Heidi dM
  • Heidi dM

    Heidi is a Marine Biologist who has been working in the public aquarium industry as an aquarist and now as a consultant specialising in husbandry, interpretation and staff training. She has also written a series of children's books about the aquarium and fish world called "Abby's Aquarium Adventures".

Recent Content

Coral Probiotics

Coral Probiotics

Back in 2021, researchers found that amoxicillin had a 95% success rate at healing lesions from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Traditional antibiotic treatment could cause resistant pathogenic bacteria though, so scientists from the Smithsonian’s National...

Florida Aquarium Success for Corals

Florida Aquarium Success for Corals

Scientists say that pillar coral in Florida has not successfully produced offspring in decades! A bit of a worry if you think of how much reef is disappearing due to pollution and climate change. Not only do corals have to worry about threats caused by humans, they...

Lend Google your ears

Google wants your help in preserving and restoring coral reefs, and has designed a platform to help! Coral reefs are full of sound, meaning you can tell when one has been potentially impacted — those that are quieter are lacking marine life. Through the sounds heard...

Preserving reefs with NASA’s help

Move over Great Barrier Reef, Belize is making strides into coral reef research with NASA and Google as partners!  Data collected between 2002 and 2022 has been analysed by researchers from the US and Belize to determine if climate change is warming Belize’s shallow...

Making Babies by Moonlight

Making Babies by Moonlight

The moon affects the tides and has a connection with migration, mating, and feeding behavior, but what is it that actually affects behavior? A group of animal biologists and chemists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the pheromone involved that triggers...

Festive Gifts for Fishy Friends

Festive Gifts for Fishy Friends

And just like that, it's December! Christmas trees have been put up, streets are adorned with lights, cinnamon and apple pie candles are filling the air with amazing scents and.....we're all madly trying to find presents.  Yup, it's unfortunate, but at the end of each...

Dolphin Spa

Dolphin Spa

  While humans go to spas for skin treatments and the pharmacy for medical ointments to cure skin issues, it seems that dolphins look to nature. Researchers found dolphins rubbing themselves against corals and sea sponges in the Red Sea and this led them to ask...

A new ecosystem found in the Maldives

A new ecosystem found in the Maldives

A previously undescribed oasis of life, 500 meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, has been discovered by the Nekton Maldives Mission.  Video evidence from a submersible, biological samples and extensive sonar mapping indicate that predators in this zone feed on...

How to draw fish

Ever wanted to learn to draw fish? Well, there's a class that you can take on June 30. Maui-based artist Maggie Sutrov will teach us some tips and tricks for drawing fish - no previous experience necessary. This class filled to capacity last time, so be sure to...