CITES and Seahorses â Why What Happened at Steinhart, (Kinda) Stays at Steinhart
From reef2rainforest.com by Matt Pedersen Adult Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibati, on pink coral, Muricella â it was unknown if they would venture onto the pink coral. Image by Richard Ross Opinion by Matt Pedersen We just shared the news of the first successful captive-breeding of Hippocampus bargibanti at the wet hands of Steinhart aquarists Matt Wandell and Richard […]
Steinhart Team Breeds Rare Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse For The First Time
From reef2rainforest.com by Matt Pedersen An adult Bargibantâs Pygmy Seahorse, behind the scenes at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences â Image courtesy Richard Ross. Matt Wandell and Richard Ross are two professional aquarists who need no introduction to serious marine aquarium audiences. This dynamic duo of public aquarists has the kind […]
2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition Summary
From The Coral Triangle, The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, A California Academy of Sciences Special PublicationOriginally published in ReefsMagazine.com and on this site
We Brought an Entire Aquarium With Us (and Built a Fish-Sized Hyperbaric Chamber)
From CalAcademy.org and AdvnacedAquarist.com When I tell people that weâre in the field collecting saltwater animals for display and research at the aquarium, most of them imagine that the actual catching is the hard part. In reality, the hard work starts after we collect the animal. Keeping animals healthy in the fieldâand then healthy while en route […]
Like Something Out of a Nightmare
From CalAcademy.org and AdvancedAquarist.com There are two Academy groups currently in the Philippines for the 2014 Biodiversity Expedition: one from Research, and the other from the Aquarium. Though weâre staying at different locations, we collaborate when we can, like tonight. It all started with a 90-minute night dive at Anilao Pier to try to collect a […]