Posts Tagged ‘aquarium ark’

Reef Ark is Launching: the Living Coral Bio Bank

GBR Legacy with partners Corals of the World and Cairns Marine, will safeguard the biodiversity of all hard-coral species by collecting, storing, and keeping them alive in what they’ve dubbed a “coral ark”.

02 Jan 4:26 PM 2 Read More...

The Aquarium Hobbyist’s Role in Fish Conservation

Assessing the Species in the CARES Preservation Program and the Role of Aquarium Hobbyists in Freshwater Fish Conservation, a new article published in the open-access journal Fishes, describes the necessity for hobby, science, and conservation entities to communicate and collaborate towards the common goal of freshwater fish conservation.

04 Nov 2:12 PM 1 Read More...

CORAL Magazine Excerpt: The Aquarium Ark

Can marine aquarists provide a safety net for endangered species and aquatic diversity? We first examined this question in the May/June 2012 edition of CORAL Magazine.

05 Aug 3:53 PM 2 Read More...

Friday Photospread: Campoma Blue Star Endlers

A relatively “new” strain of Endler’s Livebearer, Poecilia wingei, provides evidence that maybe they’re not extinct in the wild.

20 May 10:04 AM 3 Read More...

CORAL BONUS: Changing Our Clownfish Mindset (Part 8)

Aquarists and breeders have the requirement to not just pay lip service to conservation of species; the choices we make will have long term ramifications.

27 Mar 4:38 PM 3 Read More...