The SEASMART program is taking to Indigogo — a crowdfunding website — to raise funds for its goal to transform the aquarium trade. You might remember EcoEZ SEASMART’s pilot program from Papua New Guinea that helped change the trade over there but became embroiled in legal issues with the PNG government. Now SEASMART is looking to continue Read More

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Sustainably collected fish and inverts from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have arrived on US shores once more.  Despite what you may have read elsewhere, the official information continues to suggest that there had not been a single shipment from PNG to the US since Seasmart’s last shipments sometime in 2010.  With PNG fish pouring into Read More

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Eight months after the official word that EcoEZ’s PNG SEASMART program had come to legal blows with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), you might have given up hope on seeing PNG fish anytime soon.  In fact, it has probably been a year since any fish left PNG destined for the US.  Time to Read More

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The story of SEASMART and Papua New Guinea’s ornamental aquarium trade has been bittersweet.  Best known for collecting the Lightning Maroon Clownfish in early 2010 and a scientifically-based strict sustainable collections model, the SEASMART Program was the headliner at the 2010 MACNA convention.  During SEASMART’s MACNA attendence, the PNG government officially pulled the rug out Read More

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A few days ago we learned that the National Fisheries authority of Papua New Guinea is withholding funds from EcoEZ for the SEASMART program. the PNG NFA has issued a public statement regarding the suit and they are citing a lack of confidence in EcoEZ as the primary reason for withholding money allocated for the Read More

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Wednesday’s news of SEASMART’s funding loss and lawsuit stunned many.  Still, given the nature of ongoing legal proceedings, parties are generally tight-lipped about the past and present.  CORAL Magazine contributor and journalist Ret Talbot filled in a few key details for us while we waited for the press release embargo to expire, and in his Read More

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We were starting to wonder what happened to the forecast December 2010 release of maricultured corals from SEASMART program in Papua New Guinea. Today it was announced that the loss of PNG government funding during the last quarter of 2010 halted the collection and export of PNG marine life for the SEASMART program. The program Read More

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The SEASMART program is doing great things not only in the marine aquarium industry but is having quite an impact on the people of Papua New Guinea in many positive ways. As part of the exposure SEASMART is bringing to the aquarium industry here at MACNA, a few local PNG residents have made the trek Read More

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The first SEASMART coral farm has launched in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is looking to to grow corals for both sale into the aquarium market and to help restore local reefs. We’re big fans of the SEASMART program, a joint venture between the Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority and U.S.-based EcoEZ, and were definitely Read More

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Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”.  Forgive the camera work – it was shot with one hand using a Nikon D5000.  Forgive the focus – it would appear Read More

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