Marine Aquarium For Sale
Marine aquarists were upset to learn in late 2008 that EcoSystem Aquarium, publisher of Coral, would no longer be producing the magazine. The parent publication of the English language Coral is Koralle, which was first conceived in Germany nearly a decade ago. The fundamental concept behind the magazine was to have a publication written for both home aquarists and marine biologists. EcoSystem’s decision to cease publication left the future of this most respected of marine aquarium magazines up in the air.
Publisher Ecosytem Severs Ties with Koralle
According to the EcoSystem website, the decision “to sever ties” with Koralle after five years was made in order to launch a new publication—ReefLife Magazine. EcoSystem claims that ReefLife Magazine will be “an even better magazine” than Coral, but given Coral’s reputation, combined with the frustration of numerous subscribers who felt that they were "left unsupported by EcoSystem’s sudden abandonment of the magazine," that is going to be a tall order to fill. ReefLife Magazine is scheduled to publish its first issue in spring 2009.
Coral Finds a New Publisher and Editor
When it became clear that EcoSystem would not continue to publish Coral, Daniel Knop, the editor of the German Koralle, contacted James Lawrence, an award-winning publisher of books and magazines and the founder of Microcosm, LTD and Reef to Rainforest Media, LLC. “When EcoSystem failed to complete the December 2008 issue,” Lawrence recalls, “Daniel and I connected with some urgency.” Lawrence first met Daniel Knop at one of the very early MACNA Conferences. Lawrence is now the publisher and editor of the re-launched Coral Magazine.
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