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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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Sea Education Association – Apply Today!

Sea Education Association – Apply Today!

Situated in the renowned oceanographic research hub of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, the Sea Education Association (SEA) has been at the forefront of marine and maritime education since 1971, educating over 10,000 college, gap year, and high school students. Through...

St Patrick’s Day Corals!

St Patrick’s Day Corals!

Happy St Patrick's Day to all our Irish and Irish-for-the-day hobbyist friends! While some drink green beer and eat corned beef and cabbage to celebrate, the rest of us drool over gorgeous green corals and plan out how to integrate them into our systems. Some of our...

FFM Stickers for the Project Adam

FFM Stickers for the Project Adam

My good friend Richard is working on a very, very cool project, which you can learn all about HERE. To that end, I made sure to get some great stickers at the Frag Farmers Market, and I hope they are well received by Richard, and more importantly, Adam! The first one...

Schools REPRESENT at the FFM!

Schools REPRESENT at the FFM!

I attended the Frag Farmers Market on Saturday, my first event since before Covid, and it was fantastic! Hosting dozens and dozens of reef-related vendors (everything from adorable crocheted sea creatures to gorgeous SPS frags) in a high school of all places could be...

New (possibly) Fish Alert!

New (possibly) Fish Alert!

From Takaki Nishioka: Hello, I'm posting this for the first time. Could you tell me about this fish? A friend from Okinawa was around HQ a while ago? ・Water depth - 160M・Fished from a place thought to be a rocky area. It is about 15 centimeters in length. It is...

New Product Alert: Reefcebo

New Product Alert: Reefcebo

Another Quality Product from the Reef Beef Podcast. Directions: Fill bottle to the top with DI water, shake furiously for 1 hour, and refrigerate for 48 hours before use. When something seems off in your tank, add 1 drop per gallon, wait a week, and reassess....

Job Opening at WWC

Job Opening at WWC

Are you ready to take your hobby to the next level? Our friends at World Wide Corals are hiring for multiple positions - visit their website HERE to learn more! Turn your passion into a career with World Wide Corals. We're hiring for exciting opportunities at our...

Largest Single-Day Frag Swap in the Country!

Largest Single-Day Frag Swap in the Country!

Big news for the 18th annual Frag Farmer's Market: they have added World Wide Corals this year! Sustainability and the advancement of aquaculture are absolutely vital to keep this hobby going and to ensure the survival of our reefs and oceans, and the FFM is the...