Founded in 1955
Friday May 18th, 2012
Mission Statement

The Florida Marine Aquarium Society’s mission is to bring together the expertise and experience of its members , with a purpose to share this information with others. By providing this wealth of information to all, the society strives to protect the quality of life for marine organisms maintained in aquaria. Creating an awareness of natural marine ecosystems in order to protect and share them with future generations.

 

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2012 FMAS Frag Swap

Place: South Plantation High School. (Cafeteria)

Click Here for a Map and Directions. Meetings are held at the south east part of the school in the environmental building right next to the cafeteria.

Date: Saturday May 12th, 2012

Time: 10AM – 5PM

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

FMAS April 17th Monthly Meeting

On Tuesday April 17th, 2012 we are honored to welcome Kevin Kohen. Kevin oversees all the operations related to LiveAquaria.com, a subsidiary of Dr’s Fosters and Smiths Aquaculture facility. Kevin is a nationally recognized speaker.

To view his personal webpage and BIO: Click Here

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This upcoming meeting will be the 3rd Tuesday of April! April 17th, 2012.

Please recall that our regularly scheduled meetings are on the 4th Tuesday, but this one we had to change. In an effort to meet our guest’s schedule, we changed it to the 3rd Tuesday.

Place: South Plantation High School. 

Click Here for a Map and Directions. Meetings are held at the south east part of the school in the environmental building right next to the cafeteria.

Date: Tuesday April 17th, 2012

Time: 7PM

FMAS March 27th General Meeting

This month we will have a speech on : Fish Health. Common diseases, symptoms, treatments etc.

We will also have a great raffle. Tickets will be $1.00. As you know raffles are members only raffles. Join at www.fmas1955.org, or at the meeting.

Our speaker will be Bill Cunningham

Originally from eastern Long Island NY, Bill got a start in Marine Aquariums early in life by crawling into his Mom’s tank of locally caught marine life as a toddler. This led to a lifetime as a confirmed beach bum and rabid aquarist keeping multitudes of marine critters in any container that could hold water. Since merely messing about around the waters edge and looking into glass boxes wasn’t enough, Bill obtained his SCUBA certification in 1983 and went on to Southampton College for a degree in Marine Biology.

As a hobbyist Bill has maintained a variety of aquaria, ranging from local caught natives of the East Coast to tropical fish from around the globe. Having witnessed the evolution of filtration from the lowly box filter to live deep sand beds he has found the natural methods of deep live sand beds the best after witnessing the fauna of the live sand assimilate entire cans of fish food often dumped in by his young daughter. Professionally Bill has worked in the Aquarium Industry for over a decade for a variety of retail stores ranging from small Mom and Pop shops to large chain stores. When an opportunity to run a university wet lab for a professor at Stony Brook University came along, he left the retail fish trade to return to science. While at Stony Brook, Bill cultured thousands of marine fish for research purposes and enjoyed time crewing aboard the R/V Seawolf. A unique opportunity brought his experience with aquaculture, research labs and oceanographic work to Florida!
International as the building manager for FIU’s Marine Science Progam at Biscayne Bay.

On Reef Central, Bill is a moderator for the Fish Disease Treatment, Marine Plants & Macroalgae, Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks, SCUBA/Snorkeling, and Other Invertebrates Forums

Place: South Plantation High School. Click Here for a Map and Directions. Meetings are held at the south east part of the school in the environmental building right next to the cafeteria.

Date: Tuesday March 27th, 2012

Time: 7PM