by Matt Pedersen | Jul 10, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Formerly known as Amphiprion chrysopterus, this French Polynesian clownfish is now known as the Polynesian Anemonefish, Amphiprion maohiensis. Image credit: Damsea/Shutterstock I’m excited to share this one, as it represents a little bit of personal validation....
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 20, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
SAVE THE DATE – Reef Retreat 2026 is June 5-7! The short story—Reef Retreat was a resounding success! Attendee feedback was overwhelmingly positive, to the point where people were clamoring to know when the next one would be! There is so much more to come,...
by CORAL Magazine | May 19, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
The Pet Advocacy Network has set up an easy system to allow individual aquarists to contact their representatives and request an end to U.S. import tariffs on live tropical fish. via Pet Advocacy Network The U.S. aquarium industry is a vibrant, $4.5 billion sector...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 5, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
The new Percules Clownfish from Sea & Reef Is a Percula Clownfish that carries a wide-bar gene mutation. via Sea & Reef Aquaculture Sea & Reef is proud to present the Percules clownfish, which is a wide bar version (wider stripes) of the regular Percula...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 5, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
coral reef via Ornamental Fish International OFI acknowledges the concerns raised in Martin Sheen’s documentary, “Aquariums: The Dark Hobby.” While it is crucial to address and rectify harmful practices within the trade, it’s equally important...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 4, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
The Saving NEMO Act has returned. by Art Parola Last week, Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii (brother of Suzanne Case, the Director of Hawaii BLNR when the Hawaii aquarium fishery was shut down) reintroduced the Saving NEMO Act, H.R. 2176 at the behest of anti-aquarium...