Approximately 10 years ago, bodies of giant squid were found off the north coast of Spain. Interestingly, the remains appeared shortly after ships in the area had used their air guns to generate low frequency sonic blasts for oil and gas prospecting and other maritime exercises.

The goal of this change is to ultimately reduce pollution of the world’s oceans with trash and it “could save more than 1 million plastic bags from being used.”

Cubic™ is a relatively new company based out of the United Kingdom that specializes in unique saltwater aquarium systems for jellyfish and non-photosynthetic (azooxanthellete) corals.

Nudibranchs are often called “sea slugs” and their name comes from the Latin nudus (meaning “naked”) and Greek brankhia (meaning “gills”).

According to the release on iTunes, the goal of the game is to:

Help the squid avoiding the grueling monsters of the deep in this roller coaster ride of a game. With only one life to spare this rumored relative of the ancient Cthulhu needs all the help he can get!

Dr. Hanlon has spent over three decades researching this ability and this four year grant will fund scientific research into exactly how cephalopods achieve their unique camouflage ability.

Marine Depot, an Advanced Aquarist sponsor, is a leading supplier of  aquarium products.  Recently, they  hosted a multi-part Q&A session with Julian Sprung of Two Little Fishies, also an Advanced Aquarist sponsor.

Using a new type of laser imaging technique, researchers have been able to show for the first time that the dorsal and anal fins of fish are used for more than just stabilization during swimming.

If you are a cephalopod enthusiast, then this announcement will be music to your ears.  The Octopus News Magazine Online (TONMO) has just announced that they will be partnering with the Washington Area Marine Aquarium Society (WAMAS) to host TONMOCON IV at the Wardman Park Marriott on October 7-9, 2011.

In honor of Earth Day, I thought it would be prudent to highlight projects that are attempting to do something to make our world a little bit better.