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…
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New Northwestern Hawaiian Exhibit coming soon to the Waikiki Aquarium
The Waikiki Aquariums is adding a new and unique exhibit showcasing the rich underwater realm of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. All the coral, fish and other marine life were collected from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument with rare government approval…
Researchers try to understand how fields of Leptoseris can grow at 300 feet deep
We absolutely love all corals in the family Agariciidae which includes Leptoseris, Gardinoseris, Pavona, Agaricia and Psammocora. These corals are hardy, colorful, undemanding in terms of light and flow and they have really neat color and pattern which is unique…
Underwater World inspired by letter and industry after devastating vandalism
When a vandal dumped bleach in several aquariums at Underwater World in Helena, Montana, owner Bob Kavajecz was left with over $8,000 of damage and the loss of many rare fish and corals but most of all was left with…
iPad app review: SeaHD by Air Sea Land and Reef Critters Hawaii by Keoki Stender
The Apple iPad has been out long enough now that we are finally starting to see some really nice applications developed exclusively for the larger touchscreen of the popular portable tablet computer. The SeaHD app by Air Land Sea and…
New pseudochromis and Euphyllia among the recent discoveries in Bali, Indonesia
Scientists just discovered eight new fish species and one new coral species after conducting a marine survey around Bali. Targeting 33 different sites the team identified 952 fish and found that eight were new undiscovered species that included damsels, eels…
Android@Home may use the power of Google to unite all your fishy gadgets
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNPFPKS4U4[/youtube] We have apps to check our aquarium controllers, turn off lights and signal us when the temperature gets too high but what if we were able to get everything controlled under one protocol — from aquarium lights, to the…
West Australian Corals, get ’em while they’re hot!
West Australian corals including Symphyllia wilsoni, Scolymia australis, fancy chalice corals and a whole suite of fancy zoanthids are the latest crop of hot reef aquarium corals from the land down under. However, recent satellite observation suggest the West Australian…
Sneek Peak at the new Top-Dressed Otohime
A couple weeks ago we told you about Reed Mariculture’s forthcoming new product line that seeks to fill the gap between large-scale commercial foodfish aquaculture and the individual reef hobbyist – finally addressing the needs of small scale ornamental marine…
Another white yellow tang collected in Hawaii, codename: Powder
The white yellow tang pictured above is a newly collected aberrantly colored Zebrasoma which we are codenaming ‘Powder’. Casper the white tang has been a sensation and the trophy fish of World Wide Corals since he was collected. However…