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”.
CORAL Excerpt: A Walt Smith Vision: Restoring the Reefs of Fiji
Walt Smith International recently announced that they are launching fundraising efforts to support a reef restoration initiative; the goals are clear and can be achieved.
VIDEO: More from SECORE Project Mexico
The SECORE Foundation has issued a large online report detailing their work at sexual propagation and coral reef restoration in Mexico.
When Acropora Dies
Since May, we’ve witnessed lower numbers of butterflyfishes and the near complete disappearance of other fishes such as the Coral Goby, from areas that lost all of their Acropora. Most of the other reef-associated fishes have remained, mainly because the severe coral bleaching in 2016 did not result in immediate loss of habitat.
VIDEO: SECORE’s “Saving the Mexican Elkhorn Coral” Trailer
SECORE & Reef Patrol have released a video trailer for upcoming coverage of Acropora palmata spawning in Mexico.
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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