Rising Tide Conservation

"SAVING THE OCEAN ONE FRY AT A TIME"

OUR MISSION

Rising Tide Conservation is dedicated to enhancing sustainability in the marine aquarium industry by funding and promoting marine ornamental fish aquaculture research. 

OUR WORK

Aquaculture provides a sustainable source for aquarium fishes, and can reduce the impacts of wild collection on fish populations and the habitats where they live. Just a small percentage of marine fish species in the aquarium industry have been aquacultured, creating a need for research to develop and refine marine ornamental fish aquaculture methods.

We are committed helping meet this need by providing full and partial funding for  aquaculture research, both to develop initial aquaculture protocols and to optimize aquaculture protocols for commercial use. We achieve success by working collaboratively with researchers, public aquaria, hobbyists, pet industry professionals, and conservation groups to continue increasing the availability of aquacultured marine ornamental fish species in the aquarium industry, for both hobbyists and public aquaria.  

Additionally, we are supporting the next wave of aquaculture researchers and aquarists by funding graduate students and supporting professional development through internships and externships with our partners in the aquarium industry.

A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS

We believe successful conservation and sustainability requires collaboration (”a rising tide”), and our efforts are intended to benefit the aquarium industry, the ocean, and the people and marine life that depend on it. (“lift all boats”).

AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

We fund research to develop and refine marine ornamental fish aquaculture methods in order to increase the number of aquacultured species in the aquarium trade.

AQUACULTURED FISH

We believe aquaculture is an important, impactful way to increase sustainability in the aquarium industry, but not the only way. We support verified sustainable initiatives, including the regulated and transparent wild collection of certain species.

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LATEST NEWS

New Graduate Student at UF/IFAS IRREC

We are thrilled to introduce you to the newest M.S. Graduate Assistant that will be working with Dr. Cortney Ohs at UF/IFAS IRREC Aquaculture Laboratory in Fort Pierce, FL. Kathryn “Katie” McCord to the lab as a new M.S. Graduate Assistant. Kathryn graduated in 2015 from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor

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Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, Aquaculture Pledge

Leave Them Wild:  The Importance of Choosing Aquacultured Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. The future of the marine aquarium industry relies in part on the shift to sustainable sourcing of marine life. Marine ornamental aquaculture is a sustainable source alternative to wild collection.* In some cases, aquacultured fish can completely meet

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