by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Sep 13, 2013 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Instead of Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater, the phrase about Mantas entered my laughingly limited lexicon in the spring of 1991 when a few folks I knew, and a larger bunch that I didn’t, took a diving trip to Micronesia. Of course, I went along to look at the...
by Anne Linton | Sep 13, 2013 | CORAL Tables of Contents, Marine
BANGGAI CARDINALS VOLUME 10, NUMBER 5 4 Letter From Europe by Daniel Knop 7 Editor’s Page by James M. Lawrence 8 Letters 10 Reef News 25 Rarities by Daniel Knop FEATURE ARTICLES 30 Home Waters of Pterapogon kauderni — Excerpt from Banggai...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 12, 2013 | Marine
A live postcard from MACNA 2013 in South Florida, this short video by John Carlin catches the flavor of the exhibition hall, where startling corals, tiny cuttlefish and marine salesmanship vied for the attention of an estimated 2,500 attendees—a record turnout in the...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 11, 2013 | Marine
Jakarta, Indonesia – A highly charismatic species of walking shark has been discovered in the remote eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. The epaulette (long tailed carpet) shark, Hemiscyllium halmahera, uses its fins to “walk” across the ocean floor in search of...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 5, 2013 | Freshwater, Marine
Despite the arid environment, Arava Research and Development Center in Israel produces captive-bred freshwater and marine aquarium fish, mainly for the European market. For more information – http://israel21c.org/environment/raising-nemo-in-the-desert/...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 3, 2013 | Marine
Readers are invited to submit their comments or reviews of BANGGAI CARDINALFISH: A Guide to Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History. Some comments we’ve stumbled upon across the Internet as well as remarks sent directly to us by our readers: “I just thumbed...
