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We have a vast array of contributors here at Ultramarine from all
over the world; these include many highly regarded and widely published
authors, well-respected reef enthusiasts, experts in marine biology,
aquarium chemistry, tank physics and oceanic conservationists.
 Alf
Jacob Nilsen
Alf Jacob Nilsen (born 1954) lives with his wife Lise at “Hidra”,
a small island on the south-western coast of Norway. He is
educated as a teacher from the Academy of Teaching in Stavanger
and as a biologist from the University of Bergen. He now works
as a teacher in his local community.
For many years Alf J. has taken an interest in coral reef
biology and worked the coral reef aquarium. He has visited
reef areas all around the world and has studied the natural
coral reefs habitats up close. Together with his co-author,
Svein A. Fosså, he has published a number of books dealing
with the coral reef aquarium. He has given lectures in many
countries and also written a lot of articles on the biology
and techniques of reef biology and the coral reef aquarium.
Alf J. also takes an interest in nature photography and runs
the photo agency Bioquatic Photo (www.biophoto.net).
His photographic works spans from photographing the universe
through telescopes to the macro-life of the marine aquarium
seen through a microscope.
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 Robert
Fenner
Bob has “lived” the science, hobby and business
of aquatics in the Philippines, Japan and United States. All
phases: collector, wholesale, jobber, retail, design, construction
and maintenance. All levels: manager, owner, hatchery work,
retail clerk, technician. Published works include several studies
on aquatic biological and chemical questions, and an extensive
publishing and photographic background in the industry and hobby
of aquatics in general. |
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 Bob
Goemans
Bob has been in the aquarium hobby for over fifty years and
set up his first marine aquarium in 1956. As a member of the
Jamaica, New York Aquarium Society he was the first in the
USA to own and use an undergravel filter and has collected
some of his own aquarium specimens from the Caribbean to the
South China Sea.
Bob became a well-known author when writing for Marine Fish
Monthly for over fourteen years and presently has monthly
columns and/or various articles in Freshwater And Marine Aquariums,
Tropical Fish Hobbyist, and Practical Fishkeeping and Marine
World in the U.K. He’s an independent aquarium supporter
often appearing at aquarium shop openings, question and answer
sessions, aquarium society meetings, symposiums, school events
and even on TV and has established one of the most popular
marine aquarist websites in the world (www.saltcorner.com).
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 Clayton
Smith
Clayton Smith was born in London in 1972, he got his first aquarium
when he was 6 years old and has been keeping fish and inverts
ever since. He graduated from Liverpool University in 1996 with
an Honours degree in Zoology with Marine Biology. He has worked
in the Philippines and Australia on coral reef conservation
and research projects and in the UK as The London Aquarium’s
Senior Aquarist. He has had several articles published on his
breeding work on marine fish which have included Damsels, Clowns,
Cardinals and Dottybacks. In 2004 Clayton started the UK’s
first dedicated coral culture business Reefworks which he continues
to run today. |
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 Eric
Borneman
Eric Borneman is a Ph.D. candidate supported by an NSF fellowship
in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University
of Houston. Eric’s primary research area is in the field
of apoptosis and stress-related factors in coral disease. Eric
received the “Aquarist of the Year” award by the
Marine Aquarium Societies of North America in 2002 for contributions
to the field of coral husbandry, and has written two books on
the subject, including the acclaimed book, Aquarium Corals.
Eric is also involved in aquarium trade sustainability issues,
sexual and asexual coral culture for research, diseases and
reproduction in captive corals, and is currently conducting
coral disease research at the Texas Flower Garden Banks. He
hosts the new Corals and Coral Reefs Forum, an advanced coral
husbandry forum at Marine Depot, having hosted six similar forums
over 15 years, and is a science editor of ReefKeeping magazine
and Reef Hobbyist Online. Eric has contributed hundreds of articles
to both the scientific and the international reefkeeping communities
and has lectured worldwide on the subject of coral husbandry.
He has been diving and photographing coral reefs of the world
since 1978. |
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 Fran
Mallion/WDCS
Fran Mallion has been working for WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin
Conservation Society for just under a year, initially as a volunteer
with out of the blue, WDCS’ travel wing, and more recently
as UK press assistant. Previously, she volunteered as a naturalist
guide onboard whale watching boats in Tenerife and this year
is guiding the first out of the blue whale watching short-break
to Scotland . Fran graduated with an MSC in Animal Behaviour
from Exeter University in 2004, after carrying out a study into
the effects of boat-based whale and dolphin watching on short-finned
pilot whale behaviour in Tenerife. As press assistant, a typical
day involves reading the papers, and every piece of whale, dolphin
and porpoise related news available, writing stories for the
WDCS UK website, and helping to inform the public about the
work that WDCS do through press releases to a variety of media.
Visit WDCS’ website at www.wdcs.org |
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 James
Fatherree
James Fatherree has been an aquarium hobbyist since childhood,
has been keeping marine aquariums for well over a decade, and
has spent many days diving in Florida, Hawaii, the Bahamas,
Japan and Indonesia. He also managed a large retail aquarium
store, owned and operated an aquarium design, installation,
and maintenance business for several years, and spent a summer
working as a diver/collector/slave for an aquarium livestock
wholesaler in Florida. James has also published well over 100
articles and 1,000 photographs in various aquarium magazines
in the U.S. and Europe, and has written and illustrated five
books on the topics of reef organisms and marine aquariums,
too. If you’d like to know more about the author, visit
his homepage at www.fatherree.com/james. |
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 Simon
Garratt
Now living in Southampton UK with my fiancé Emma. A
practicing reefkeeper for over 26 yrs, with a background in
engineering and flow dynamics, I’ve been very lucky
to be able to link these three passions by designing and building
not only my own, but to also consult on, or build numerous
reef systems both private and professional across the UK and
farther afield. I can regularly be found on www.Ultimatereef.net
under my real name. I also have a passion for photography,
with images being used regularly by various reefing publications
worldwide. When not building and designing reef systems, much
of my time is spent promoting reefkeeping through my own site
(www.reef-eden.net)
which has grown over the years to become one of the largest
and most utilised private reef aquarium sites on the net.
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 Tony
Wu
Tony’s images have received international awards in Japan,
Europe and the US, and his writing appears regularly in publications
worldwide. His first book, Silent Symphony, received the award
for “Best Book of the Year” at the 28th annual Antibes
Festival of Marine Images in France. Tony actively promotes
marine conservation issues, and among other achievements, organised
efforts that led to the removal of sharkfin soup from the in-flight
menus of two national airlines in Southeast Asia. He believes
that education is the key to change, and adopts a cooperate
non confrontational approach. |
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 Anthony
Rosario Calfo
Anthony is a lifelong aquarist and published author of numerous
articles and several books, read in over 40 countries. He has
worked at most levels of the aquarium industry as an importer,
coral farmer, merchant and grower of ornamental tropicals. His
pioneer reference, The Book of Coral Propagation, is now in
its seventh printing and second edition - fully illustrated
and hardcover (2007). His latest work includes a new photo magazine,
C... the Journal of Aquatic Science, Travel and Adventure. Anthony
volunteers daily on free content websites and travels frequently
to visit organizations to present information on the aquatic
sciences. He can be reached for comments or for information
about consultations, reef magazines, books or reference posters
at: www.ReadingTrees.com |
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