The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University and world-renowned Georgia Aquarium have successfully bred and reared the Squarespot Anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia. Wild-caught Squarespots are a difficult proposition for the average home reef aquarist, needing expert quarantine and conditioning for survival,…
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Still no Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits as Meeting Stalls for 10 days
The future of Hawaiian fishing permits is still up in the air after last week’s meeting with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources. At the meeting The Board of Land and Natural Resources and the state…
Cryopreservation Comes to Florida Coral Conservation
An ambitious, new scientific project aims to preserve endangered corals using cutting-edge cryopreservation techniques. The latest phase of this groundbreaking work is happening this week at The Florida Aquarium’s Coral Conservation and Research Center in Apollo Beach, Florida, in collaboration…
ATI and Nyos Join Forces in Company Merger
Marine technology companies ATI Aquaristik GmbH and Nyos Aquatics GmbH have joined forces in an unexpected merger. ATI is best known for its lighting products and ICP tests, while Nyos is best known for its protein skimmers, aquariums, and salt,…
Polycarbonate Jump Net is a Premium Lid Upgrade for all Cade Aquariums
Aussie aquarium brand Cade has added a premium polycarbonate lid option to all its saltwater tanks. Cade aquariums already come with precut, pre-assembled aluminum frame jump nets as standard, but now Cade owners have the chance to upgrade, and purchase…
The Eight Hawaiian Fish Species Proposed to Return to the Hobby
Yesterday we shared a request from the Fisherman of Hawaii asking for people in the aquarium industry, (and the hobby,) to submit testimony to reopen the fishery. This generated many shares, emails, and lots of industry chatter, but it also…
25 Ways You Know You’re a Reefer
Here are twenty five tell-tale signs that you’re addicted to Reef keeping.
Submit Your Testimony to Reopen the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery
The Fishermen of Hawaii need aquatic industry support this week in what we hope is the final leg of reopening the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery. Hawaii has been shut for wild fish collection for the aquarium industry since January 2021, meaning…
Tiger Cowrie Captive Breeding Success
A team of researchers in Singapore have bred and reared the Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris. Previous studies have spawned the species and had limited success with the larvae, but marine biologists from the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) at the…
Sea Temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef are the Highest in 400 years
Researchers have found that sea temperatures on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are the warmest they’ve been in 400 years, with five of the six warmest years in the 407-year ocean record occurring since 2016. They did this by drilling and…