Recent News and Announcements from the Reef Stewardship Foundation

A forum dedicated to discussing topics from our publication the Reef Stewardship Review.

The Reef Stewardship Foundation is a Community of Practice Effort and this forum is for everyone to ask and read the most frequently asked questions.

A forum to hold a glossary of terms, as well as a place to suggest new auto-linker terms.

A place for suggestions to improve the website and the RSF overall.

A listing of volunteer opportunities where the Foundation could use YOUR help.

Introduce yourself here, welcome to the community!

Discuss any aquaculture or breeding efforts that do not fit into other aquaculture forums.

This forum is for buying/selling/trading broodstock, materials and equipment for breeding marine ornamentals.

A forum to hold general methodology, techniques and member projects.

Sub-Forums: Food Culturing, Larval Rearing

A forum dedicated to all things not related to the saltwater aquarium hobby. Keep the detritus clean people!

This section of forums focuses on marine fish that are endangered or threatened species, over-collected, or their collection has a negative impact on reef sustainability.

Sub-Forums: Banggai Cardinalfish - Pterapogon kauderni, Six Line Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, All other ornamental fish

Information on corals being bred in the RSF

Sub-Forums: Corals Research and Discussion, Asexual Reproduction of Corals, Broadcast Spawning Corals, Brooding Corals

Information on Sea Anemones

Sub-Forums: Sea Anemones Research and Discussion, Bubble Tip Anemones (Entacmaea quadricolor - Difficult)

Information on crustaceans currently being attempted by RSF Breeders.

Sub-Forums: Crabs (Infraorder Brachyura), Cleaner Shrimp (Genus Lysmata), Class Malacostraca, Sexy Shrimp - Thor amboinensis (De Man, 1888) (Breeder Challenge)

Echinoderms are a diverse group of invertebrates, some of the most common examples are sea stars, sea cucumbers and sea urchins.

Sub-Forums: Sea Urchins (Class Echinoidea) & Sea Cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea), Sea Stars (Asteroidea), Brittle Stars and Basket Stars (Ophiuroidea), and Feather Stars (Crinoidea)

Molluscs are a diverse group of organisms, with some examples being snails, chitons, clams, squid and octopus.

Sub-Forums: Clams and other Bivalves (Class Bivalvia), Nudibranchs (Order Nudibranchia), Sea Slugs (Order Opisthobranchia), Gastropods (Class Gastropoda) & Chitons (Class Polyplacophora), Cephalopods (Class Cephalopoda)

The forums below are for covering any other groups of invertebrates not covered above.

Sub-Forums: Marine Worms (Annelids), Sponges (Phylum Porifera), All Other Invertebrates

A forum dedicated to steps we can take, individually and collectively, to help reduce our impacts on coral reefs.

Sub-Forums: Persuasion, Consumer Action, Political Action, Ecomanagement, Legal Action

A forum dedicated to announcements or news items for significant events or conferences in the aquarium industry or pertaining to coral reefs.

Reef Stewardship Foundation research efforts are discussed here, including how you can become involved.

Sub-Forums: Suggested Reading

A forum dedicated to tips and tricks of microscopy, high quality invertebrate photographs and making educational/instructional videos.

Discuss your K-12 projects here

Discussion for Educational Reform and the Nature of Science