UNESCO recommends the Great Barrier Reef be declared “In Danger”
UNESCO has sent the strongest message possible that Australia must do more on climate change and water quality to protect the Great Barrier Reef by recommending the natural icon be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Coral Spawning: Out of Sync and In Major Trouble
In recent years, scientists who have been tracking synchronous spawning noticed that corals in the Red Sea—which spawn at various times from June to September—were releasing their gametes in an unsynchronized fashion. The timing was erratic, different from years past, and unpredictable.
Flabbergasted in Fiji: Coral & Live Rock Exports in Limbo for 2018
Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries & Forests suddenly and unexpectedly bans coral & live rock exports with a Facebook post. Chaos ensues, with the future for the aquarium trade uncertain.
Symbiosis in the Sea
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Free Climate Science Posters
Creators of a series of posters are offering them free for downloading to anyone wishing to protest the Trump Administration’s dropping protections of clean air, clean water, and abandoning scientific research in the fields of climate and health.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
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