CORAL has today provided comments to the federal government by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. that address the petition to list 82 species of stony corals on the Endangered Species List.

Here is the Summary of Ron's Comments:

The March/April Issue of CORAL, featuring Smart Reefs, is now available to be read online.  Click for Immediate Access

The current issue winner of a new EcoTech Marine VorTech MP40 wireless propeller pump is CORAL subscriber Andrew Berry of Boulder, Colorado.

Front view of the 32-gallon (120-L) aquarium – full of macroalgae, hardy corals,  and enchantment, with no stress, the way an anglerfish likes it.

 By Inken Krause
Excerpt from CORAL, May/June 2010

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CORRECTION

The CORAL Magazine Newsletter of March 10 misidentified this Possum Wrasse, which is actually Tanaka's Possum Wrasse or Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse. The error occurred during production should not be attributed to author Scott W. Michael.

Diver observes a recently dead coral head at an Upper Keys inshore patch reef. Right: Transplanted Staghorn Coral was unable to withstand the severe cold temperatures. Photographs: The Nature Conservancy/NOAA.

Lemon Damsel, left, and Ambon Damsel, right, appear very similar to the human eye, but sport distinguishing facial markings that reflect UV light that is invisible to us but that some fishes can see.