An inveterate world traveler to the native waters of freshwater fishes, Evers has some 50 home aquaria and has “so far” bred more than 250 species in his own tanks. He has collected fish in many countries, including Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Biologists and human rights observers are calling it an epic disaster in the making, a massive river-damming complex in the heart of the Amazon basin that threatens tens of thousands of native rainforest dwellers and the fish populations that sustain them and enrich the aquarium world.
Jay Hemdal revists the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Jay Hemdal presents a history of RAW; Regional Aquatics Workshops, an event for public aquarists
A bill now working its way through the United States Congress would effectively end the keeping of non-native species in home aquariums.
Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, HR6311, seeks to prevent the introduction of invasive species through a mixture of white lists and possession bans, which could have dire consequences for the aquarium industry and hobby.
Drought, shifting temperature patterns, and competition from invasive species are pushing endemic North American fishes to the brink.
