Finding Dory: A Darker Side?
A relatively small number of aquarists are viewing with growing concern the current publicity wave for the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie titled “Finding Dory” and featuring this fish: a Blue or Hippo Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus).
New Anti-Aquarium Bills Come Before Legislature in Hawaii
Hawaii is, in many ways, the chosen battleground for some of the most engaged and vocal anti-aquarium-trade activists advancing arguments ranging from fishery sustainability to animal welfare.
Banggai Cardinalfish to be Listed Under ESA—Endangered Species Act
The Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is the first saltwater aquarium fish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS may initiate rulemaking which could limit or end the trade in Banggai Cardinalfish, including aquacultured fish.
CORAL Excerpt: Stopping the Plunder
The fact that the majority of marine aquarium fishes entering U.S. markets originate in the Philippines has long worried some aquarium trade stakeholders and critics. The concerns stem largely from the fact that illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been so prevalent in this nation of 7,107 islands and the government has appeared so unwilling to address it.
No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time.
John says:
The coral from Monsoon was recently wild caught that was was spawning- all they did was film it and collect the spawn. Collecting the spawn doesn’t mean they have bred scolys, it’s the first step in a very long process. Not as impressive as inducing spawning in a tank like the Coral Spawning Lab! That deserves good creditJohn says:
The coral from Monsoon was recently wild caught that was was spawning- all they did was film it and collect the spawn. Collecting the spawn doesn’t mean they have bred scolys, it’s the first step in a very long process. Not as impressive as inducing spawning in a tank like the Coral Spawning Lab! That deserves good creditU.K. Scientists Spawn and Settle Scolys! says:
[…] Editor’s Note – Reported just 6 hours later, Monsoon Aquatics also succeeded in breeding Homophyllia australis thousands of miles away. See more amazing images and even see a spawning video! […]Australian Scientists at Monsoon Aquatics Breed Scolys! says:
[…] Note: No, you’re not reading the same thing twice. Just 6 hours after the Coral Spawning Lab announced their success with breeding Homophyllia australis in the UK, the team at Monsoon Aquatics shared an amazingly similar […]Darrell Hohensee says:
Kamohara BlennyAMAZONAS Magazine "KEEN ON CORYS" Inside Look! says:
[…] Table of Contents for the November/December 2021 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine. You can view this TOC online!“Many Corydoras species that are new to the hobby and, in some instances even new to science, […]