News & Notes

Fauna Marin Partners with CoralVue for Distribution

Germany-based Fauna Marin has partnered with US-based CoralVue for an exclusive distribution agreement covering all of South America and most of North America.

10 Jun 12:33 PM 0 Read More...

Deadly Goop: How common components in popular sunscreens can damage or kill corals

Tons of toxic sunscreen products, more than the combined weight of 300 Gray Whales, continue to wash into the seas, a potential threat to reefbuilding corals and other photosynthetic animals.

10 Jun 12:28 PM 1 Read More...

Crashing Clowns: Human Noise Raises Stress and Hostility Levels in Reef Fish

Hormonal changes caused by motorboat noise cause clownfish to hide, skip meals and attack their neighbours.

26 May 5:33 PM 0 Read More...

Winnipeg Aquarists Avoid The Ban Hammer

Aquarists in Winnipeg, Canada were facing a near total ban on aquarium livestock under proposed revisions to the city’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaws. PIJAC Canada reports that these efforts were recently defeated.

06 May 3:05 AM 2 Read More...

10 Charged for Illegally Trafficking Corals from the Philippines

A federal grand jury in Alaska indicted three men on felony charges and seven additional individuals on misdemeanor charges related to violations of the Lacey Act and smuggling protected marine corals from the Philippines into the United States for retail sale.

28 Apr 2:36 PM 0 Read More...