by CORAL Magazine | Dec 11, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
Branson’s new Aquarium at the Boardwalk promises something spectacular from the moment you walk up, as this exterior rendering demonstrates. The 55-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture of Aquarius the Octopus is currently being completed; we’ll update with...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 4, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
ACI Aquaculture’s “Covid ‘Shroom” Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. If 2020 had a coral mascot, this would be it. What’s been dubbed the “COVID ‘Shroom” in private conversations has an interesting backstory, as...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 1, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens, are the iconic marine aquarium fish only available through Hawaiian fishery harvest (and recently captive-bred offerings), and one of the spotlight species in the battle over the future of Hawaii’s aquarium fishery. Image...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This amazing, unique Pomacanthus angelfish was discovered while I was walking through the baggage claim at Tampa International Airport in late February 2020. What is it? Read on to find out! It’s pretty incredible to think that just as the Covid-19 Pandemic was...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Ongoing trade wars between the US and EU + UK now set to have damaging impact on US ornamental fish producers. Credit: Shutterstock US exports of live ornamental freshwater and saltwater fish destined for the EU and UK are now collateral damage in the ongoing trade...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 20, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
Stray light from coastal development can severely disrupt coral reproductive cycles, new study finds—and blue-spectrum LED lighting is the worst. Satellite view of earth at night in the western hemisphere showing “skyglow” of human development. Stray light...
