2018 MASNA Pioneer Award for Industry: Walt Smith
The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) introduced The MASNA Pioneer Award for Industry and awarded it Walt Smith of Walt Smith International at MACNA 2018 in Las Vegas.
2018 MASNA Pioneer Award for Science: Dr. John E. Randall
The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) introduced The MASNA Pioneer Award for Science and awarded it Dr. John “Jack” E. Randall at MACNA 2018 in Las Vegas.
MACNA 2018 is Officially the Second Largest MACNA in History!
MASNA summarizes the success of MACNA 2018 and awards two individuals for their contributions to the marine aquarium industry and science with a new MASNA Pioneer Award.
MACNA 2018 Speakers Presented on Diverse Topics
It’s impossible to catch all that MACNA offers, but here’s a glimpse at some of the learning opportunities offered by this year’s speakers.
MACNA 2018 Program Guide (Free Digital Edition)
Published by MASNA (Marine Aquarium Societies of North America) and Reef to Rainforest Media (publishers of CORAL Magazine), the annual Conference Program Guide has all speaker bios, topics, event schedules, as well as articles on the first MACNA and efforts to bring back stony corals in Florida and the Caribbean.
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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