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 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 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...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 20, 2014 | Marine
Ben Carlin and his father, Fincasters host John Carlin (also of Carlin Aquarium Systems), have announce the creation of a new online coral vendor, Mountain Corals, to generate funds that help cover operating expenses for the public aquariums at Roanoke’s Center...
