by Matt Pedersen | Feb 23, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Segrest Farms President Sandy Moore, on stage at the Florida State Fairgrounds, receiving recognition as the 2024 Woman of the Year in Agriculture. Image credit: Roy Yanong. Signage honoring Moore was present throughout the event. Image credt: Carlos Aponte....
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 22, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Fish and coral sales on eBay appear to continue “business as usual” at the moment, but a policy change due to take effect in mid-March would effectively shutter one of the largest online marketplaces for small businesses that sell aquarium livestock. Word...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 26, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, New Products, News & Notes
A striking example of Acropora valida from Fiji. Image copyright Walt Smith International Update, 1/26/24: CORAL readers got the exclusive first announcement that Fiji’s trade in coral was finally set to resume after a 6-year hiatus in the January/February 2024...
by Matt Pedersen | May 4, 2023 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
“Help me out, please. I don’t want to lose the ability to bring in cool new fish like these stargazer cats,” writes Joe Hiduke, Sales Manager at Nautilus Tropical Fish Wholesale in Plant City, FL. New FWC rule proposals would whitelist only a handful...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 23, 2022 | Marine, News & Notes
Announced during the 2022 CITES CoP19 meetings, a new coral identification guide for customs inspectors and aquarium trade people with a focus on Indonesia’s coral trade has been released to the trade and public. Find links to download this free guide at the end...