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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Help Support The Texas State Aquarium ‘Recovery Fund’

Help Support The Texas State Aquarium ‘Recovery Fund’

The Texas Aquarium has launched a Recovery Fund to help replenish the fish which were lost through the recent chemical mislabeling disaster.  As most of you are aware, a mislabeling error of a chemical, which was thought to be a commonly used drug for the treatment of...

OdySea Aquarium Coming to Arizona

OdySea Aquarium Coming to Arizona

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_1p3KOEr0&w=560&h=315] Scottsdale, Arizona will be getting a fantastic new aquarium. OdySea Aquarium is in the works to open in July of 2016. Upon completion, the 14 acre Aquarium will be the largest aquarium in the...

Clearwater Aquarium Scraps Plans For Move To Downtown

Clearwater Aquarium Scraps Plans For Move To Downtown

It appears the Clearwater Aquarium has had a change of direction. 'Winter' the Dolphin will not be moving to downtown. Rather than relocate, the Aquarium will expand its current location.The Aquarium has stated that the issue is bad timing, with not enough time to...

Drones For Good: Jamaica Launches Patrol To Stop Illegal Fishing

Drones For Good: Jamaica Launches Patrol To Stop Illegal Fishing

Over fishing has plagued the Caribbean sea's resources, especially the coral reefs. However, unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, will now be giving Jamaica some additional protection against illegal fishing. Government officials have advised that after some testing,...

Mysterious Leech-Nado Invading Green Bay

Mysterious Leech-Nado Invading Green Bay

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdawl05lMs&w=560&h=315] How would you feel encountering a swarm of leeches swimming in masses??!!! That's the stuff of horror movies....and apparently Green Bay, Wisconsin. Shedd Aquarium fish ecologist Solomon David...

New Gall Crab Species Discovered

New Gall Crab Species Discovered

The fact the new ocean species are still being discovered shows how much we still have to learn about marine biodiversity. Just recently, a new species of gall crab has been discovered in Indonesia and Malaysia by researcher Sancia van der Meij from the Naturalis...

Warm Water Blobs Threatens Ecosytem

Warm Water Blobs Threatens Ecosytem

We all know that Global warming in recent years is at its highest levels. Global warming is a huge problem, of which we don't even know the implications of the full long term impacts of this rapid climate change. Three different 'blobs' of warm water throughout the...

Update: Cause of Fish Kill At Texas State Aquarium Discovered

Update: Cause of Fish Kill At Texas State Aquarium Discovered

On April 16, 2015, we were informed of the very the sad news that hundreds of fish had died at the Texas State Aquarium. The cause of what led to the massive fish kill is now clear: a mislabeled chemical container. In an effort to combat a pesky parasite which was...