by CORAL Magazine | Nov 6, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
Researchers Stumble Upon Lethal Control for Crown of Thorns Starfish An Australia-based team of marine scientists has developed what may prove an effective control for the dreaded Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS), which periodically ravages coral reefs across the...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 27, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
Devastated by deepwater trawling nets, Sweden’s Säcken reef in the Koster Fjord will likely disappear if corrective action is not taken, according to scientists at the University of Gothenburg. Still healthy corals, some believed to be from genetic stock in excess of...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 16, 2012 | CORAL Excerpt, News & Notes
MACNA 2013, will be staged in Hollywood, Florida (between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale) from August 30 through September 1, 2013 and will be hosted by the Florida Marine Aquarium Society. One of the most-active marine clubs in the world, FMAS is the home society for such...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 16, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
SEASMART looks for Indiegogo supporters to help fund their new sustainable collection project in Philippines. SEASMART is a brand that many in the marine aquarium realm may recognize, most notably for the EcoEZ & PNG National Fisheries Authority joint venture of...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 3, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
It is the easily one of Earth’s greatest natural wonders and the largest structure built by animals on the planet, but the Great Barrier Reef is disappearing at an alarming rate as its mantle of live coral is disappearing. A new study by Australian scientists...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 2, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
Starting with a blank 4 foot by 4 foot piece of prepared wood, Karen Talbot worked three straight days at the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America in Dallas to complete this oversize painting of a Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. The painting was part...
