CORAL Excerpt
Bumphead Breakthrough: Tank Raised Parrotfish
We are excited to be the first to rear Bumphead Parrotfish—and perhaps the first to raise a true culture of the Family Scaridae!
CORAL Excerpt - Butterflyfish Breakthrough; The Hawaii Larval Fish Project
I had been off-island on a boat with no phone contact, and was very eager to find out how the little ones were doing—especially Sunny. Like Jack, Sunny was a very special fish.
CORAL Excerpt – Project Coral: Inducing Predictable Broadcast Spawning of Stony Corals In Captivity
Jamie Craggs and Gary Fletcher investigate protocols to reliably (and quickly) spawn Acropora corals in captivity.
CORAL Magazine Excerpt - Jake Adams Current Interview
Jake Adams talks with Matt Pedersen about maximizing efficient water flow and aquarium currents for the benefit of reef inhabitants.
ORA introduces Red Sea Mimic Blenny
In an accomplishment that that has surprised even veteran marine livestock-trade observers, ORA announced the debut of its captive-bred Red Sea Mimic Blenny (Ecsenius gravieri).
Jon Gordon says:
Please sign this to support common sense rules in Florida. Ask Fish and Wildlife not to use an ill-advised whitelist of animals that can be kept. All you need to do is add your name to the following statement, "A viable option I support would be a list of prohibited species, which would be a much smaller, manageable and enforceable list than one that attempts to encompass all allowed species. " https://petadvocacy.org/advocacy-campaigns?vvsrc=%2FPetitions%2F3902%2FRespondBryce David says:
To whom it may concern, A whitelist approach to regulating which species are legally allowed to be obtained and traded will decimate fish farms and pet stores. This is not a well thought out approach for combating invasive species release into ecosystems. Best Management Practices have already made inroads on preventing the release of foreign invader species. I suggest a review of those practices and amend them if they are deemed to be insufficient. Sincerely, Bryce DavidEdward Moats says:
I urge you to consider the ramifications of losing a 172 million dollar industry in your state. I completely support the black list and agree that invasive species is a big concern. However , I feel that this bill is over reaching and will have a negative impact not only On the industry , but to Florida’s economy.