by CORAL Magazine | Sep 20, 2023 | Marine, News & Notes
A new interview with Pet Advocacy Network Excutive Vice President Bob Likins discusses the NOAA Proposal to end the U.S. trade in Banggai Cardinalfish. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 4(d) rule, NOAA–NMFS–2023–0099, which...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 25, 2023 | Marine
Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, are at the center of a proposed import/export ban within the United States. Image credit: Dray van Beeck/Shutterstock. via Pet Advocacy Network Statement from Pet Advocacy Network Executive Vice President Robert Likins: “On...
by Vincent Chalias | Aug 22, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine, News & Notes
The Banggai Cardinal, Pterapogon kauderni is an iconic and rare fish, but is it still threatened? A new proposed draft rule to prevent the US import and export of the Banggai Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni) under the Endangered Species Act, would do vastly more harm...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 4, 2023 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 20, Issue 4: RABBIT FISHES (July/August 2023). On the cover: Coral Rabbitfish, Siganus corallinus. Franco Banfi/Nature Picture Library/Science Photo Library. Background: Micromussa lordhowensis. MVargas Photography at Vibrant Corals,...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 2, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Pterapogon kauderni, the Banggai Cardinal, is a very popular marine aquarium fish with a limited range and a “threatened” status in Indonesia. Recently, I was lucky enough to sail through the Banggai Islands. It’s a small archipelago consisting of...