Congratulations to the Coral Restoration Foundation, who has just received a $2.1 million dollar grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore eight reefs along the Florida Reef Tract. The grant will be spread out over three years...
It's the most wonderful time of the year - baking season! Someone just told me that calories don't count during December, and I'm going to go ahead and believe them, and indulge in as much chocolate, pie, cheese, wine, and think, hearty meals as my belly will allow....
Neptune Systems' new Fluid Monitoring Module (FMM) is set to be released very soon, and the company is looking for a small set of customers to give them some final feedback on the software elements for a last fine tuning. To find those customers, Â the company has just...
Japan has faced its share of controversy regarding its treatment (or rather, mistreatment) of sea life. Just three years ago, scientists issued a statement denouncing the killing method used by dolphin hunters in Taiji, Japan, and concluded that "This killing method...
Thanksgiving is a time for gathering together with family, which means many of us will be travelling at some point over this holiday weekend. The Automobile Association of America (AAA) projects that 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more between today...
Mmm, Thanksgiving, a day of food, food, and more food. While most of us have our traditional menu down pat (for us, it's turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, roasted veggies, and pie), the holiday can be a good time to try out something a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50L6JcMOVLQ This just in: A new 15-minute video documentary: HAWAII’S AQUARIUM FISHERY: REGULATED, VALUABLE, SUSTAINABLE, was released today by the Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen. This 15-minute documentary about the...
Terrestrial slugs are one of the grossest things out there. Slimy buggers that eat my tomato plants and leave a trail of goo wherever they go - and have you every stepped on a slug while barefoot? You'll spend the next 3 hours scraping the residue off - disgusting....
I generally live by the principles of reduce-reuse-recycle, but when I do buy something brand new, I try to support local businesses and environmentally conscious companies. Devocean (short for "Devoted to the Ocean"), an online retailer that specializes in apparel...
"Fish guys", also known as aquarium service technicians, have to wear many hats: scientist, plumber, veterinarian, and sometimes, even therapist. While the majority of their job consists of setting up and maintaining tanks in their clients' homes or offices,...