June is recognized by most as Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community. This is a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on and celebrate being part of this community. To strive to live an authentic life free of persecution, bigotry, hatred, and violence. On...
I have been involved in the reef aquarium hobby since 2006 and I’ve been a part of the LGBTQ community for most of my life. For my work in breeding marine ornamentals, as well as my successes building numerous reefing communities, I was recently awarded the 2020...
By Tal Sweet So, here’s the deal. I’ve been going through a rough time lately. My outlook on life has been evolving and I wasn’t sure how my new perspective would be received by my new family. Let me preface this by saying that I’ve been adopted by a wonderful father...
As if there aren't enough reasons to attend the 2014 Marine Breeder's Workshop next month in Bloomfield Hills, MI, a shocking raffle donation was announced earlier today! Thanks to Blue Zoo Aquatics and Sea and Reef Aquaculture, attendees of the Workshop will have a...
Part of the MBI's goal is to promote captive breeding of new species that haven't been done before and to recognize the efforts of those that succeed. To be granted a species first award, the breeder must be able to provide proof of the date of the success via a...
The fifth annual Marine Breeder's Workshop will be held on Saturday, July 19th at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Hosted by the Marine Breeding Initiative and the Marinelife Aquarium Society of Michigan, the Marine Breeder's Workshop is the...
Since the Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) was started in 2009 its goal has been to share breeding information openly and to award breeders for their accomplishments. Breeders create journals on the MBI site to keep track of their work with specific broodstock pairs....
When we think about captive bred fish in the hobby, species such as clownfish, dottybacks, gobies, blennies, and cardinalfish come to mind. At the end of 2012 I was asked by Matt Pedersen to find out how many species have actually been bred successfully in captivity...
The Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) is pleased to announce Martin Moe, Jr. as a speaker at the 2013 Marine Breeder's Workshop. Moe is one of the pioneers of  breeding marine animals as early as 1970 when he developed the basic technology for breeding Florida...
I'ts turtle nesting time on the Great Barrier Reef and in the new Coral Sea Marine Reserve. Â This Project Aware Foundation photo was just too cute not to share.