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Update on Yellow Tang Research at the Oceanic Institute

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:May 19, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Yellow Tang larvae reared at OI. A=14 dph, B=24 dph, C=36 dph, D=45 dph, E=50 dph, F=60 dph. Scale bar = 1mmIt’s been about a year since we reported our…

MELANURUS WRASSE | Halichoeres melanurus

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:May 18, 2015
Post category:Aquacultured Fish Rising Tide Conservation

Photo by Matt Wittenrich Breaking The Internet: Check Out Our Wrasses! (Safe For Work)As mentioned in our previous post, six adult melanurus wrasses (3 male, 3 female) were moved to…

JACKKNIFE FISH | Equetus lanceolatus

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:May 17, 2015
Post category:Aquacultured Fish Rising Tide Conservation

JACKKNIFE FISH WHY YOU NEED THEM!On June 16, 2015, Proaquatix officially released the news that they’ve successfully spawned and reared the Jackknife Fish, Equetus lanceolatus (see the press release and additional images at…

YELLOW TANG | Zebrasoma flavescens

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:April 30, 2015
Post category:Aquacultured Fish Rising Tide Conservation

YELLOW TANG | Zebrasoma flavescens Oceanic Institute Achieves Breakthroughs In Culture Technology For Yellow TangThe culture of yellow tang represents a considerable economic opportunity and critical conservation strategy in coral reef ecosystem…

Rising Tide Conservation is on Facebook

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:April 24, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Rising Tide has caught up to the times and, thanks to Huntley, finally has a facebook page. We're only a week old so there's not a lot on there, but…

Breaking The Internet: Check Out Our Wrasses! (safe for work)

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:April 9, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

As mentioned in our previous post, six adult melanurus wrasses (3 male, 3 female) were moved to the Tropical Aquaculture Lab back in February. After settling into their new environment…

Huntley Penniman Joins Rising Tide

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:April 2, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

A student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I’m currently working through a Masters program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. I graduated from Boston College in 2008 with a Bachelor of…

Pomacanthus Angelfish Update

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:March 10, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Figure 1. Angelfish (2-3 years old) on display at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Photo credit: Ramon Villaverde.One of our first Rising Tide successes was harvesting eggs from Columbus Zoo and…

Early Success with a Halichoeres Wrasse!

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 15, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Figure 1. Halichoeres melanurus egg on a 1 mm Sedgewick Rafter cell. Here at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab we’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to work in a field…

Commercially Available Porkfish

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:January 19, 2015
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Figure 1. Captive bred Porkfish juvenile available from FishEye Aquaculture.Three years ago we posted a blog stating the commercial production potential of Porkfish,Anisotremis virginicus (Porkfish Protocol – Rising Tide’s First Commercial…