ESA Testimony of Andrew L. Rhyne, Ph.D.

April 6, 2013 Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Fax 727-824-5309; Attn: Protected Resources Assistant Regional Administrator. Re: Listing of 66 Reef-Building Coral...
Comments on Endangered Species Act and Corals

Comments on Endangered Species Act and Corals

We recently ran a number of stories online regarding the last minute effort to interject commentary into the efforts to list 66 species of stony corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [Story #1, #2, #3, #4] Between Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, and the closure...
Marinelife Collection Debate Heats Up in Florida

Marinelife Collection Debate Heats Up in Florida

Originally posted: 23 March 2010 The headline Are Aquariums Getting Too Lifelike? is splashed across the top of the front page of today’s Science Times section of The New York Times, with a jumbo image of Joe Yaiullo doing maintenance in the 20,000-gallon reef...