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MACNA Speakers

BRStv works in conjunction with MASNA, the creators of the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, to record the keynote and supporting speakers at the MACNA conference each year. You will find valuable presentations from prominent marine researchers, business owners, and experienced saltwater aquarium professionals on a variety of topics related to saltwater and reef aquariums.
  1. Martin Moe: The Details of Diadema Culture; a New Aquaculture Technology | MACNA 2018

    Martin Moe: The Details of Diadema Culture; a New Aquaculture Technology | MACNA 2018

    Martin A. Moe, Jr. (Skip) has been a marine aquarist since 1965 and a freshwater aquarist before that. He was a fishery biologist and ichthyologist with the Florida State Marine Research Laboratory...
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  2. Mark Callahan: How to Successfully Quarantine Fish | MACNA 2018

    Mark Callahan: How to Successfully Quarantine Fish | MACNA 2018

    There is a central theme in Mark’s life: WATER. WATER. WATER. Growing up in Tennessee meant trips to the local lakes and rivers on the family ski boat. Spring break was always...
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  3. Marc Levenson: Setting Up a Saltwater Tank the Right Way | MACNA 2018

    Marc Levenson: Setting Up a Saltwater Tank the Right Way | MACNA 2018

    Marc “melev” Levenson has been in the hobby since 1998, blogging his experiences about his own reef on his website melevsreef.com to help others learn husbandry skills. Most recently...
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  4. Laura Birenbaum: Biology and Behavior of Cuttlefish and How To Keep Them | MACNA 2018

    Laura Birenbaum: Biology and Behavior of Cuttlefish and How To Keep Them | MACNA 2018

    Laura has been devoted to her career in the reef aquarium industry for over 17 years and has been a fish keeper for most of her life. In addition to her internship at the Steinhart Aquarium, Laura...
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  5. Julian Sprung: Planning for Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters | MACNA 2018

    Julian Sprung: Planning for Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters | MACNA 2018

    Julian Sprung grew up on a residential island on Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach, Florida, where he spent a lot of time collecting and observing all kinds of marinelife. He is a graduate of the...
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  6. Joe Yaiullo: Bonsai Reef Keeping in a 20,000 Gallon Box | MACNA 2018

    Joe Yaiullo: Bonsai Reef Keeping in a 20,000 Gallon Box | MACNA 2018

    As a kid, Joe spent much of his childhood maintaining home aquariums and exploring the marine life surrounding Long Island, New York. Now he gets paid to basically do what he did as a kid and has...
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  7. Joe Caparatta: 20yrs of Fish Guy in NYC and What I Learned | MACNA 2018

    Joe Caparatta: 20yrs of Fish Guy in NYC and What I Learned | MACNA 2018

    Joe Caparatta aka “Joe Fish”, has been passionately invested in aquarium keeping both as a hobby and primary source of income since the age of 12. He currently owns and operates...
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  8. Elizabeth Groover: Ornamental Wrasse Culture | MACNA 2018

    Elizabeth Groover: Ornamental Wrasse Culture | MACNA 2018

    Elizabeth (Liz) Groover spent more than half her life living in New Hampshire, always intrigued by the marine life inhabiting its “expansive” 18 miles of coastline. Knowing her career...
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