Modern clothing, whether in the form of Paris-runway couture or suburban mall fast fashion, is not known for being particularly sustainable. But rising sea temperatures and the scourge of plastics in our oceans are reaching catastrophic levels, threatening all life on...
On June 6, 2018, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) — led by famed oceanographer and explorer Dr. Robert Ballard — will embark on a six-month expedition aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus in one of its longest exploration seasons to date. In its fourth year of...
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) is being held September 7-9 in Las Vegas this year, and it's sure to be a blast. There are still plenty of tickets left, but don't buy them just yet if you are a Local Fish Store (LFS) owner or manager - MASNA,...
Fish, like all animals living on Earth, need oxygen to survive. But while their terrestrial counterparts rely on lungs to supply their bodies with this crucial element, fish have gills, and the size of those gills in relation to the rate of their growth determine just...
With summer right around the corner, it's time to make travel plans! Whether you're driving down to the seashore or flying to a far-off destination, the trip will be better for everyone if you do a little planning ahead to keep the youngsters entertained on the way....
Back in January, I shared with you all a post about Bartz Snow Sculptures. Soon after it was published, the Bartz brothers, Austin, Trevor, and Connor, revealed their sculpture for the 2018 season - 19-foot-tall Diggs the Lobster! The delightful sea/snow creature was...
Reef-A-Palooza New York takes place June 23 & 24, 2018, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ. 2018 marks the 4th year the show has returned to the Tri-State Area. This two-day event will feature over 140 of the industry’s leading coral, fish, and...
Nausicaa, the public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, has just opened its much-anticipated expansion, which features the largest open-to-the-public tank in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world! Named for the heroine who cared for the shipwrecked...
Hawaii has made national headlines as the first state to ban the sale of sunscreens containing either oxybenzone or octinoxate. Scientists at the Polytechnic University of the Marche, Ancona, Italy studied the chemicals, and found that "Sunscreens cause the rapid and...
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 MASNA Student Scholarships. This year there are two scholarships available; one $4,000 scholarship for a college undergraduate student (incoming and current undergraduate students) and one $4,000 scholarship for a...