Symbiont Shuffle: Some Pacific Wild Reefs Found Shifting to Hosting Heat-Tolerant Micro-Alga
Dr. Ana Palacio-Castro, lead author of a new study by team at Miami’s Rosenstiel School’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies.
Scientists have found that some reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean could maintain high coral cover into the second half of this century by shuffling…
Crustacean Invasion
Parasitic copepods and isopods that sometimes attack marine aquarium fishes
By Jay F. Hemdal
Excerpted from the March/April 2023 Issue of CORAL Magazine
Two lessons: On rare occasions, some very strange predators can appear, uninvited, in the marine aquarium. And: Things are not always what they seem to be…
Remembering Jake Adams
Adams was a true thought leader in the marine aquarium world, and he served as the Managing Editor of the Reef Builders blog since 2008. But there was so much more to Jake. Collective opinion is that the best was yet to come.
Hurricane IAN Aftermath: First Reports from Sanibel Island and Florida
TOP: Sanibel Island’s historic lighthouse, before Hurricane Ian. BOTTOM: Scoured by one of the worst storms in American historic, the lighthouse point has lost its historic buildings, located just a long stroll down the beach from CORAL’s sometime Sanibel field offices.
September 30, 2022To all in the extended…
MYSTERY SPECIES Answer: Lace "Coral"
It’s not even a “coral” yet that’s what we call it. Meet Distichopora sp.
While occasionally seen in the aquarium trade, “Lace Corals” aren’t even corals, but rather are hydrozoans more closely related to other “non-corals” like the notorious Fire Corals (Millepora spp.). There are two…
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.