Quality Marine Urges Opposition to Banggai Ban
Quality Marine has played a key role in establishing an overseas commercial aquaculture farm over a decade ago, dedicated to breeding and rearing Banggai Cardinalfish. Without the volume of U.S. imports of Banggai Cardinalfish, which account for the majority of the output from aquaculture operations abroad, those operations will cease production of the species, which will likely shutter their businesses, further pressuring wild populations as the only available sources for the species.
Quality Marine Receives Rare Cook Island Fish Species
Aquarium exporters in the Cook Islands delivered a treasure trove of exceedingly rare aquarium fish to Los Angeles-based importer and wholesaler Quality Marine.
Aquacultured Bluestripe Pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus) Arrive at Quality Marine
Cultured pipefish are raised on prepared, often frozen meaty foods, eliminating the old requirement of offering live foods for successful husbandry.
Aquacultured Sea Cucumbers
These aquacultured Holothuria fuscopunctata are accustomed to captive conditions, eating processed foods and conditioned to human interaction.
Quality Marine Receives Aquacultured Wideband Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
After a multi-year absence, captive-bred Wideband Clownfish, Amphiprion latezonatus, make a triumphant return to the marketplace.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
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