Francis Yupangco
  • 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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Got That Itchy Feeling?

Got That Itchy Feeling?

If you have ever had your day at the beach ruined by a mysterious and irritating itchiness, you may have blamed it on 'sea lice'. Sea lice is well known to those in Florida and the Caribbean during the summer months. Warnings of sea lice are commonly posted on Florida...

Sunken Airliner Becomes Artificial Coral Reef

Sunken Airliner Becomes Artificial Coral Reef

If you have ever been diving or snorkeling on a shipwreck or artificial reef, sometimes the artificial structure can be just as interesting as the reef life itself. Personally, I have been amazed by sunken war ships, underwater sculptures, old pier pilings and even...

Aquarium Releases 4 Sharks Back Into The Wild

Aquarium Releases 4 Sharks Back Into The Wild

The respected Two Oceans Aquarium recently released a total of four ragged-tooth sharks back into the ocean in preparation of embarking on new renovations this month. The Aquarium will be closing down the "I&J Predator Exhibit" for major renovations and opening an...

Study Shows Cephalopods Thrive While Coral Reefs Decline

Study Shows Cephalopods Thrive While Coral Reefs Decline

With media headlines highlighting the plight of our coral reefs around the world, it comes as no surprise that coral reefs, and the fish who call those reefs home, are in decline. What is more surprising is the increase in the cephalopod population since the 1950's,...

Invasive Man-Eating Nile Crocodiles Found In Florida

Invasive Man-Eating Nile Crocodiles Found In Florida

Invasive species should be a subject that concerns us all. For example, reef fish in South Florida and the Caribbean are being decimated by the invasive lionfish scourge. Most experts believe that the lionfish problem in the region started when careless aquarium...

Granddad Is Oldest Public Aquarium Fish

Granddad Is Oldest Public Aquarium Fish

A lot of people are unaware of how long fish can actually live for and age of fish is clearly something that is not easily determined. Species like marine angelfish can easily live twenty years or more. While Koi have been reported to live up to 100 years. The Shedd...

The Most Endangered Marine Mammal Faces Extinction

The Most Endangered Marine Mammal Faces Extinction

There's a good chance you may not even have heard of the most endangered marine mammal in the world, the vaquita, let alone seen one.  The International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita announced that there are only 60 vaquitas left in the wild, which is a...