Tula the Sea Turtle
Based out of Chula Vista, California, The Washed Ashore Project features enormous sculptures created out of marine debris such as rope, plastic bottles, toys, shoes, trash cans, bottle caps and more.
Thierry Henry, world class footballer (AKA soccer player for the Yanks)
Back in February we covered a story about Thierry Henry, a world class French soccer player for the New York Red Bulls soccer team and former Arsenal football club legend, and his plan to install a 5500-gallon 40-foot tall aquarium in a new London mansion.
Lavender sculpin. Photo by Ed Bierman / Flickr.
The gastrointestinal system in fish is much more sensitive to temperature changes than previously believed and may even be a limiting factor for the distribution of species, a thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows.
Simply amazing!
About Flashback Fridays: Every Friday, Advanced Aquarist will repost a blog article from this week one year ago. With all the content we publish, we want to share the timeless and interesting articles for our new readers as well as regulars who may have missed the original blog article.
Members of the science team that will assess the current state of the banggai cardinalfish in its native habitat. Photo CORAL Magazine.
We have eagerly awaited the announcement of the members of the science team that will head to Indonesia in June to establish the current state of the native banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni.
A reticulated dragonet, a new species in Sweden, well camouflaged against the seabed in the Väderöarna. – Photo: Lars-Ove Loo.
Lars-Ove Loo is the underwater photographer who has captured the fish on film.
A hunting cone snail. Photo H. Terlau
Scientists have long known that cone snail venom has a great potential for drug discovery. The individual components of cone snail venom, known as conopeptides, are the primary target for drug manufacturers due to their unique properties.
Jean-Michel Cousteau diving alongside a sea turtle.
Last night, Marc Levenson of Reef Addicts announced that Jaques Cousteau’s son Jean-Michel will present the keynote address at the Saturday Night Gala of the Dallas/Fort Worth MACNA event this September.
Whitespotted Puffer. Photo by BBM Explorer, Flickr
New research focusing on tooth development in the deadly fish – unchanged through evolution – shows that after the first generation of teeth the programme for continued tooth replacement modifies to form a distinctive and unusual `parrot like´ beak.
Dwarf seahorse, Hippocampus zosterae. Photo provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, CA.
The dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four species found native in US waters measuring only one inch in length when fully grown.