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Welcome to WAMAS.

The Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society, Inc. (WAMAS) is a non profit educational society dedicated to the husbandry of marine life in a captive environment. Through exchanging information with one another, we share our collective knowledge on the care and propagation of these wonderful ocean animals, while reducing the demand for wild caught specimens and providing an educational platform to promote the beauty and fragility of the worlds coral reef ecosystems. The society is committed to promoting interest in and enjoyment of all aspects of the marine aquarium hobby by educating the public on the creation and maintenance of a marine ecosystem. Our society provides resources to the saltwater aquarium enthusiasts in the Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland area by sponsoring meetings, educational seminars, lectures, online discussions, publications, websites, exhibits, and other means, as a social avenue to connect with other local hobbyists in the area. We support education and conservation efforts aimed at improving marine and coral reef environments.

This site is for your enjoyment, and education. The pages here contain a Reef Community Forum for you to meet some of the people that can help you with information. There are pages filled with links to all sorts of information. From how to build a skimmer to science sites that will help you to understand the reef systems better. There are even links to hundreds of places where you can shop for the products that will improve your reef.
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Reef News

Weed-Eating Fish 'Help Protect Jobs, Livelihoods'
May 09 2012 11:29 AM
Source: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef...

Rare, Blue Coral Found
May 08 2012 04:52 PM
Author: Ron VaveSource: Fiji TimesMay 8, 2012 ...

Indonesia Struggles to Combat Shark Poaching in Protected Areas
May 08 2012 04:49 PM
Author: Juliet EilperinSource: The Washington P...

Pacific Reef Shark Populations Plummeting, Study Says
May 02 2012 03:50 PM
Author: Matthew KnightSource: CNNApril 28, 2012...

Juvi Personatus Grows Up Quick in Japanese SPS Reef
Feb 12 2012 09:23 AM
Remember that tiny juvenile Genicanthus persona...

Study Shows PHA Effect on Nitrate in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Jan 29 2012 06:51 PM
With the advancement of solid organic carbon d...

EcoTech Marine Pump Patent Challenged: Request for Re-Examination Filed
Sep 04 2011 05:15 PM
There is a lot of buzz circulating among one o...

New Peppermint Angel Video
Aug 14 2011 12:55 PM
The continually elusive Peppermint Angelfish (...


Meeting News

WAMAS Winter Meeting
January 21, 2012 (Saturday)
Speaker: Luis Rocha
Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road
Vienna, VA 22182



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