by CORAL Magazine | Apr 25, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Scientists find advantages of bigger marine protected areas Images by Tim R. McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society In a landmark survey of the Chagos Archipelago, due south of the Maldives in the central Indian Ocean, marine scientists found robust coral cover,...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 25, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Fascinating video of so-called Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus, besieged by hermit crabs. Not a true conch, this large snail is a carnivore and will consume other snails and cannibalize members of its own species. It is the largest gastropod in the tropical Western...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 16, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt
We recently ran a number of stories online regarding the last minute effort to interject commentary into the efforts to list 66 species of stony corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [Story #1, #2, #3, #4] Between Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, and the closure...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 10, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Ocean Rider, based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, is well known in the sygnathid community for their commercial propagation efforts with seahorses. What might not be as widely known is the research and development work being done with the related sea dragons, specifically...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 10, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Here is a 250-gallon (950-L) reef aquarium owned by Greg Heifner in Colombia, Missouri. The system operates with a 150-gallon algal turf scrubber located below in the basement. Note the profusion of red mushroom anemones on the right-hand-side of the aquascape. From...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 10, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Contrary to popular wisdom, coral reefs in remote areas have the potential to rebound from bleaching events and in time frames that marine biologists find astonishing. Isolated coral reefs can recover from catastrophic damage as effectively as those with nearby...
