by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Left to right: Andrew Sandler & Rachid Stoury (Polo Reef) observe sexually propagated Rough Cactus Coral (Mycetophyllia ferox) in a protective pen at the Florida Coral Rescue Center (FCRC), which Justin Zimmerman (Sea World) says keeps the tiny baby corals safe...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 1, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Dr. Jani Tanzil holds up one of the PVC pipes on which the Lego-mounted corals are suspended with nylon ties. Sometimes the solution to a problem is genuinely child’s play—you just have to find it. Two marine biologists in Singapore were faced with the task of...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 7, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
May 31st, 2019, Coral Vita has cut the ribbon, opening its first land-based coral restoration farm at Freeport, Grand Bahama. While Coral Vita is certainly not the first land-based coral farm, nor is it the first coral reef restoration effort, Coral...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 4, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
The Florida Aquarium Leads a Multi-Agency Effort of the Largest Genetically Diverse Coral Introduction in Florida’s History via Florida Aquarium Beginning in April, The Florida Aquarium’s biologists and divers, in partnership with the Coral Restoration...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 29, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
“Join me on a dive in one of our Acropora baby tanks in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. All of the A. surculosa and A. digitifera were raised from eggs in Guam in 2015 and 2016. Sorry for the shaky camera; I have to improve my camera-holding-device (and my own skills, I...