Since there are many different species of sharks available in the aquarium trade, let's take a look at each species' reported life expectancy as well as some factors that may allow them to reach or...
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Cold stunning or hypothermic stunning occurs in reptiles when they are exposed to cold water for prolonged periods of time. Since they are cold blooded - meaning that their body temperature matches...
How the Largest Manta Ray Fishery in the World was Turned into a Marine Sanctuary
The world’s largest manta ray fishery is located in Eastern Flores, Indonesia where the remote community of Lamakera resides. For centuries this community has hunted manta rays as a source of food...
How the Critically Endangered Banggai Cardinal is Making a Comeback
While the Banggai Cardinalfish was first described in 1933, in 1994, the species was rediscovered in Indonesia’s Banggai archipelago by prominent ichthyologist Dr. Gerald Allen. Dr. Allen...
In the 1930’s a plant disease and several hurricanes decimated the once abundant eelgrass along Virginia’s coast. This had a direct, negative impact on the clams, crabs and bay scallops that...
Since I mostly focus on aquaculture for commonly kept aquarium species, let’s focus on the Tridacna Clam. One note though, in general, based on my research I found that most species of clams can be...