Marine
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Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery Is Shuttered, Pending Review
What has happened to Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery is profound. One could argue it serves as both a game plan for those opposed, and a real-world warning for those who continue to participate in the collection and distribution of wild fishes and corals within the aquarium trade.
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mini MACNA Speaker: Sally Jo Headlee
Sally Jo Headlee of the Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation (GARF) headlines as the first speaker for mini MACNA on February 27th, 2021.
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CORAL Magazine's 2020 Retrospective
Farewell to Bob Fenner and Jack Randall: Looking Back at 2020
For many, 2020 was the worst of years, with…
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VIDEO: Remote Monitoring of a Coral Spawn
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown at the California Academy of Sciences, just days before an annual coral spawn was due to occur. Watch how Richard Ross and the team managed to carry on their work without even being at the lab!
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CORAL Excerpt: Dawn of a New Era for Marine Aquarists?
Now, as this issue’s cover stories show, we are on the threshold of a new level of captive breeding: the sexual reproduction of stony corals in home reef aquariums.
Freshwater
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AGA to Livestream 20th Anniversary Aquascaping Contest Results
For the first time in Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA) history, we will be releasing the winning aquascapes via a livestream with judges and contest organizers on our YouTube channel, on January 17, 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM GMT.
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In The Trade: Ghost Sharks
A lesser-known color variety of a popular aquarium fish shows up in the current aquarium trade, going by the name ghost shark or whitefin blue shark. What is it?
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AMAZONAS Magazine "ALLURING LORICARIIDS” Inside Look!
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s January/February 2021 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting December 15th, 2020.
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VIDEO: Collecting Altum Angelfish in the Río Atabapo
The Río Bodoquero—and its diverse cathfish community.By Erlend D. Bertelsen, in the January/February 2021 issue of…
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The Amazing Diversity of Livebearers—Free Online Event
The Minnesota Aquarium Society is holding a public online meeting on December 3, 2020, featuring a presentation from AMAZONAS Editor-At-Large Dr. Michael “Michi” Tobler (also, the husband of AMAZONAS Executive Editor Courtney Tobler)
New Products
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Bali Aquarich Unveils Latest Designer/Hybrid Clownfish
This newest multi-species, multi-gene clownfish cocktail begs the question: Have domesticated ornamental clownfish become so complicated that it would be impossible to backtrace their origins?
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Lysmata jundalini: a captive-bred first from Bocas Mariculture
Captive-breeding breakthroughs in the world of marine aquarium fish are not an everyday occurrence, but when you’re presented with a brand-new captive-bred invertebrate that is also, more or less, entirely new to the aquarium industry, that deserves some attention!
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CaribSea's LifeRock Reef Tree Reefscaping Kits
Creating amazing branching and sprawling pillars of reefscape with many places for mounting corals has never been easier.
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MACNA Unveils Fishy Gifts
Need a gift for that fishy friend or family member? MACNA has launched an expansive apparel line replete with options perfect for the marine aquarium hobbyists and reef aquarists in your life, just in time for the holidays.
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Tannin: Culture, it's more than a lifestyle
Tannin’s Culture additive contains a uniquely cultured Purple Non-Sulphur Bacteria (PNSB) species, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, a perfect complement to your botanical-style aquarium, performing a variety of roles to enhance the “microbiome” of your black water environment.
News & Notes
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Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery Is Shuttered, Pending Review
What has happened to Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery is profound. One could argue it serves as both a game plan for those opposed, and a real-world warning for those who continue to participate in the collection and distribution of wild fishes and corals within the aquarium trade.
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CORAL Magazine's 2020 Retrospective
Farewell to Bob Fenner and Jack Randall: Looking Back at 2020
For many, 2020 was the worst of years, with…
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Octogenarian Snapper Takes World Record for Oldest Tropical Reef Fish
An 81-year-old Midnight Snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world.
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New Public Aquarium Opens in Branson, MO
Not even a pandemic could stop the development and opening of a brand new, 55-million dollar public aquarium featuring 400,000 gallons of marine life, all in Branson, Missouri.
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Breaking News: Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery Suffers Another Setback
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is taking immediate steps to comply with a new order issued late Friday from the First Circuit Court, requiring environmental review for issuance of new or renewed annual commercial marine licenses (CMLs) to be used for aquarium fishing purposes.
Matt Pedersen says:
Craig, I can respect that critique of my writing here, but the reason it's not presented here is that it has been presented prior, for years, in the pages of CORAL and online here. A search for "Hawaii" here will present a treasure trove of back story and information. Here's a couple of quick links that are more recent: https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2020/01/06/hawaiis-marine-aquarium-fishery-the-numbers-dont-lie/ https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/04/13/hawaiis-contentious-inshore-fisheries-by-the-numbers/ https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/09/20/hawaiis-aquarium-fishery-what-happened-macna-2018/ https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2016/11/21/video-hawaiis-aquarium-fishery-regulated-valuable-sustainable/James Gasta says:
What a shame to see all those Achilles Tangs on ice.Rich says:
There is a lot of evidence online that shows the aquarium hobby isn’t the problem to the Hawaiian reef fish. It’s the big commercial fishing, pollution and climate change. But the easy target is the aquarium industry. We will see in the coming years that ban did nothing to help fish population that has been increasing in numbers over the years. This bill stinks just like the swap that approved it in Washington that had to sneak it into a covid 19 relief package along with another bill to protect Hollywood. It’s all about who gives the corrupt politicians the most money.Brian says:
Such a sad day. Well written article. Its a shame that industry hasn't been heard and more than enough scientific evidence put forward wasn't listened to. Decisions based on emotion. I only hope the new EIS will be seen as a positive step forward and industry can find a way forward with the DLNR to manage their resources and ensure the benefit of endemic species stays in Hawaii and benefit local population and not moved to another country breeding these species. The initial EIS had over 2000 pages of well designed and explained science. Hopefully the followup with adress all of the original questions and concerns and ensure a sustainable way forwardTony Fendt says:
I've said it here before and I'll say it again, be careful who you ideologically get into bed with, BIG ENVIRONMENT is not your friend ... ever ... you are merely an ignorant pawn in its game of influence and self-interest.Dan Dolaptchieff says:
Hi Craig, I can tell u may be the knd that only reads sumaries of stories. Go back a few issues of r2r and u will fnd all theproof and from many marine biologists not just our leading one in Hawaii. Its uninformed persons like u that probably voted for our last president. U saw how that played out. Everything u like and. CRave is now under attack by those that think that u dont deserve it Fight for it ,dont give up. Snorkel Bob and associates dont want u to have any pets. Ur dog will be next. Aloha