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  • As senior editor here at reefs, I get to work with scientists from all over the world, and have made some wonderful friends in the industry! I also write for the site, and am the office manager at FRESH New London and the mother of two brilliant, talented young women.

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Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise

Congratulations to our longtime friend and contributor Yi-Kai Tea (aka Lemon) on his fascinating new article, "Angels in disguise: sympatric hybridization in the marine angelfishes is widespread and occurs between deeply divergent lineages", published by The Royal...

Sale of Live Aquaria

Sale of Live Aquaria

Live Aquaria, Located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and led by director Kevin Kohen, has just been bought by Gardena, California-based Tropical Fish International. While this is an unexpected move, we don't have a lot of details just yet, especially in terms of how this...

Coral restoration: a training program open to all

Coral restoration: a training program open to all

Coral Guardian offers a training program, the Blue Center, dedicated to any project leader wishing to develop their own coral reef restoration project around the world. In 2015, Coral Guardian launched its pilot project for participatory marine conservation around...

MACNA 2020: Phoenix Rising will be Online!

MACNA 2020: Phoenix Rising will be Online!

MACNA 2020 Online will be a three day webinar, from August 28th – 30th, 2020. While we remain safe and social distance, MASNA wanted to ensure that we continued to Educate, Assist, Support, and Encourage the marine aquarium industry. Utilizing a video conferencing...

Reef Shopping: Shark Cross-Body Bag

Reef Shopping: Shark Cross-Body Bag

Everything is upside-down and backwards right now. If you want a moment of distraction, might I suggest this adorable shark purse from XO Halo? It's simply a cute little piece of ridiculousness (with free shipping) that will bring a smile to your face. Purchase HERE

RNN119 – Ballin’ on a Budget Pt. 2 (2020)

RNN119 – Ballin’ on a Budget Pt. 2 (2020)

Export update, building a reef in nature and Ballin’ on a Budget Pt. 2. This week Jeremy is looking for answers as to why a few frags are doing poorly yet others are thriving. Peter is loving the Koi Tang and contemplating new fishy additions. All this and more on...

Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts

Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts

Have you ever seen such a thing? Does anyone know if they are actually real? These are Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts, also known as Ascidians (as they're in the class. If they ARE real, then, like all sea squirts, they are sessile, meaning that as adults, one end of the...

Reef Kids: Project O’s Virtual Summer Camp

Reef Kids: Project O’s Virtual Summer Camp

Project Oceanology’s mission since 1972 has been to nurture interest and inspire enthusiasm for science and for our planet’s marine environment from their waterfront facility in Groton, Connecticut. To that end, and to meet the needs of families all over the world...

Watch “A Plastic Ocean”

Watch “A Plastic Ocean”

When he discovers the world's oceans brimming with plastic waste, a documentary filmmaker (Craig Leeson) investigates the pollution's environmental impacts. Together with diver Tanya Streeter and and international team of scientists and researchers, he travels to...