by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 14, 2022 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Potential outcomes if Hypancistrus zebra (Zebra Pleco), which has been banned for export in Brazil since 2004, is listed by CITES. via Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association Ltd (OATA) OATA has joined fellow global pet trade representatives to make its views heard at...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 25, 2021 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine
The author’s daughter, Audrey Pedersen, examines a young captive-bred Leopard Gecko, Eublepharis macularius, one of only 11 species of lizards allowable under proposed new pet regulations for the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Image credit: Matt Pedersen...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 8, 2019 | Freshwater, Marine
Aquarium livestock trade associations from across the globe have issued an open letter to the CITES Secretariat expressing their concern about a new proposal to study the trade and conservation of marine ornamental fish. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 5, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Freshwater, Marine
an excerpt from CORAL Magazine, May/June 2012, by Matt Pedersen Can marine aquarists provide a safety net for endangered species and aquatic diversity? The first time I publicly expressed my concerns for the future of coral reefs, I got a bit choked up and teary-eyed....
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 4, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
Special Report by Matt Pedersen with the AMAZONAS Staff Overlooked in the recent flurry of headlines coming out of Johannesburg, South Africa, as the 2016 CITES Conference announced listing changes for some 500 species of wild plants and animals whose survival is...
