by Matt Pedersen | Aug 18, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Picasso or Reef Triggerfish, Rhinecathus aculeatus: With the Yellow Tang, one of the icons of the former Hawaiian aquarium livestock trade. Image credit: Bernard Spragg. Proponents of re-opening Hawaiian waters to sustainable aquarium fish collection are quietly...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 1, 2022 | Marine, News & Notes
A look inside the Living Coral Biobank Project, where currently 33% of the coral species found on the Great Barrier Reef have been gathered in a modern-day ark. Image credit: Martin Stringer via Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) (Reston, VA, USA &...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 29, 2022 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Aquarists, retailers, and the entire pet trade, may be able to relax for a minute with the news that proposed Lacey Act amendments may be tabled for the remainder of this current Congressional session. Image Credit: BearFotos/Shutterstock via USARK We have been...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 10, 2022 | Marine, News & Notes
Fauna Marin, based in Germany, has partnered with US-based CoralVue for an exclusive distribution agreement covering all of South America and most of North America. via CoralVue SLIDELL, LA — CoralVue Inc. takes over the United States, Mexico, and South America...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 10, 2022 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
Tons of toxic sunscreen products, more than the combined weight of 300 Gray Whales, continue to wash into the seas, a potential threat to reefbuilding corals and other photosynthetic animals. Image: Matthew Bechelli/Shutterstock Despite several years of warnings, many...
by CORAL Magazine | May 26, 2022 | Marine, News & Notes
Clownfish can become chronically stressed by motorboat noise. Image: Frederick Zuberer —via University of Bristol9 April 2020 Hormonal changes caused by motorboat noise cause clownfish to hide, skip meals and attack their neighbours—putting damselfish in distress....
