MASNA is a not-for-profit organization composed of Marine Aquarium Clubs and Individual Hobbyists from North America totaling several thousand individuals.
MASNA operates from a central Board of Directors elected each year by the delegates from the member societies at the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, (MACNA). Our goal is to ensure a sustainable future for marine environments and the marine aquarium hobby. MASNA provides its members:
MASNA operates from a central Board of Directors elected each year by the delegates from the member societies at the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, (MACNA). Our goal is to ensure a sustainable future for marine environments and the marine aquarium hobby.
MASNA provides its members:
Each year MASNA’s Board of Directors and members select a Member Club from across North America to host the annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA). MASNA also provides assistance and input to MACNA host clubs helping to insure the continued tradition of successful conferences. This event has evolved into the premier conference of the year and consists of presentations by world renowned speakers, authors and lecturers. MACNA offers beginning and advanced hobbyists the opportunity to speak directly with the experts and to gain first hand knowledge of procedures and techniques. It also serves as a social reunion for hobbyists and business acquaintances. Our Goals... MASNA's purpose is to: Educate our members with quarterly newsletters, the MACNA conference, and other sanctioned events Assist in forming and promoting the growth of clubs within the hobby and the education of their members while ensuring a sustainable future for the marine environment Encourage the ethical growth of the marine aquarium hobby and support captive breeding/propagation Support efforts to eliminate abuses in collecting and transporting marine organisms
Each year MASNA’s Board of Directors and members select a Member Club from across North America to host the annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA).
MASNA also provides assistance and input to MACNA host clubs helping to insure the continued tradition of successful conferences.
This event has evolved into the premier conference of the year and consists of presentations by world renowned speakers, authors and lecturers.
MACNA offers beginning and advanced hobbyists the opportunity to speak directly with the experts and to gain first hand knowledge of procedures and techniques. It also serves as a social reunion for hobbyists and business acquaintances.
Our Goals...
MASNA's purpose is to:
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