by Matt Pedersen | Dec 9, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
A few weeks ago I received an extremely impressive single-box shipment of clownfishes from Walt Smith International [full disclosure, Walt Smith is a CORAL Magazine advertiser…the fish I obtained were purchased at a premium for my breeding projects]. I’m...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 5, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
I’ve known Marc Levenson for well…it seems years now. MOST aquarists should know him by now, especially given the fact that Marc remains one of the most down to earth, humble, and likable marine aquarists I know. He also happens to have rather brilliant...
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 Matt Pedersen | Nov 29, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
I was searching for images and footage of Clownfishes in the Komodo region of Indonesia, and suddenly I found myself all wrapped up in two really nice Youtube videos from recent dive trips. The first was Kriss Sieniawski’s incredible footage from the coral reefs...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 29, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Researching clownfish in the wild continues to drive me to investigate videos I would have never otherwise seen. This particular video, by Andy Lewis and shot at Mbikiki Island, Vona Vona Lagoon, Solomon Islands, caught my attention because most of us believe that in...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The story of the invasive lionfish in the Atlantic is old news. Still, if you didn’t know what a truly invasive species really looks like in the environment, if you don’t understand the out-of-control impact an invasive lionfish can have, Alex Fogg’s...