A new study reveals that the desert dwelling Pupfish can hold its breath for up to five hours. Researchers this week at the American Physiological Society’s Experimental Biology Meeting said the ability to hold its breath is an adaption which allows the fish to...
A new system for monitoring fish health is going to be used for the first time in a public aquarium. The monitoring system will debut at England's Blue Planet Aquarium. The system was developed by Lynne Sneddon, an expert who is known for discovering that fish can...
Since 2007, plans have been underway for the Port Everglades Expansion. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners approved the Port's master plan, which included a five year master plan and ten and twenty year vision plans. However, environmentalists are not...
Hundreds of vacationers in Wellfleet, Massachusetts came together to try and save a beached great white shark that swam ashore a packed beach over Labor Day weekend. A 14 ft adult male shark washed up on Sunday at 8:09 am. People on the beach dug a trench and created...
On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and a whale rescue expert responded to a distressed Blue Whale that was entangled in fishing line and tethered to a red buoy, off the California Coast. The rescue team worked...
Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man and Crocodile Rock are among the many hits by rock legend Sir Elton John.  Now, the music superstar can add to his list of accomplishments with the naming of a crustecean in his honor! An amphipod was recently discovered in the coral reefs of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzfqPQm-ThU&w=560&h=315 Who among us doesn't love dolphins? They are often considered some of the smartest animals and are very quick learners. With my many years working in the public aquarium industry, I've developed quite an...
This is a very interesting study. Researchers from UC San Diego published a study in Advanced Materials, that has printed 3D tiny microrobots in the shape of fish. The tiny fish microrobots, or microfish, are just 120 microns long and 30 microns thick. A micron is a...
The Brevard Zoo has proposed a new aquarium that would be located in the Port Canaveral, Florida Cove area. Currently there is a Cove project that is being proposed by two different groups, and is slated to be discussed at meetings this month. Port Canaveral is...
A new study finds that mixing corals of the same species from different latitudes could help coral reefs survive, despite ever-increasing warming ocean temperatures. Researchers from the University of Texas published their findings in the journal Science. The...