Yes, a study published this month (PLOS ONE) reports on the first H1N1 virus in marine mammals. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human...
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Waddling for Penguins
If you're needing some exercise and want to try and help bring awareness to the plight of the African Penguin, then the "Waddle" may be just the thing for you (next year)!  This last week, 16 animal keepers from zoos and aquariums around South Africa walked a distance...
Rainforest of the Sea
Rainforest of the Sea opened last month at the Horniman Museum & Gardens and runs till 15 September. Entry to the exhibition is free. A new photographic exhibition at the Horniman Museum & Gardens captures the underwater wonders of the coral...
Deep Sea Coral Research Report
NOAA announced the release of the 2012 Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Biennial Report to Congress.  The Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program provides scientific information needed to conserve and manage deep-sea coral ecosystems.  New and...
Shark Nets in Cape Town
Extent of planned exclusion net. The City of Cape Town, South Africa, has been issued a permit, approved by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, to install nets at Fish Hoek beach for a trial period lasting until January 2014.  They will be deployed in...
Argent Chemical Labs no longer
Have you been wondering why you can't get a hold of Argent Chemical Labs? Â Well, it's because they are going out of business! Â But no fear, the products are now being sold under the name ARGENT AQUACULTURE. Â Products such as Argentemia, Cyclop-eeze, Hatchfry...
Turtley Awesome News
Five decades of conservation sees the loggerhead turtle population on the South African east coast recovering nicely. Â The leatherback population, although small, remains stable. Â This is the good news from the annual season report. Other findings were that female...
Why is my dinner on display?
This is definitely not your ordinary exhibit tank, but then again, neither is the message that aquarist Ruth Wright is trying to get across to the public. Â Yes, this is a public aquarium exhibit (at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa). This unusual...