Springtime in New York brings the return of migratory birds and fishes, hibernating reptiles and amphibians, and if you know where to look, massive swarms of the mysid shrimp, Neomysis americana. These mysids provide great opportunities for hungry marine life and...
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Long Island Collecting Log: A tale of two goatfish
Divers and fish collectors in Long Island waters commonly encounter two species of goatfish: the red goatfish, Mullus auratus, and the spotted goatfish, Pseudupeneus maculatus. Although they are similar in outward appearance, their behavior and adaptability to...
Long Island Collecting Log, Part 1: October Magic
As the days shorten and the nights get colder in New York, the beach crowds and SCUBA divers give way to cold north winds and bundled-up fishermen, cashing in on the fall striped bass migration. Â Between the less-than-favorable weather, and the need to return to...
Deep-water Anthias collected in Long Island bay…in 3ft of water!
This time of year, when I get a call from my friend, Bob Janke, it usually means he’s on his way home from a snorkeling trip in Shinnecock or Moriches bay and he’s giving me a tropical fish report. When I find multiple missed calls and text messages, it usually means...
Bucks County Aquarium Society Annual Workshop
If you're in the area, consider coming out to the annual workshop of the Bucks County Aquarium Society at the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, PA this Saturday June 8. I will be speaking about Frontiers in Marine Fish Culture and I'll be joined by an impressive...
Another mystery larva identified and another industry first at the Long Island Aquarium
One of the most exciting things about my job is watching larval fish develop when I have no idea what species they are. I spend hours peering into my larval rearing tanks, looking for similarities between the larvae and the fishes in our 20,000-gallon coral reef...
DNA sequencing reveals two Genicanthus species almost raised at the Long Island Aquarium
Last summer I reported on reefs.com that I had raised a number of marine angelfish (around a dozen in all) to more than one month of age using only cultured copepods obtained from Algagen. In each case, the late-stage larvae began to show a marked increase in...
Captive-bred Candy Bass Headed to Market
The first captive-bred candy bass, Liopropoma carmabi, has finally reached market size and is headed to Dynasty Marine today – and it only took 9 months! Although the genes of this little survivor probably belong back in broodstock, the idea of a captive-bred candy...
Vossen’s larvae catchers put to the test with Lipogramma klayi
It’s been several months since I raised my first Lipogramma klayi at the Long Island Aquarium. Sadly, I’ve only had two more reach settlement since then. One of the bottlenecks to the mass production of this beautiful deepwater basslet, as well as other grammatids,...
First day of summer brings first glimpse of tropical marine life to New York waters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVCM-Nx-yA Just a brief glimpse of one of the first tropicals of the season, right on schedule. We ran into this gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, under a dock in Shinnecock Bay yesterday. I'm hoping that the mild winter and warm...