by Matt Pedersen | Jul 25, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
With the Florida import ban on Lionfish of the genus Pterois starting a week from today, I reached out to learn what the industry was doing to prepare. John Reiter, proprietor of retailer Fish and Other ICHTHY Stuff, in Oldsmar, FL, simply stated that, “I...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 25, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
This excerpt first appeared in CORAL Magazine’s July/August 2014 issue, pages 9-12. Be sure to see the full issue for several additional stories on this topic. As [the July/August 2014 CORAL Magazine] cover says, it is now official that the most-popular genus of...
by James Lawrence | Apr 13, 2009 | AMAZONAS - James Lawrence, CORAL - James Lawrence, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
A bill now working its way through the United States Congress would effectively end the keeping of non-native species in home aquariums. (Nevermind that your pet finches, hamsters, and Portugese Water Dogs might be banned, too.) We will be publishing much more, but in...
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...
