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PDFs Online: It has taken me about a year, but I finally have all the issues of Fish 'N' Chips available in PDF. Look for the Adobe PDF graphic on the yearly issue pages! Fish 'N' Chips Links Directory: My Links Directory (http://www.marinefiends.com/wsnlinkspreview/) now requires verification of members' email addresses before they can finish registering and submit sites. I'm sorry folks. I really didn't want to make you go through another step just to get your sites listed but as is usually the case on the internet, a few bad apples have ruined things for the rest of us. I was receiving several new members a day that filled every field of their profile with information on the latest enlargements and pharmacy deals. As if getting those via email just wasn't enough! So, I hope this won't discourage you too much and you'll submit your site to my list even if it takes you an extra step now. Q&A: Several years ago a subscriber and I were planning on adding a Q&A section to Fish 'N' Chips. That subscriber was Patrick Monaghan. Those plans have sat untouched since my move and Fish 'N' Chips' hiatus. I would like to dust off the cobwebs and see if the idea could still work. I've tried to email Patrick but the address I had for him doesn't work. So, Patrick, if you are still out there, I'd like to tell you how sorry I am for dropping off the face of the earth like that. I still have the one Q&A response you did and will publish it if it's ok with you. And, if you're still interested, maybe we could pick up where we left off? If anyone else out there is interested, drop me an email. Critter Corner
Dedicated "to conserve coral reefs and other marine ecosystems by creating standards and certification for those engaged in the collection and care of ornamental marine life from reef to aquarium", the Marine Aquarium Council launches a new MAC fourth Standard: the Mariculture and Aquaculture Management (MAM) Standard; following several years of work by an international multi-stakeholder group to develop the Standard.
This Standard covers the mariculture and aquaculture management, propagation, collection, and culturing of marine aquarium organisms, including:
The Standard includes culturing in the natural environment as well as in "stand-alone" operations (i.e., operations solely for culturing of marine ornaments) and "in facility" operations (i.e., culturing and propagation in facilities for wholesale, retail, research, etc). In January, two independent MAC Accredited certifiers undertook a test Certification audit and evaluation of three companies: one in the UK and two in the US, to the MAC Mariculture and Aquaculture Management Standard. After showing their compliance with the MAM Standard, for their culturing activities of marine ornamental fish and, for one company, live rock, the three companies have successfully obtained the MAC Certification. Beyond MAC Certification enhancing a sustainable and responsible marine ornamental trade, companies continue to find additional benefits to it. Indeed, growing of live rock in its traditional ponds is a unique and innovative activity for the rural island of Molokai, and "the MAC process has helped us become a better business operation and attain our environmental goals of protecting our fragile marine system. We believe that the MAC Certification will also help us expand live rock operations to the other twenty ponds on our island. This has been a very important mile stone for our young company", emphasizes Mr. Ritte from Hawaiian Live Rock, one of the three companies which achieved MAC Certification recently. Dedicated to the perpetuation and enhancement of Hawaiian cultural activities, this company's main activity relies on restoring the eight hundred (800) year old traditional Hawaiian fishponds. The newly MAC Certified companies that are providing the world's first internationally MAC Certified cultured marine ornamentals, including live rock, are:
The contact information for these companies is found on the MAC website, where the only official list of MAC Certified operators is available at: www.aquariumcouncil.org. The tested final draft of the MAM international Standard is now available for other companies to seek Certification under the pilot phase of its implementation in 2006. If you are interested in becoming MAC Certified under the MAC MAM Standard for the pilot phase, then please email: info@aquariumcouncil.org. The availability of the first MAC Certified cultured organisms is an important step for the marine ornamental industry in general; as it will allow marine hobbyists to find a larger quantity of MAC Certified species available in the support of a sustainable, responsible marine ornamentals trade and hobby, and healthy marine aquarium organisms. For more information about MAC and the Mariculture and Aquaculture Management (MAM) Standard, please contact MAC at info@aquariumcouncil.org, and visit MAC website at www.aquariumcouncil.org.
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A Short & Sweet Review Well, I had recently bought a Kole tang and had it in the Quarantine Tank for 2 weeks. I didn't notice anything wrong with it, since it was eating well and behaving normally, so I put it in the display tank. To my surprise, it already had ich, I just didn't see it. I did use the Ich medication in the QT for 1 week, but continued it in the display tank. Within 3 days after the tang was released into the tank, it was ich free. Also, none of my other fish got ich as a result. All inverts and corals are unaffected. Call me a lifetime customer. Editor's Comments: Please visit Saltcreep at http://www.saltcreep.com/ for this review, forums, and much more.
New Stuff Found Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/):
Reefkeeping Magazine (http://reefkeeping.com/):
Seas the Day Ocean Book of the Month (http://seastheday.theoceanproject.org/seastheday/book/index.htm)
Seahorse Network Newsletter This seahorse specific newsletter made it's debut in August. The Seahorse Network Newsletter is sponsored by Seahorse Australia (http://www.seahorse-australia.com.au/). Katja de Bradley is the volunteer editor. Subscription is free and it is designed to be for hobbyists by hobbyists. They plan to publish quarterly. Anyone interested in subscribing or contributing to this new seahorse specific resource should contact Seahorse Australia at info@seahorse-australia.com.au or Katja de Bradley at debradley@bigpond.com.au. Wallpaper of the Month
09/01/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/01/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/01/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/01/06, National Geographic News 09/04/06, WWF 09/07/06, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies 09/09/06, Science News Online 09/10/06, RedOrbit 09/12/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/14/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/17/06, Conservation International 09/18/06, BBC News 09/22/06, Practical Fishkeeping 09/22/06, MCS
Chips...er...Tips Specific Gravity is the measurement of the salinity of your tank's water - the level of salt dissolved in your water. Yes, that's a very simple definition, but it works! Keep your tank's Specific Gravity between 1.020 and 1.025. When doing water changes, test your tank's Specific Gravity and match your make-up water to your tank's level to avoid shocking your critters. To Submit Your Tip: Visit http://www.marinefiends.com/submit.html.
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The first Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) Certified cultured marine ornamentals are now available
with the Certification of three companies to the MAC Mariculture and Aquaculture Management (MAM)
Standard. These cultured fish and live rock respond to the increasing demand for MAC Certified
responsible marine aquarium trade, by offering a complementary supply to the existing wild caught
MAC Certified species. To be sold as MAC Certified, these marine ornamentals have to pass along the
unbroken MAC Certified chain of custody, guaranteeing their traceability and their optimum health.
