Divers and snorkelers in the Florida attended the 30th anniversary annual Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival at Looe Key Reef today. The concert featured 4 hours of music which is heard underwater through a series of underwater speakers. Local Sculptor August Powers...
Folks around La Jolla California weren't sure what they were seeing this past week. From a distance the dark colored water looks similar to a oil slick or even ride tide. Turns out, it was a very large school of anchovies. [youtube...
The governments of the Philippines and Australia collectively have launched a new project, The Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES), that aims to quantify the market value of the Country's coral reef and mangroves, also known as 'natural blue...
Google street view is now underwater with Oceans-Street View. It's now possible to view the current health of coral reefs of the world all in one click. The website, called Global Reef Record, is brought to us by Catlin Seaview Survey. The purpose is to allow reef...
The Starfish Epidemic has been sweeping through the West Coast since 2014, the cause has been unknown so far. it has decimated the starfish population. I have written about 'Starfish Wasting'Â this year a few times, watching the disease spread further and further along...
Scientists in Brazil have discovered a new species in the Rio Negro, named Priocharax Nanus. The Rio Negro is the largest blackwater river in the World. It has a very high diversity of species, including a large amount of miniature fish species, such as this new...
74 year old Charles Jamison was charged on Friday with Felony Conspiracy, for taking Bonnethead sharks from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary without a federal license. If found guilty, the violation of the Lacy Act imposes up to 5 years in prison and fines...
Two fighter jets were sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. The retired F 101 Voodoo fighter jets were previously on display at a local college. The jets are intended to attract newer divers and fisherman, to create an interesting but not too...
New Study from Israeli Researchers suggests soft corals may help coral reefs survive the fight against climate change. As climate change leads to warmer and more acidic waters, the health of coral reefs decline. This new study suggests that coral reefs have a natural...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyVktvkzdkY&w=560&h=315] While the US has nearly reached its capacity to build profitable, mega aquariums, such as Georgia, Monterey, and Shedd. Asia is just beginning its mega aquarium building boom. Â Shark Mystique has...