by CORAL Magazine | Aug 21, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
New hope for a disappearing Florida and Caribbean Reef Icon via The Florida Aquarium Apollo Beach, FL – For the first time ever, threatened Atlantic Pillar Coral has spawned through lab-induced techniques. The scientific breakthrough occurred this week in a research...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 16, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
via NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program NOAA Scientists recently documented early signs of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The images below were taken in late August and show mountainous star coral and pillar coral beginning to bleach...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 14, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
January 13th, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) officially began soliciting public input as they consider developing a section 4(d) rule for the 20 species of coral recently listed under the...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 11, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
via National Marine Fisheries Service, originally published Sept. 4, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2014 NOAA Fisheries released a draft recovery plan today for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals [Acropora palmata, and A. cervicornis respectively – Ed.]. Both...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 9, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
Letter to MASNA – This is a republication of a PDF-formatted email received by CORAL Magazine editors on Sept 9th, 2014. You can download the original document here. PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL 1146 19th Street, N.W., Ste 350 Washington, DC 20036...