Petition to stop US-funded coral mining in the Marshall Islands
An example of the near-shore lagoon coral reef that is targeted for destruction.Bill Clinton with his 1998 Executive Order 13089 “Coral Reef Protection”... Read more.
America’s Largest Coral Reef Research Center to open its doors on September 27Â
Nova Southeastern University’s Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems ResearchHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Nova Southeastern University will host a... Read more.
Florida bans harvesting giant sea anemones from local waters
The Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea) comes in a wide variety of different colors. Photo by Laszlo Ilyes / Flickr.The Florida Fish and Wildlife... Read more.
The first look at the new AquaIllumination Vega Color!
The new AquaIllumination Vega ColorAquaIllumination just released their new Vega LED lighting systems for public consumption. The Vega comes in... Read more.
Petco launches campaign in anticipation of Nemo movie release
Clownfish in their anemone. Photo by ourtechclub / Flickr.The campaign is designed to actually push first time fishkeepers toward starting a freshwater... Read more.
Higher latitude corals experience bleaching at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Images depicting the coral reefs of the Abrolhos prior to the 2011 bleaching event at site EG1 (a–b), and during the 2011 bleaching event at site EG2 (c–d). ... Read more.
Kickstarter project started to identify unknown sponge disease [video]
Xestospongia muta, the barrel sponge, may live for 100 years and grow to over 6 feet tall. Photo by NOAA Photo Library / Flickr.Earlier this year I blogged... Read more.
August 2012’s Most Popular Posts
August 2012’s Most Popular Posts#10: 3D printing a venturi injector for a protein skimmer In the next installment of using 3D printers for... Read more.
Why fish school the way they do [video]
A school of Hawaiian squirrelfish at French Frigate Shoals. Photo U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Pacific RegionUp until this point, researchers... Read more.
Coral gobies protect Acropora corals from corallivorous fish like butterflyfish
Gobiodon histrio. Photo taken in Egypt by Herler, J. / Fishbase.Many species of goby are known to inhabit Acropora corals for protection from predators.... Read more.