Daniel Knop

Daniel Knop (* 1957) is a German journalist at the interface between marine aquarium and marine biology.

In addition to some technical books and patient counselors on Questions of naturopathy and he translated several books on marine organisms. In addition, Knop is the executive editor of the journal CORAL.

Daniel Knop promotes the protection of reef biotopes and contributes to several projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, where it comes to the vegetative propagation of corals in the coastal area and the local fishing population should be included to reduce the fishing pressure on the reefs. The coral genus Knopia octocontacanalis was named after him, as is the sea snail Leucotina knopi.