May 2012’s Most Popular Posts
May 2012’s Most Popular Posts#10: Mass stranding of crown-of-thorns starfish Many people have heard about mass beaching of whales or dol... Read more.
Open source ROV opens the doors for inexpensive underwater exploration
OpenROV 2.2 is 300mm long, 200mm wide, and 150mm tall. It displaces approximately 2.5kg of water and has a theoretical depth capability of approximately 100m. ... Read more.
Razor clams burrow into the sand by fluidizing it
Razor clam shells on the beach. Photo by Arne Hückelheim, Wikimedia Commons.Razor clams, Ensis spp., are an intertidal / subtidal clam that lives i... Read more.
Even deep sea vehicles can transfer non-native species to new sites
The deep sea submarine, ALVIN, operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.It was assumed that routine cleaning of subs like Alvin after su... Read more.
Amazing carrier crab shield defense [video]
Video: NatGeo... Read more.
How sediment kills corals
© M. Weber/HYDRA Institute/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, [email protected] corals are lucky in that they can a... Read more.
Feature Aquarium: The Reef Aquarium of Tomi Wittfooth
I was introduced to marine side of aquariums purely by accident. I had ordered myself a new Dennerle 30l nano aquarium with all the equipment to make my own ... Read more.
Robofish: Policing the port for pollution
Robofish swimming through Gijon harbour, in northern Spain.The 1.5 meter long fish, made out of carbon-fiber, metal, and sensors, swims through the ... Read more.
Taking a hard look at the marine aquarium trade importation numbers
Composition by family of marine aquarium fish imported into the United States. Data for the top 20 families are provided, with the remainder grouped as ‘other... Read more.
Using art to educate the public about marine trash
Tula the Sea Turtle Henry the Giant FishBased out of Chula ... Read more.