A recent study has documented a historical decline in coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. A team led by Carnegie's Ken Caldeira compared measurements of the rate of calcification on a segment of the GBR called Bird Island between 1975 and 1979 to...
Professor David Bellwood from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) in Australia has published an international study aimed at protecting the most important species within a reef ecosystem. "What we often assume is that if we lose one species...
Researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington have found that the increasing temperatures of our ocean waters may increase the range and dispersal of invasive species like the Lionfish. “The results [of their study] will allow us to better...
The infamous reefer and contributor to our hobby Tony Vargas is set to be one of our next wholesalers with his new venture Tonys Vault. Briefly mentioned and MACNA and set to bring you some of the hottest livestock housed in the best equipment money can buy, Tonys...
Almost hunted to extinction the Blue Whale has made a surprising comeback said the University of Washington in a recent study. Showing populations numbers close to historical levels, the California Blue Whale population recognized by the study is the only population...
A recent federal assessment made on The Great Barrier Reef has scientists and communities alike shaking their heads. The effects of land use water entering the surrounding reef waters, among other human induced threats, is eliminating the chance for recovery. "You...
A new paper published by MIT has provided a deeper understanding into how coral utilize their external cilia in respiratory and metabolic processes. “These microenvironmental [findings] are not only important, but also unexpected,” says Roman Stocker, an associate...
Steven Smith of Napa California is lucky to be alive after his ~25 gallon fish tank weighing hundreds of pounds crashed down onto his head during Sundays 6.0 earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area. Luckily, Smith was sleeping face down and avoided...
The deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill of 2010 has largely been written off by the media and its perpetrators as "dissipated" or "contained," yet the affects of releasing millions of gallons of oil into the sea are still wide reaching, says a team of researchers from...
A new study performed by a San Diego State University team adds to the conversation about commercial fishing and inhabited islands around the Pacific. Many recent studies have shown how the presence of humans on an island, and in this case the act of commercial...