Disappearing Diadema

Marine Biologist, Author, Breeder, Aquarist, Martin Moe shares the five years of trials, failures and successes in rearing Diadema urchins from spawning to full metamorphosis, and the reasons these urchins, their disappearance and repopulation are of critical importance to the health of Caribbean, Bahamian, and Florida coral reef communities.

Join Martin and Ken in Orlando for the 2010 MACNA conference!

Why Diadema?

Thursday, 19 August 2010 00:00 | Written by Martin Moe |

A Quick Little Quiz about a Keystone Herbivore

What coral reef animal was super abundant on the reefs of the Florida Keys 30 years ago, and was abhorred by lobster divers and greatly feared by snorkelers?

Another clue--this animal suffered a great plague in 1983 that reduced its numbers throughout the western tropical Atlantic by about 98 percent. At first, most divers were happy to see them gone because they were no longer subjected to frequent and painful encounters with this little beast

An Introduction to Skip and Diadema antillarum

Friday, 30 July 2010 12:02 | Written by CRF Team |

Martin Andreas Moe, Jr. (aka Skip)

is now a young man in his early 70s and has spent virtually his entire adult life, like 50 years, working with the marine life of Florida waters. He has been a fishery biologist, an ichthyologist, a marine biologist, a pioneering marine fish aquaculturist, has authored numerous scientific and popular articles, and has written six books on marine and aquarium topics. His work and interests have included a basic work on the biology of the red grouper, spiny lobster reproduction, the breeding of clownfish, angelfish, and other marine fish, marine aquarium technology, and many other topics, arts, and skills associated with the study of marine life.

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