Philippines – U.S. and Philippine scientists may have discovered new marine species in the world’s most biologically diverse region, their expedition leader said Tuesday. Larry Madin, who led the Inner Space Speciation Project in the Celebes Sea south of the…
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Artificial coral reef in the Red Sea
These days travelers to the Red Sea might be surprised to find a new construction stretching along its seabed. But don’t be too surprised since this is the project by the Israel Nature Parks Authority in which Israel experts and…
Reproduction in Aquarium Corals: What do we know and what do we still have to learn?
By: ANN TARRANT Over the past decade aquarists have made remarkable advances in rearing scleractinian (hard or stony) corals (Siegel 1997). This has been possible as a result of a better understanding of nutrient cycling and improvements in technology, such…
Man grows corals in his basement to support his reef business
Apparently upstate New York most have a great source of rare corals. Steve Lowes was featured in a local article about he is growing corals in his basement. Steve says that he isn’t doing it for profit (kuddos) but to…
Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007
President Bush seems to have decided that he stands a better chance of history remembering him favorably for marine conservation rather than nation-building in Iraq or human rights in Guantanamo Bay. First he designated the world’s largest marine protected area,…
Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?
Clouds were moving across the sun and a 20-knot northeast wind was stirring a 3-foot chop as Meaghan Johnson headed her open boat into the Florida Straits. Ms. Johnson, a program coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, headed the boat into…
Craggs and Co breed The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa
A threatened species of Sea Fan has been bred in captivity by the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London, England. The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa, is native to western Ireland, southwest Britain, West Africa, and the Meditteranean, but is…
ReefStock Pulled Out All The Stops For Its 10th Year
After having been to and spoken at virtually every reef show that has occurred in North America over the past 30 years I may be a bit jaded in terms of what I expect at a…
The 10th ReefStock is just Over A Month Away!
Just about ten years ago, I started the ReefStock conference in Denver Colorado during a time when reef hobbyist events were very rare. When I set out to do ReefStock for the first time, I never imagined ever doing it…
A Visit to The Horniman Museum and Gardens
During the early days of the hobby there was sort of a barrier that existed between hobbyists, public aquarists and researchers that only some individuals like Bruce Carlson crossed. As a result, at MACNA V in 1993 in Toronto, many…
