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 `)