Welcome to the UK’s leading marine specialist magazine. UltraMarine caters for all aspects of the marine fish hobby, from absolute beginner to the most advanced aquarist. Our inspiration stems from a wide appreciation beyond the borders of our marine tanks, often tackling issues surrounding oceanography so that we can better understand our captive environments.
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The problem with dire warnings from conservationists is that, well to put it simply we don’t know if they will come true or not. The recent Reefs Revisited report from the World Resources Institute warns that reefs as we know them may disappear by 2050. A devastating blow for wildlife and our hobby. The things is, we just don’t know if it will really happen and making any real change along the lines of the precautionary principle (lets do something just in case it might) requires governments to plough billions of dollars/rubles/euros/yen etc. into dealing with a problem that is outside of the short-term political cycle. Personally I’d like reefs in the wild to prosper for eternity, I rather like diving on them, photographing them and trying to recreate one in my dining room.
I’ve always felt that as aquarists we are some of the key people who should be making lots of noise about protecting the planet’s seas and oceans, it is incumbent upon us to make sound choices about the livestock we keep and to campaign, cajole and nag where we can. Not many years ago a keen aquarist proudly showed me a photo of himself holding up a dead shark (a juvenile black tip) that he’d caught on a fishing trip. He loved his fish at home, yet was happy, admittedly in a small way, to contribute to the wholesale slaughter of sharks that has seen some species decline by 95% since the 1950s. I find this hard to get my head round.
There are many conservation organisations out there, from Bite Back to Sea Shepherd, WWF to the Wildlife Trusts. All o ffer suggestions for how you can do your bit. Some are against our hobby, some recognise it as having a supporting role in conservation – either way, you can do your bit. You might help out at a beach clean or just buy a t-shirt, but you’ll be doing the seas, the reefs and our hobby a favour.
Richard Aspinall
Included in the Latest Issue:
- Getting the Basics Right: Maturing the Aquarium
- Simply Stunning! Paul Whitby's 2,200 Litre System
- Dottybacks - the Pseudochromis Genus
- Sponges in the Marine Aquarium
- Clowns in the Wild
- John Clipperton's Digital Reefs
- Richard Aspinall Chronicles His New System Build
And much, much more!
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I like the way the mag is put together. Stunning photography, easy to read, interesting articles that inform and educate, whilst not taking itself too seriously. A must-read magazine for aquarists of all abilities.
Dale Pritchard
Director Ecoreef UK
Ultramarine Magazine is a great way to find out what is happening in the marine aquarium hobby; for background reference as well as keen travelogues to places we hobbyists would like to visit. Ultramarine provides a forum for all the UK; with listings of specialty shops and stockists, as well as current product reviews of saltwater gear. Am very happy to be associated with the fine folks contributing content and rendering it to their readership.
Bob Fenner, USA
Aquarist and Author
Aquarium keeping is a fantastic hobby! It brings you closer to nature and helps you learn a lot about the many interactions that go on in aquatic habitats, whether it is on the coral reefs, in the Amazon River or in the Great Lakes of Africa. But as you spend a lot of money on equipment, fish, plants and invertebrates, you should spend some time reading and making yourself a theoretical platform on which you can run your tanks and maintain your livestock. UltraMarine is from my point of view the best aquarium-orientated magazine in UK today. It has a broad spectrum of articles, an excellent and modern layout, and lets you know what other aquarium enthusiasts are doing.
Alf J. Nilsen, Norway
Author of Reef Secrets