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Here is a continuation of the history of guest speakers that are the foremost authorities in the industry: 07/17/99 JIM WOLF, Director of Science Outreach at CLU "Creatures of the Reef Aquarium" An Interactive Presentation on the Biology of the Creatures of the Coral Reef Aquarium Jim has degrees in both environmental and marine biology. Jim Wolf is an educator both in the conventional sense as well as commercial, having published instructional videos for marine aquariums though his company Aquatic Realm Productions. Jim is an active speaker and author on marine aquariums having most recently talked at MACNA X. 05/15/99
JOYCE WILKERSON, Breeder Joyce Wilkerson rears clownfishes and has had articles published in Freshwater and Marine Aquarium (FAMA) magazine and in Aquarium Fish magazine as well as in club newsletters from Vancouver to Florida. She is section leader of the Breeding and Fry Care section of FISHNET and Director of Operations for Breeder's Registry (an organization of marine larval rearing and coral propagating hobbyists). 03/20/99 BART SHEPHERD, Aquatic Biologist, Steinhart Aquarium. "Marine Displays at Steinhart Aquarium and Captive Propagation of Organisms" Bart will focus on the tropical marine displays here at Steinhart, especially those including ongoing captive propagation research. He is currently working with Fungia sp. stony corals and he knows of no other person or institution that is having success reproducing them at any scale. 01/16/99
JONATHAN LOWRIE
05/16/98
RICHARD HARKER 01/17/98 "Tank Maintenance" (It has to be done but no one likes to do it!) A roundtable discussion on tank maintenance by seasoned aquarists who discuss what they think is important and the best ways of accomplishing them. 11/22/97 "Manufacturing Techniques for Acrylic Tanks" by Howard Wong of Bio Reef Tanks of San Francisco. Howard speaks about how acrylic aquariums are manufactured, what makes a quality and durable aquarium and offers some tips on how to care for our tanks. 09/27/97 "Aquarium Controllers-the computer revolution comes to aquariums" DON SMITH (hobbyist/user) and CURT PANSAGRAU of Neptune Systems discuss and demonstrate how aquarium controllers can give you new insight into your aquariums heartbeat and warn of problems before your aquarium inhabitants find out. 05/17/97 "Round Table Discussion on Marine Aquariums" Panel of long time marine aquarists (over 75 years of combined experience) will field questions and discuss the do's and don'ts of setting up and operating marine aquariums. 03/15/97 "Marine Life of the Monterey Bay Area, Emphasizing Adaptations for Survival" by BILL FINSTAD. Mr. Finstad holds a Masters Degree in Marine Biology specializing in shark behavior. His thesis work covered circadian rhythms in sharks. He helped produce several television documentaries on shark behavior and has taught the subject for many years as a college professor. 01/18/97 "Aquarium Water Chemistry for freshwater, marine and garden ponds" by JOHN KUHNS - President of AquaScience Research Group, Inc. - chemist and aquatic researcher. Water chemistry was presented in an easily understood format. Audience participation encouraged a complete understanding of the topic. Mr. Kuhns developed the formulas for NovAqua and AmQuel plus over 100 other products related to freshwater & marine fish health and aquatic environment control 11/16/96 "New and Exciting Methods that Computer Techniques bring to the Aquarium Hobby" by JERRY BORRELL- President of Sumeria, Inc. Sumeria was the first company to produce CD ROM titles on marine life and ocean environments. With seven volumes, including video on over 1,000 species of fish, it is the most comprehensive series of its kind on the world's ocean systems. 09/21/96 "Marine Angelfish" by SHIRLEY FARRELL. A discussion of the techniques for successfully maintaining marine angelfish. Including the nutritional requirements, water quality and parameters, identification, and other special requirements. May
31 - June 2, 1996 WESTERN MARINE CONFERENCE '96 SPEAKERS: Dr. J.E,N. Vernon
- Biologist & author of "Corals of Australia and the Indo- Pacific" Saturday Night Banquet: Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock - International award winning underwater photographers. 05/18/96 "JellyFish" by DAVE WROBEL - Senior Aquarist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. A discussion of the successful techniques used at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in the long-term care, feeding and breeding of jellyfish. 03/16/96 "New Tips and Techniques in Reef Tank Keeping" by STEVE SHVETSOFF Latest methods in setting up and maintaining the reef aquarium. Topics such as tank selection, protein skimming, and landscaping the aquarium. Learn about the animals that are kept in these aquaria. Plus new methods on lighting, calcium addition, trace elements and much more. 01/20/96 "The Public Aquarium" by FERNANDO NOSRATPOUR - Senior Aquarist at the Stephen Birch Aquarium of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, California. A behind-the-scenes look at the public aquarium. Come and learn their techniques for successfully maintaining fish and corals. Their clownfish breeding program will also be discussed. 11/18/95 "Brine Shrimp" by DAVID KAWAHIGASHI- resident biologist at San Francisco Bay Briine. A discussion about brine shrimp: their life cycle, nutritional value, collection and processing techniques. 10/07/95 "Sea anemones and their proper care in our aquarium" by DAPHNE FAUTIN noted author and marine biologist specializing in sea anemones. 05/20/95 "Do-it-Yourself Workshop" Hands on demonstrations of the skills required to build your own protein skimmers, wet/dry filters, algae scrubbers, lighting systems, automatic water top-off system, surge system and more. 04/22/95 "Care and Keeping of Stoney Corals" by MIKE PALETTA 03/18/95
"Maqua-Culture" by STANLEY BROWN (a columnist for
Marine Fish Monthly) A discussion about the current status of breeding
and culturing saltwater fish and invertebrates in closed aquarium systems
for use within the hobby.
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