by CORAL Magazine | Aug 29, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
via WAMAS, 8-27-2014 The Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) is excited to announce that MACNA® 2015 (the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America) will take place on September 4th, 5th, and 6th of 2015 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 29, 2014 | Marine, New Products
DENVER, 8-29-2014 For first time in the 26-year history of the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, the organizers are providing free open access to the Program Book being given to attendees and exhibitors of the event. “We are very proud of this year’s MACNA...
by Ret Talbot | Aug 29, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
As the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) gets under way in Denver, Colorado, this week, some aquarists are worried about what a new federal listing of 20 coral species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could mean for the aquarium trade....
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 29, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
via NOAA – August 27th, 2014 NOAA lists 20 coral species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act Contact: Connie Barclay (301) 427-8003 (202) 441-2398 (Cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2014 NOAA announced today it will afford Endangered Species Act...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 28, 2014 | Marine
SOLD OUT! All hotel rooms and full weekend passes/banquet are sold out, but MACNA is welcoming “walk in” attendees to come to the Colorado Convention Center this weekend. Mile High MACNA! The 2014 Marine Aquarium Conference of North...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Aug 26, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Puget Sound King Crabs, exceptionally slowly growing crabs, with a massive adult body, are among the most colorful animals found in the Northeastern Pacific. They live most of their life in deep water, but come up into the shallows to molt, and incidentally display...
