NOAA study suggests coral reefs may persist longer than previously predicted, but …
Photo Credit: C. Mark Eakin/NOAA A new modeling study shows that widespread bleaching events like this one in Thailand in 2010 will become... Read more.
The world’s most awesomest garden eel aquarium?
One eel, two eel, three eel … uh … I give up.Sumida Aquarium is home to many awe-inspiring exhibits such as Takashi Amano’s massive... Read more.
First spotting of Acropora gemmifera in the main Hawaiian Islands
Acropora gemmifera encrusting form (left); Large colony of Acropora gemmifera with white tumor (growth anomaly) just below center of image (right).This... Read more.
NOAA determines 20 corals do not warrant proposed endangered species listing
The orange Montipora setosa of Craig Bagby is one of 23 coral species recently (and unsuccessfully) petitioned for ESA listing.On July 15, 2013, the... Read more.
Mitch Carl to MC MACNA 2014’s banquetÂ
Mitch Carl will MC the upcoming MACNA 2014 banquet.For those of you unfamiliar with Mitch Carl, he currently holds a degree in Biology and is active... Read more.
Diving Club Paradise House Reef (Palawan, Philippines)
The video contains footage of divers hand-feeding and touching a protected sea turtle, which the commentator acknowledges as a discouraged activity (and may be subject... Read more.
Crustacean first: a new venomous species is found
The new venomous “remipede.”The “remipede” (Speleonectes tulumensis) as it is called, was recently discovered in underwater... Read more.
Corals generate chemicals that may actually manipulate weather
Photo by ‘ljhar6’Coral chemicals protect against warming oceans Nature paper reveals coral animals produce the ‘smell of the ocean’... Read more.
Researchers discover animals once thought to exist only as fossils off the coast of Vancouver, Canada
This month, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and Nuytco Research mounted the first submarine expedition to the glass sponge reefs found in Georgia... Read more.
Researchers Publish Study on Jellyfish Energy Consumption That Will Improve Bio-Inspired Robotic Designs
This bio-inspired robotic jellyfish, roughly the size of a man’s hand, was designed by Shashank Priya, professor of mechanical engineering, and a research team... Read more.