The Catlin Seaview Survey, the project which is out to capture and record the health of our World's Reefs, is at it again. The goal of the project is to create a scientific baseline of the reefs, which can be used to monitor the changes in the World's reefs over time....
This is one cool tank. We all know Shaquille O'Neal is a big guy, at over 7 feet tall, he was bound to have an equally large and in charge fish tank. The guys from 'Tanked' hooked him up with this spectacular tank for the living room of his 10 bedroom Orlando, Florida...
A big congratulations to Ken Nedimyer, who has been named 'Sea Hero of the Year' by Scuba Diving and Oris Watches USA. Having had the pleasure of working with Kevin during his appearance on Fish Tank Kings and Fluval's Coral Restoration Sponsorship, I believe that...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liijgHmbBzg&w=560&h=315] Imagine going out for a walk on the beach, collecting shells, and you happen upon a school of 100 hungry sharks on a feeding frenzy just feet from the shore. This guy, Brian Recker, in Cape Lookout,...
This is an interesting article which seems counter-intuitive to what we would associate with the image of oil platforms. A new study from Occidental College, UC Santa Barbara, and the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shows that oil platforms had 10 times the...
Here is just another example of fish tanks serving as the base for some really cool art. Artist Mariele Neudecker has a collection of 'tank works' which are pretty awesome. These handcrafted sculptures are placed inside water filled tanks which include chemicals to...
Nautilus shells are beautiful, no doubt about it. These mollusks are also fairly rare. They are only found in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific. Their gorgeous shells are also in demand. More than 100,000 shells (according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS))...
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity has estimated that ocean acidification of coral reefs will cost approximately 1 trillion dollars by the year 2100. The report titled 'An Updated Synthesis of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity' came out last week. The...
The tusks of Narwhal's have had a rather mysterious history. Narwhals are medium sized whales from the Arctic waters off the Coast of Greenland, Russia and in Canada. Back in the 12th Century the Tusks would bring in quite a pretty penny since it was believed they...
There is legitimate concern over the fate of our natural coral reefs. With rapid consumption, pollution, dredging and environmental factors all leading to the decline in reef health. Diseases are a big cause of reef decline. The University of Texas at Arlington is...