CORAL Excerpt: Florida Moves to Protect Dwarf Seahorse
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to give final approval in 2016 to new regulations that would tighten protection for the tiny syngnathid that is found in South Florida, the Gulf of Mexico to Texas, and the Bahamas.
New Captive-bred Marine Species: Radial Filefish
The ORA Radial Filefish is an exclusive new captive-bred fish, also known as the Radial Leatherjacket, that is different enough to have many reefkeepers stopping in their tracks and asking, “What IS that?”
CORAL New Issue "Reef Hitchhikers" Inside Look
A visual preview of highlights of CORAL’s November/December 2015 Issue. Paid CORAL Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition immediately.
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.
"America's Reef Tank" at the Smithsonian
The only living exhibit in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall, a 2,100-gallon reef system is seen by millions of visitors each year. Designed by Jeffrey Turner of Reef Aquaria Design in Coconut Creek Florida and stocked with sustainably collected and aquacultured corals and fishes.
