Archive for the ‘Reef Conservation’ Category
The Banggai Rescue Project Names 8 Experts to Science Team
The very ambitious Banggai Rescue Project, whose primary goal is to study and breed Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in an effort to bolster their wild populations, is in full swing, with the first expedition to Indonesia set for next month. In preparation for the trip, a group of eight scientists has been rounded up (though [...]
Lionfish Derby Takes Place This Weekend
By now, we’ve all heard about the lionfish invasion currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. These non-native fish entered into US waters years ago, and because the lionfish have highly effective defenses and no natural predators, their numbers have absolutely exploded. These rapidly increasing populations have brought all [...]
LiveAquaria is Loaded to the Gills with Captive Bred Banggai Cardinalfish
With the Banggai Rescue project gaining such prominence in the aquarium community as of late, it was only a matter of time before marine ornamental dealers and breeders started to show their support for the amazing little fish in their own ways. LiveAquaria, a popular online livestock retailer, is getting in on the Banggai cardinalfish [...]
Banggai Rescue Project Reaches Goal
Here’s some great news for aquarium conservation. The noteworthy and ambitious Banggai Rescue project, a joint effort among aquarium enthusiasts and conservationists to bring wild Banggai cardinalfish(Pterapogon kauderni) populations back from the brink, has reached it’s target funding goal of $25,000 with 10 days left to spare. By reaching this target, the project can now [...]
Captive Bred Lookdowns from Proaqutix
One of the companies that is really pushing captive bred fish is Proaquatix. Like many other companies, they’ve basically mastered clownfish breeding over the years, but aren’t stopping there. They’ve branched out to include many other species, which even include some game fish. These game fish do have some popularity in the aquarium world, so [...]
The Banggai Rescue Project Goes Live
The Banggai Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni) has been a favorite fish in the aquarium trade for decades. It’s beautiful color and unique behavior made it popular in just about every aquarium circle imaginable, and many hobbyist sought them out in large numbers in order to display their schooling behaviors in captivity and fulfill general curiosities about [...]
Australia to Create Largest Protected Marine Park in the World
Australia has recently announced that within approximately three months, an almost 1 million square kilometer marine park will be created in the Coral Sea. The area, which is the size of Germany and France combined, will offically become the largest marine park in the world, suprassing even Britain’s massive marine preserve surrounding Chagos Archipelago in the [...]
Time for Aquarium Hobbyists to Get Informed
A few days ago, I was browsing the usual bunch of aquarium related forums and noticed a thread about a particular piece of Hawaiian legislation. Despite there already being a seemingly unlimited number of these threads scattered across hundreds of forum sites, I was drawn to this one for some reason. Perhaps the thread title, [...]
Kole Tang, It’s What’s for Dinner
If keeping fish in our aquariums is considered immoral by the anti-aquarium activists of Hawaii, then what about eating them? Both practices permanently remove fish from the ocean, with one focusing on keeping them alive long term and the other worried about filling the space between breakfast and dinner. The grainy video above, which was [...]
MASNA Starts HawaiiBanFactCheck to Counter Anti-Aquarium Misinformation
A few of weeks ago, I got to sit in on a MASNA Live talk centered around the anti-aquarium activists in Hawaii. It was discussed, at length, about what organization or individual might potentially take the reins of the fight and become the face of the aquarium industry. A few suggestions were tossed into the [...]
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