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 5, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Freshwater, Marine
an excerpt from CORAL Magazine, May/June 2012, by Matt Pedersen Can marine aquarists provide a safety net for endangered species and aquatic diversity? The first time I publicly expressed my concerns for the future of coral reefs, I got a bit choked up and teary-eyed....
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 23, 2016 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
CITES CoP17, Johannesburg, South Africa, starts tomorrow. This is the 17th Conference of Parties meeting to be held, a meeting which has been held roughly every 2-3 years since the first CoP in 1976. CoP meetings are the time when changes to CITES listings for species...
by Ret Talbot | Mar 4, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
Will a lovable cartoon tang trigger problems for a marine species—and the aquarium trade itself? Essay by Ret Talbot In my reporting across the Pacific for CORAL Magazine, there is one species of fish that fishers have consistently told me is being overfished:...
