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ISSUE ARTICLES FEATURES AMDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible marine aquarium keeping as an entertaining, educational, and worthwhile leisure time activity. ALL SUBMISSIONS FOR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS Please send
submissions to: _________________________ DID YOU KNOW??? Blue Linkia Starfish, Linkia laevigata, are highly susceptible to changes in salinity. Obvious symptoms include deterioration of tissue, particularly at the ends of the arms. Prevent this problem by acclimating these animals with an extremely slow drip over 4-6 hours. |
EYE ON AMDA The new Board of Directors is determined to make the membership truly feel a part of an active organization! This column will be featured in each newsletter and will inform you about the specific plans AMDA has for the future, what is being done to achieve those plans, and the implementation of those plans. As always, your comments and suggestions are needed and wanted...please contact a Board member! Due to unforeseen circumstances,
the elections ran a little late and the new board was not officially in
place until January 16, 2001. The first on-line conference meeting was
held January 21 with all board members in attendance. The following issues
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ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thanks to all of the AMDA membership who participated in our Board of Directors election. Below are the names, titles, and contact information for the 2001-2002 Board. Please don’t hesitate to contact any of the Board members with your comments or suggestions! They’re here for you! PRESIDENT REGIONAL DIRECTORS:
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netting knowledge
Big changes are going into effect at Sea Critters, to
allow us more focus on what we do best. We have been providing quality
marinelife and aquacultured live rock to the marine aquarium hobby, as a
wholesale dealer for a number of years. As the aquacultured live rock
production has advanced we have also begun propagating corals and
Eco-gorgonians, as well as collecting a variety of Florida fish and
invertebrates. We have learned many lessons from our experiences over the
years in this business. One of those lessons concerns how many different
"hats" we must wear to run a business efficiently and
effectively (we are still pondering that one!). A marinelife wholesale
dealer has a set of issues to deal with that may be very different than
issues a retail dealer must face, or a collector, or an importer. We have
added to the mix issues faced by becoming an aquaculture producer as well.
With government regulations growing all the time, we are always adding new
items to the list of issues! . For several years now he hats we wear
include; diver, collector, transporter, aquaculture producer, wholesale
dealer, sales and marketing agent, advertising, management and
distributor, and don't forget, boat captain and clean up crew. The changes
we are making at Sea Critters are in part, our way of thinning down that
list so that it is more manageable, cost effective, and so that we can
have a little bit more time for things like family, children, and time to
laugh a little. We realized after trying a number of different ways of
juggling things, what we really needed to do, was focus our efforts
towards our aquaculture production, and develop some alternative, creative
ways of getting the other "jobs" done as well. To accomplish
this change, to better serve the marine aquarium hobby for years to come,
and to expand our production of aquacultured rock and corals, we are
changing our entire focus from "wholesale dealer" to
"production farm". What that means exactly.... we will be
collecting/producing the marine life and aquacultured live rock we have
always provided, but the sales and distribution will be done by several
other wholesale dealers in the area. Roy will be involved in collecting
animals, and production of our aquacultured live rock and other
aquacultured items at our new greenhouse. Teresa will be working on some
special projects, working with aquaculture students, and some Internet
sales from our web page. We are making these changes to allow us an
opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the marine aquarium hobby,
while at the same time staying involved in issues that directly impact our
business, and finding a little time for those quality of life issues we
all deal with. We have sent letters detailing these changes to our
database of customers. If anyone would like more information, please call
us at 813-986-6521.