by CORAL Magazine | Oct 28, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
via MASNA Evaluating the risk of lionfishes in the marine aquarium trade becoming invasive species From a paper by Timothy J. Lyons, Quentin M. Tuckett, and Jeffrey E. Hill Introduction The well-developed global trade in marine ornamental species supports collectors,...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 8, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Last week’s CORAL Newsletter teased a beautiful “little red Corvette” of a mystery fish, this stunning bottom-dweller from the intertidal zone, which is a fish few have likely seen or might recognize. We left out one important detail: the Red-Black...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 10, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
For those unaware, it may come as a surprise that the Pterois Red Lionfish that are spreading through the Atlantic aren’t alone. The next invasion is being mounted by a small damselfish species native to the Indo-Pacific. Let this story serve as yet another...
by CORAL Magazine | May 17, 2016 | Marine
Festival Results from Pensacola: 5,978 lionfish removed for a total of 14,067 statewide (up almost 5-fold over last year’s total) Pit the human race against a predator or pest, and Homo sapiens can be a lethal species to be reckoned with. Determined to erase the...
by Jay Hemdal | Dec 6, 2008 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater, Marine
Originally published December 8th, 2008. I just returned from a two day conference with the topic of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), more specifically, those that are Organisms In Trade (OIT). The region involved was the Great Lakes basin, but much of the information...
