When Josiah Utsch, at 11 years old, realized the Chambered Nautilus was in danger of extinction, he was devastated. Â And he wanted to do something about it. After being unable to find a Nautilus organization or charity to donate his birthday money to, his mom wrote a...
Octopus are extremely intelligent and well known masters of escape in aquariums. Monterey Bay Aquarium Security Officer Clara Nilsen saw what she thought was a banana peel in front of the reef exhibit. Upon closer inspection, Nilsen realized it was actually an Octopus...
The new Fluval M-90 all-in-one reef aquarium has just been introduced to North America. The new 36 gallon M-90 expands on Fluval’s successful line of 2 smaller all-in-one reef aquariums, the M-40 (15 gal) and the M-60 (24 gal).  Designed with the same clean lines and...
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia has hatched it's first shark born using artificial insemination. The brown banded bamboo shark was born on March 3, 2014.  The pup was born using a semen sample taken from a shark in Northern Australia, which was flown to...
 The annual Global Pet Expo in Orlando is the largest pet product show in the USA. It is a chance for manufacturers to show off their latest and greatest products to thousands of retailers, distributers and industry insiders. Fluval made a big splash by unveiling...
The Tel-Aviv based company Digigage will change the way you view riding in an elevator, literally.  The company's website explains that it offers "digital interior design product that introduces passenger user experience, improves perceived ride quality and cabin size...
Just moving from one home or apartment to another is a tedious thought for most of us. Think about how hard moving a whole aquarium is! The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is moving approximately 5000 animals to a new 24 million dollar facility, which was funded by...
A high resolution camera system, called the SVII camera, mounted on an underwater scooter will allow researchers at the University of Queensland to survey large portions of Filipino reefs more precisely than ever before. Â The Seaview SVII Cameras were developed by the...
Three Southern Sea Otters were found dead, shot on Asilomor Beach, in Monterey, California. The Otters were found by biologists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Southern or California Sea Otters are threatened animals in California, and are on the U.S. Endangered...
There are plenty of amazing aquariums in the U.S., and I have visited nearly of all them myself at some point. I have fond memories of starting my career at the Vancouver Aquarium. With exciting new exhibits and special features, there is always something new to see,...