by Than Thein | Apr 22, 2016 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
Okinawa, Japan is known for its great diving and lush coral reefs. Going into it, I didn’t know what to expect with this dive. I’ve heard all sorts of cautionary tales about diving in Okinawa due to its strong currents, but I’ve also heard that the quality of the...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Apr 22, 2016 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
DRAGON WATCH Part I Is the warming Arctic incubating a methane monster that could unleash mass extinction on Earth? By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. Excerpted in Full from CORAL Magazine, Volume 13, Number 3 May/June 2016 | Introductory Comments I set out with an assignment...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 20, 2016 | Marine
The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) is proud to announce the 2016 – 2017 MASNA Student Scholarships. MASNA is a non-profit organization composed of marine aquarium societies and individual hobbyists from North America and abroad, totaling...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 15, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It was admittedly surreal to look at the holding tank in my fishroom this March and realize it housed five of the first captive-bred Yellow Tangs the world has ever known. I quipped online among my friends that I never thought that I’d see this happen in one of my...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 14, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
Perks galore, including Spiny Lobster bonuses, to serious Pterois Hunters In ramping up efforts to remove invasive Pterois sp. lionfishes from state waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is upping the ante for the coming warm months when...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 14, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
CAIRNS, Australia “This has been the saddest research trip of my life,” says Prof. Terry Hughes, convenor of the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce. “Almost without exception, every reef we flew across showed consistently high levels of bleaching, from the reef slope...
