The RSF is happy to announce that it is moving it’s aquaculture research lab to the Indianapolis, IN area. Our current lab and 100+ gallon broodstock system will be shut down this month. The fish and invertebrate broodstock we have acquired over the last several years will be sent to the RSF breeder network participants and returned once the new aquaculture system is established and stable.

We are excited about the move as the new space will provide the necessary space for a research lab, a broodstock system, and several research and growout tanks. A thread on the discussion forums will be started once we begin construction of the new lab.

The Reef Stewardship Foundation is happy to announce that the Dallas Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society (http://www.dfwmas.org/) is graciously hosting the RSF 2011 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday night, May 24th, 2011.

The annual meeting will feature presentations from two members of the RSF’s Board of Directors. The first presentation will be from Dr. Brian Plankis and is tentatively titled “The RSF Past and Present: What We’ve Done and Where We are Going”. The second presentation will be from Dr. Ronald L. Shimek and is titled “Providing Adequate Nutrition For Animals In A Reef Aquarium: The Most Difficult Problem That Aquarists Face.”

The meeting will also feature a fund raising raffle of captive bred animals, RSF branded items and breeding equipment. Additional details will be provided as the meeting date approaches.

The RSF will also be holding small focus group meetings of aquaculturists, hobbyists, and hobby leaders for a project that will be announced at the annual meeting. If you currently breed species for the industry or are interested in sustainability of the hobby, please contact us regarding participating in these focus groups on either May 24th or May 25th.

We look forward to discussing the state of the RSF and the hobby at our annual meeting, we hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Brian Plankis

Podcasts

Reef Addicts Podcast Episode 1

Reef Addicts Podcast episode 1

Borneman, E. & Plankis, B. J. (2010). Reef Stewardship Foundation Introduction. Released 01-01-2010

Plankis, B. J. (2007). Talkingreef Podcast – Episode 90 – Project DIBS – Released 02-01-2007

Plankis, B. J. (2010). Setting up and Maintaining an Economical and Sustainable Reef in a Declining World? Invited speaker for the Raleigh Aquarium Society’s 26th Annual Carolina Aquarium Workshop, Raleigh, NC.

Borneman, E. & Plankis, B. (2009). Guiding a sustainable trade: Aquarists and the RSF working together, RSF annual meeting keynote. A Presentation for the Dallas/Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society, Dallas, TX, November 7th, 2009.

Plankis, B. (2008). Hobbyists Advancing the Hobby: What can hobbyists do to protect and conserve marine invertebrates? Invited speaker for the Raleigh Aquarium Society’s 24th Annual Carolina Aquarium Workshop, Raleigh, NC.

Plankis, B. (2007). Project DIBS: An Introduction. A Presentation for the Dallas/Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society, Dallas, TX July 11, 2007.

Plankis, B. (2007). The Desirable Invertebrates Breeding Society: Working Together as a Community. Invited speaker for the International Marine Aquarium Conference, Chicago, IL, June 3, 2007.

Plankis, B. (2007). Project DIBS An Introduction: The Need for Captive Bred Invertebrates. A Presentation for the Rocky Mountain Reef Club, Arvada, CO, May 12, 2007.

Plankis, B. (2007). An Introduction to Project DIBS: The Need to Breed. A Presentation for the Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society, Pittsburgh, PA, April 21, 2007.

Plankis, B. (2007). Project DIBS: An Introduction. A Presentation for the Marine Aquarium and Reef Society of Houston, February 3, 2007.

Plankis, B. (2006). Project DIBS: An Introduction. A Presentation for the Houston Conchology Society, November 21, 2006.

Borneman, E. H. (2006). Coral reef guinea pigs: culture of research clonal lines, Proceedings of 10th International Coral Reef Symposium.

Borneman, E. H. (2006). Reproduction in aquarium corals. Proceedings of 10th International Coral Reef Symposium.

Borneman, E. H. (2000). Response to new threat to coral reefs: trade in coral reef organisms. Issues in Science and Technology, Winter issue.

Borneman, E. H. (2000). Unnecessary collections for the marine aquarium trade: Species with extremely low survival rates. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali.

Borneman, E. H., & Lowrie, J. (2001). Advances in captive husbandry: An easily utilized reef replenishment means from the private sector? Bulletin of Marine Science, 69(2), 897-913.

Bruckner, A. W., & Borneman, E. H. (2006). Developing a sustainable harvest regime for Indonesia’s stony coral fishery with application to other coral exporting countries. Proceedings of 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1692-1697.

Bruckner, A. W., Borneman, E. H. & Field, J. D. (2003). An assessment of the Oceanographic Institute of Dominica, a coral aquaculture facility located in Portsmouth, Dominica. A report prepared for the Fisheries Department of Dominica.

Bruckner, A. W., Borneman, E. H. & Field, J. D. (2003). Coral community dynamics on coral reefs near Portsmouth, Dominica with recommendations for sustainable harvest practices and reef restoration strategies. A report prepared for the Fisheries Department of Dominica.

Greenemeier, M. & Plankis, B. J. (2007). Wanted: Hobbyist Heroes to Stop An Alien Invasion. Reefkeeping Magazine, 6(9).

Hwang, S. & Plankis, B. (2008). Using digital storytelling to review the history of situated learning and to present an authentic online community. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 925-930). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Plankis, B. J. (2007). Hobbyists Advancing the Hobby, Part III: Creating Educational Videos to Share Hobbyists’ Knowledge. Reefkeeping Magazine, 6(11).

Plankis, B. J. (2007). Hobbyists advancing the hobby, Part II: An introduction to Project DIBS. Reefkeeping Magazine, 6(1).

Plankis, B. J. (2006). Hobbyists advancing the hobby, Part I: Changing shared practices starting with live rock hitchhikers. Reefkeeping Magazine, 5(11).

Plankis, B. J. (2006). Observations on anemone predation and reproduction by hitchhiking aeolid nudibranchs. Reefkeeping Magazine, 5(4).

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