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  • xeniaforever

    As senior editor here at reefs, I get to work with scientists from all over the world, and have made some wonderful friends in the industry! I also write for the site, and am the office manager at FRESH New London and the mother of two brilliant, talented young women.

Recent Content

CRF Coral Spawning Update

CRF Coral Spawning Update

https://vimeo.com/180242168 More exciting news from Richard Ross and the team of scientists working at the Coral Restoration Foundation's coral nursery in Florida - the Acropora cervicornis larvae that they collected are now three days old, and have started to swim!...

Apex Users 4th Annual MACNA Meetup

Apex Users 4th Annual MACNA Meetup

Going to MACNA 2016? Do you own an Apex or are you considering one? Want to hear about all the newest products and those on the horizon? Neptune Systems Announces its 4th Annual MACNA Meetup! Friday, September 9 8:00am-11:00am (8:30 if not pre-registered) Pre-register...

Time-Lapse Reef Video

Time-Lapse Reef Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxjPT8DCKdo I really love this new time-lapse video from Tim Wijgerde, showcasing the intricate structures, stunning colors, and fascinating behaviors of coral polyps, tube worms, tunicates, crinoids, starfish, urchins, flatworms and...

Spawning Event at the CRF Nursery

Spawning Event at the CRF Nursery

https://vimeo.com/179650430 Check out this fantastic new video from Rich Ross.  He has been working at the Coral Restoration Foundation's coral nursery in Florida with a team of scientists to better understand Acropora Cervicornis sexual reproduction, with the goal of...

New video from Brian Greene (warning- NSFW language!)

New video from Brian Greene (warning- NSFW language!)

https://youtu.be/NeTrjJgDyNg Here is the latest video from Brian D. Greene, which showcases the highlights of his recent dive to the twilight zone of the reefs of Pohnpei, FSM. On the expedition, a collaboration between the Bishop Museum, the Association for Marine...

Geophysical Coral Mapping Project

Geophysical Coral Mapping Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD5UwdMVB70 Don Olavides, a scientist at the Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, recently shared this fascinating short video outlining the Geophysical Coral Mapping (GCM) project. Dr. Fernando Sirigan...

Aquatic Life’s Reno LED Lights

Aquatic Life’s Reno LED Lights

Attention aquarium hobbyists - Aquatic Life, manufacturers of premium branded aquarium and hydroponics equipment for over 6 years, are now offering their Reno LED fixtures to the public.  These lights, which have only been available to stores as fish display lighting...

Dr. Luiz Rocha and the Twilight Zone

Dr. Luiz Rocha and the Twilight Zone

Dr. Luiz Rocha is the curator and Follett chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences, and he is one of the scientists responsible for bringing us its latest exhibit, Twilight Zone: Deep Reefs Revealed.  The exhibit showcases animal and plant life that...

Zebra Crab Releasing Eggs

Zebra Crab Releasing Eggs

https://www.facebook.com/allaboutreef/videos/1919655584927953/ Check out this fantastic video from Michael Wijaya Ishak of My Reef's Diary- it features a Zebra crab (Zebrida Adamsii) releasing eggs. The video was shot in Komodo National Park in Labuhanbajo, Indonesia;...

First Ever Captive-Bred Pacific Blue Tang

First Ever Captive-Bred Pacific Blue Tang

Exciting news for aquarists and fish-lovers the world over: Rising Tide Conservation has just announced the first-ever successful aquaculture of the Pacific Blue Tang -Paracanthurus hepatus, or "Dory". The foundation has been working on this project with a committed...