Francis Yupangco
  • Francis is a marine biologist with an MBA and over 20 years of professional aquarium experience. Francis is the former Aquatic Development Manager at Hagen USA., makers of Fluval brand aquarium products. He co-stars on Nat Geo WILD's reality TV series Fish Tank Kings where he is the resident "Fish Geek" and was Director of Marketing at Living Color Aquariums. He is an avid explorer having visited over 45 countries and lived in 7. At 17, he was among the youngest aquarists ever hired by the Vancouver Aquarium, where he worked for 7 years. His aquatic biology experience ranges from larval fish rearing to the design, construction and operational management of renowned public aquariums around the world. Francis is currently head of marketing at the world's largest vertically integrated fish farming company.

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Sharks swarming in Britain

Sharks swarming in Britain

When you think of a large school of sharks swimming close to shore Britain is not the first place that typically comes to mind.  But, this week, a school of dozens of Starry Smooth-Hound Sharks (Mustelus asterias) was filmed gathering in a small inlet in Britain's...

Brookfield Zoo Closes Stingray Tank After 54 Rays Die

Brookfield Zoo Closes Stingray Tank After 54 Rays Die

The Brookfield Zoo, in Brookfield, Illinois,. has sadly closed it's Stingray Bay Exhibit for this season, after 54 Stingrays died in the tank on this past Friday. Oxygen levels in the water  tank suddenly plummeted. The malfunction affected the heating and cooling...

Sharks Discovered In Solomon Islands Submarine Volcano

Sharks Discovered In Solomon Islands Submarine Volcano

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3t18rrjOA&w=560&h=315] You have heard of Sharknado, how about Sharkano! Check out this footage of sharks swimming in a volcano, yes sharks swimming in an active underwater volcano. National Geographic recently...

Astronaut Takes A Dive Into The New England Aquarium

Astronaut Takes A Dive Into The New England Aquarium

Sunita Williams, 49 years old, has been an astronaut with NASA since 1998. She has spent over 322 days in space. On Thursday, to the pleasure of guests, Williams dove in the New England Aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank. Williams is very comfortable with diving. Astronauts...

Great White Shark Photobomb

Great White Shark Photobomb

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOIp6_oOx4Y&w=560&h=315] This video is by far probably the best photobomb I have ever seen. This footage was taken on July 6, 2015 in Mossel Bay, South Africa and has been gaining more and more viewers. Essentially because this...

Rare Split Colored Lobster Caught Off the Coast Of Maine

Rare Split Colored Lobster Caught Off the Coast Of Maine

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Xr0y-fL0o&w=560&h=315] A very rare catch was found off the coast of Maine: a split colored lobster. According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chances of finding this split colored lobster is a one in fifty million...