Moray Eel, Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic
Eels are beautiful but dangerous creatures and we’ve covered them before in past issues of the magazine.
Grouper, Palau. Photo: Luke Cresswell, Steve McNIcholas & DJ Roller/The Last Reef 3D
According to the film’s website:
THE LAST REEF is a new Giant Screen 3D movie that aims to explore the world’s reefs and the ecosystems they support, in a plea to halt their destruction.
A dense growth of A. cervicornis growing in Curacao.
According to the Nature article:
“One type (of coral) has been spotted ‘sprinting’ at 14 kilometres a year, thanks to a lift from ocean currents.
Red Acropora millepora (Credit: Mikhail Matz)
Research published on January 26, 2011 online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences1 reports that scientists have discovered that when studying Acropora millepora they could statistically predict the settling behavior of the coral larvae based on the fluorescing proteins found in the larvae.
Divers getting ready to distribute the native collector urchins on the affected reef.
This is the first time that anyone has bred urchins successfully to combat a seaweed infestation in Hawaii.
MASNA Live Call-in Program
According to their website:
“Our goal to to line up your favorite speakers as guests, put a microphone in front of them and let you ask the questions. There should be something for every one from beginners to experts.
Hubcap art by Ptolemy Elrington: a Viper Fish on Brighton Beach
Artists work in all kinds of mediums. Christo and Jeanne-Claude wraps buildings, coastlines, and entire islands with nylon fabric.
My non-photosynthetic reef system started in May 2009 with a complete Elos Mini 20 gallon setup. The original plan was just to keep a few non-photosynthetic corals such as Dendrophllyia spp.…
David’s tank is a custom 1,200 gallon “L” shaped aquarium housing some breathtaking specimens of both coral and fish. The total system volume is over 3,700 gallons including the refugium, sump, and other equipment.…
Join the National Geographic film crew as they hunt for the elusive Stone Fish, Synanceia spp.
For more information on this awesome fish, head over to the Wikipedia article on this fish.…