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".

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Dive in with Citizen Science!

Dive in with Citizen Science!

A scientific course for all levels of divers, what a good idea!  Rendezvous Dive Adventures staff and staff from The Seattle Aquarium have teamed up to offer this training.   Shawn Larson (Curator of Research) and Jeff Christiansen (Dive Safety Officer) will be on...

Gifts for Your Aquarium Fiends (err Friends)!

Gifts for Your Aquarium Fiends (err Friends)!

It's December and Christmas Day is getting closer...and fast!  Hands up who hasn't finished their Christmas shopping?  Ok, tell the truth now...who hasn't started their Christmas shopping?  Yup, that's what I thought.  No fear, suggestions are here for your better...

Oceans of Life Photo Competition

Oceans of Life Photo Competition

The centrepiece of the Celebrate Our Seas events, this photographic competition is used to remind us that life is fragile and that we need to take care of nature.  The photographs are a celebration of marine life, how amazing nature is and how diverse, beautiful and...

4-eyed success

4-eyed success

The Tennessee Aquarium has had a breakthrough…two sets of baby four-eyed turtles have successfully hatched. The name is a bit misleading, they don’t actually have 4 eyes, they have spots on the back of their heads that look like extra eyes.  Listed on CITES Appendix...

Interesting talks to be held at the National Aquarium

Interesting talks to be held at the National Aquarium

The National Aquarium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF), is hosting further talks as part of the 2014 Marjorie Lynn Bank Lecture...

Seahorses for all

Seahorses for all

What was once the domain of public aquarists only is now widely available for all hobbyists.  Captive-bred seahorses and systems designed specifically for keeping and breeding seahorses will now be available form Reef Eden as from August. The SYNGNA system employs a...

Fully captive bred Yellow tangs to go to market?

Fully captive bred Yellow tangs to go to market?

Many aquarists and hobbyists alike look forward to the day when aquaculture farms are teeming with millions of colourful fish to help stock public aquariums rather than wild caught individuals fitting the bill.  The reason it’s not happening now with all the species,...

Acropora Coral DNA to save reefs

Acropora Coral DNA to save reefs

Japanese researchers are finding clues to help with the conservation of coral reef ecosystems in waters around the world by studying Acropora.  Through the establishment of DNA markers, similar to DNA profiling in humans, individual corals can be accurately...