Over-fishing may lead to reduced coral larvae settlement
A field of purple urchins, each in a recessed hollow. Photo by Steve Jurvetson / Flickr.In their paper “Indirect consequences of fishing: reduction... Read more.
Ice fishing … under the ice? [video]
Ice fishing – under the ice?This video was shot by Juuso Mettälä at Lake Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland. All-in-all, the video took six divers... Read more.
January downloadable issue is now available
January 2012 issue cover.Download it now ! This month’s issue is 43 pages in length (PDF), is a 12.8 MB download, and only costs... Read more.
“Can you hear me now?” Deep sea fish may make sounds to communicate
Fishermen deploy the deep-water autonomous underwater listening system (DAULS) inside a commercial deep-sea crab trap.Could deep-sea fish be using sound... Read more.
My what big teeth you have!
Snaggletooth subfamily of dragonfishes ( Astronesthes similus ). Gulf of Mexico. NOAA photo library / Flickr.Christopher Kenaley of Harvard University... Read more.
Great Barrier Reef poised for another outbreak of the dreaded crown-of-thorns starfish
A crown-of-thorns starfish on a reef in Fiji. Photo by Matt Wright / Flickr.According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science Research Director... Read more.
Even fish are attracted to bling!
Red Tide Luminescense. Photo by catalano82 / Flickr.The bioluminescent tide this past September 2011 in San Diego, CA was a beautiful sight and was captured... Read more.
Like Father, Like Son…Â [video]
Mini Migaloo. Mini Migaloo jumping at the surface.Moby Dick,... Read more.
High carbon dioxide levels change fish behavior?
Amphiprion ocellaris.Work performed by Philip Munday and other researchers at the James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia has shown... Read more.
Watch as a venomous cone snail captures its prey [video]
A cone snail stalking its prey.The cone snail is classified in the Conus genus, which is very large (over 600 species) and comprises predatory snails... Read more.