public sentiments surrounding announcement of the planned Petco acquisition of Drs Foster...
