Here's yet another bizarre story this weekend. A man in Perth, Australia decided it would be a good idea to swim to a Great White Shark infested rotting whale carcass, and 'surf the whale.' Harrison Williams was on a boat with his friends when they saw the deceased...
The question is why? Why would anyone shove an animal, especially a lungfish, up their anus? Well I don't judge and everyone has their fetish's. A Brazilian man thought it was a good idea going up but I'm guessing he had second thoughts after that bright idea. A trip...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQgniLyBOI&w=560&h=315] Who doesn't like a good party? Well apparently not PETA. The Sea Life Sydney Aquarium has recently come under scrutiny from PETA. The animal welfare organization has expressed it's concern due...
This is definitely not your average Beta tank. A collaboration between a designer and a glassblower has created quite the impressive Beta fish tank design. “Echappée,” or “Extension,” designed by Sebastien Cordoleani and Vincent Breed, is a different way of imagining...
Largetooth sawfish are listed as critically endangered. The sawfish had been kept in aquariums for conservation. However, once the sawfish were released, it was hard to track their progress. Recently, ten sawfish were tracked in a study to see what happened when the...
It is a very sad reality that shark fin poaching is still a very real problem in today's world. It is estimated that over 10 million sharks die per year due to this barbaric practice. The fins are brutally chopped off the sharks, and then they are either left to die...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOEfQGEl8eg&w=560&h=315] Aquaponics combines both aquaculture (raising marine life) and hydroponics (growing plants). Bill Carlson, the co-owner of Mountainside Lavender Farm, along with his wife, Lori Carlson, utilizes this...
Calling all Floridians, or anyone who engages in fishing, diving or boating in the Atlantic Ocean, from Miami Dade to Martin County, to take the Our Florida Reefs Survey. The survey focuses on coastal and ocean recreation on the Southeast coast of Florida. After...
The Association of Zoo's and Aquariums (AZA), founded in 1924, is a non-profit organization focused on conservation, education and advancement of aquariums and zoo's. What is not to like about that mission? Working at public aquariums is how i got started in the...
Christine Picton, a scientist at the Titanic Belfast, has discovered a new species of Sponge off the West Coast of Ireland. While exploring the continental shelf in a remotely operated underwater vehicle, Picton discovered the sponge growing on a piece of coral. While...