by Afishionado | Feb 24, 2023 | Aquaculture, Breeding
I did a quick video tour of Biota Aquarium’s Fort Lauderdale facility and answered the viewers’ questioned in real time as we talked about some of the amazing fish that they breed as well as their clams and corals.… by Afishionado | Dec 4, 2018 | Aquaculture, Sustainability, Video
Earlier this year, I interviewed Scott Crowe of OSA Corals and in that live interview, I boldly stated my mission statement for this year. For those of you who have not seen the interview, my mission for this year was to highlight aquaculture and conservation (what we... by Marcin Smok | Sep 9, 2017 | Fish, MACNA, Photography, Sustainability
Poma Labs, a new company co-founded by Dr. Matt Wittenrich and Nuri Fisher, has reached a milestone in captive breeding of ornamental marine fishes by bringing 9 species and hybrids of the magnificent Chaetodontoplus genus to the aquarium... by Heidi dM | Mar 27, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Industry, Invertebrates, Opinion, Seahorses, Tanks
Eurogroup for Animals (based in Brussels) is asking MEPs, ahead of the May elections, to sign a pledge to work towards banning the import of wild caught animals OATA (The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association) Chief Executive Keith Davenport sees it as the hobby being... by Reef To Rainforest | Mar 14, 2014 | Conservation, Fish, Science
How close are we? “This Close”! It occurred to me that sometimes we use the phrase “this close” in idle conversation, often holding up our fingers perhaps a centimeter apart, as if to give an actual indication of dimension when what we’re really trying to convey is is not something so physically concrete. Instead, we’re talking about missing the mark by “that much”, 9/10ths of the way, the slimmest of margins. We’re talking about a cry from the back seat, demanding to know “are we there yet?” with 10 minutes left on the car ride. In other words, “This Close” might be something best summed up as simply a goal not met, an accomplishment narrowly avoided, also known as hearbreaking disappointment, but on the edge of greatness all the same. Or my personal favorite twist on a classic phrase, “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” (yes you read that correctly)! The recent butterflyfish larviculture accomplishments by Frank Baensch & the Hawaii Larval Fish Project are nothing short of groundbreaking, but a captive-bred Butterflyfish is not here just yet.
