By Todd Gardner The Long Road to Settlement The reef basses, Liopropoma sp. are a group of small groupers found on tropical coral reefs throughout the world. Like other members of the family serranidae, they are hardy, disease resistant, and uninterested in eating...
By Todd Gardner The term “bottleneck” gets thrown around a lot in aquaculture. When we use it, we are typically referring to the specific problem (or at least, the most important problem) that prevents us from closing the life cycle of a species or from getting a...
Although it is not uncommon for the squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis to show up in Long Island waters as a tropical stray, the deepwater squirrelfish, Sargocentron bullisi is a far less frequent visitor.In fact, the last known record of S. bullisi in New York...
I found this tiny octopus last week, clinging to a piece of sargassum weed 20 miles off the coast of Long Island, NY. I don't know if he would have survived with the schools of hungry Mahi Mahi and Triggerfish hovering just below the weed line, but he is adjusting...
If you live on Long Island and you want to hire a charter boat to take you out in search of a trophy shark, tuna, striped bass, or anything else they think they can promise, there’s no shortage of captains ready to take your money. If, on the other hand, you just want...
What can it mean that after a complete absence of lionfish around Long Island, New York, for the last three years, they have suddenly reappeared? …probably nothing. While the Indo-Pacific lionfish, Pterois volitans has continued to spread throughout the Atlantic and...
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...
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...
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...
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...