Interview with Martha Roesler, Chief Development Officer The Coral Restoration Foundation is celebrating 10 years of operation, and on this occasion, our team at reefs.com presented the non-profit organization with a “Best of Show” award. We personally think they deserve to receive that [...]
What do you see when you look at a saltwater Clownfish? Do you see Nemo and Marlin? I’ll tell you what I see. I see a fish that was almost endangered but now prevails. I see a fish that started an important movement that will someday save the oceans. I see happy and healthy fish that are now [...]
Okay. Probably not, considering some of the contenders, but still…you have to admit that it’s pretty awesome. One of the great benefits to maintaining an aquaculture infrastructure year-round is that when you are presented with unique opportunities to obtain [...]
A number of countries have now banned, or indicate that they will ban, plastic microbeads, the pesky little pieces of plastic that are used as exfoliants and scrubs in cosmetics. UK ministers have been a little preoccupied of late, but the recently-installed Michael Gove MP has been [...]
To put it simply: ghost fishing is what happens when discarded fishing gear continues to fish. Of all the rubbish that we fill our oceans with, I think discarded fishing gear is some of the most unpleasant. Not only can it continue to trap target species, but it can become a hazard that [...]
Check out Netflix’s documentary Chasing Coral. It is an important film covering a very serious threat to the natural coral reefs around the world, that being coral bleaching as a result of global climate change. I thought Chasing Coral was equal parts stunningly beautiful and heartbreakingly [...]
“The godfather of coral”, Dr. Charlie Veron, has just released his memoir through Penguin Books, titled A Life Underwater. It’s touted as “The extraordinary memoir of marine biologist Charlie Veron, a maverick Australian who transformed our understanding of coral reefs … [...]
Our reefs are disappearing at an alarming rate. Emmy-winning filmmaker and director Jeff Orlowski and his team of scientists, photographers, and divers have collected photos and videos from 30 countries around the world to create Chasing Coral, a striking full-length documentary on the issue. More [...]