Scuba Diver Ocean Planet Issue 2/2016 | Page 54

ADEX 2016 APRIL 15–17 SUNTEC SINGAPORE ADEX SCAN A DIFFERENT KIND OF FARM By Caroline Harding In 1998, aquaculturists Carol and Craig Schmarr decided to save the seahorse. Seahorses were disappearing from the world’s oceans at an alarming rate and so they quit their jobs, packed their bags, and moved to Hawaii where they used their life savings to build the world’s first seahorse farm. The only hitch – the seahorse had never been bred in captivity and they were told by scientists it was impossible. This is the story of how they discovered the secret, their endeavour to challenge the pet-trade industry, and how they are educating the public about the large number of fish taken yearly from the world’s reefs. ADEX SCAN CORAL GARDENING By Silke De Vos Due to human activities causing environmental changes, as well as natural threats, coral reefs in Southeast Asia are at risk. Coral reefs are a life-giving environment and are essential for the oceans’ life cycle and for that of millions of people living in coastal areas. Coral Gardening follows the extraordinarily inspiring Anuar Abdullah, founder of Ocean Quest Malaysia and AD `)