Deep-sea isopods look a lot like the every day pill bug that one can find in your yard, and while they are related, these deep-sea isopods reach enormous lengths compared to their distant relatives: anywhere from 7.5-14 inches with the largest reaching 3.7 lbs and 30 inches.

In past blog posts, I discussed uses for 3D printing in our hobby – from fragging coral to fish breeding to even printing your own liverock.

Stingray City is an ecotourist attraction in the Cayman Islands where an estimated 1 million tourists visit each year for an opportunity to mingle with the large local population of southern stingrays, Dasyatis americana.

Peter Lynch and his crew were fishing for cod and rays in the sea off Co Waterford when an unexpected “red thing” showed up in their nets.

Research published today in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution shows that methods to record marine diversity used by amateurs returned results consistent with techniques favoured by peer-reviewed science.

The enormous aquarium will measure 18-feet tall by 6-feet in diameter and will house 300 moon jellyfish when fully stocked in a couple weeks.

These scourges of the reef were removed from Lizard Island and Cairns as well as pockets in the Whitsunday according to Environment Minister Tony Burke.

MIAMI – February 25, 2013 — In a study published today in Nature Climate Change researchers used the latest emissions scenarios and climate models to show how varying levels of carbon emissions are likely to result in more frequent and severe coral bleaching events.

Protection of marine areas from fishing increases density and biomass of fish and invertebrates (such as lobster and scallops) finds a systematic review published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Evidence.