The Virginia Aquarium has just welcomed some very rare crocodiles to the aquarium. The crocodiles, known as "Tomistoma," were just acquired on Saturday, through the first permitted import of their native country of Malaysia since 1974. “These are incredibly rare...
There has been a lot of coverage in the past year over the damage that Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish were causing coral reefs. CSIRO marine ecologist Mick Haywood has discovered that reefs previously noted to be damaged by bleaching and the starfish earlier this year are...
Ammon Covino, the former Portland Aquarium Co-Owner, who was sentenced to a year and a day in prison, along with hefty fines, for conspiring to buy protected sharks and rays that were illegally harvested from Florida, was arresting last week for alleged violations of...
There has been some controversy of late regarding the negative effect that sunscreen may have on the health of phytoplankton and near shore coral reefs. Some studies suggest that some types of common sunscreen used by beach goers, swimmers and divers may...
The new discovery of species never ceases to amaze me. This species was actually right in plain sight in the Galapagos Islands, however, since it looks so similar to another species, it was thought to be the same species. The island of Santa Cruz has two populations...
This article offers an interesting perspective at a unique aquarist community that would not come to mind: prisoners. Neptune's Gardens, a New York pet and fish store, would make weekly deliveries to Attica Prison, a maximum security prison in New York, prior to 1971....
The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida has began a new expansion as of Wednesday. The Florida Aquarium has had large plans in the works since 2012, when they started the Rising The Tides Capital Campaign as a way to fundraise for improvement. The area surrounding...
This week, Seaworld has announced it will be challenging the recent ban on  captive Orca Breeding. The California Coastal Committee issued a ruling that imposed restrictions on Sea World California, most notably, the restriction on Orca Breeding and prohibitions on...
These may be some of the dumbest criminals ever. These twenty-somethings in Britain were caught on camera trying to steal an aquarium in Britain from Contact Pets aquarium store in Wales. The three bandits are decked out in hoodies, and can be seen smashing into the...
This is a story that you just don't hear every day. And while really it has nothing to do with shark attacks, its a pleasant twist on an otherwise unlucky brush with fate. Eugene Finney, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Â was visiting his parents in Huntington Beach...