Dark Times in Mauritius

You may well have seen images of the oil spill that is blighting the reefs and beaches of this lovely island.  While the media reports that much of the fuel oil has now been pumped out of MV Wakashio, a great deal has already washed ashore damaging reefs, seagrass...

Mauritius declares state of environmental emergency after oil spill

Cape Town (dpa) – Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Friday as the Indian ocean island battled to contain an oil spill caused by a Japanese freighter that ran aground off the coast of a popular tourist island. The oil seeped from the freighter and photographs from the air showed the oil slick spreading though the turquoise water surrounding the island. Other images in local L’Express newspaper showed blackened beaches and dead marine life. Several hours earlier Jugnauth tweeted: “Our country does not have the skills and expertise to refloat stranded ships, so I asked for help from France,” tagging French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron’s social media pages have not yet responded. Greenpeace said the spill from the bulk carrier

RNN Episode 120 – Shedding Some Light, the Coral Care Difference

Coming soon, Casino Reef and Shedding Some Light the Coral Care Difference. This week Jeremy had some differed maintenance demand to be taken care of and is seeing good growth in the frag system, Peter is making progress on algae, enjoying some healthy fish and growing out a very interesting Zoa garden. All this and more on Episode 120 of the Reef News Network. Listener Coupon Codes: Marine Depot 10% off your order REEFNEWS Reef Kinetics - $50 off ReefBot RKLOVES Show Watch 2020 MACNA Phoenix Canceled RAP California August 15/16 RAP Orlando - Sept 26/27 *New Venue Caribe Royale Orlando RAP New York - Dec 12/13 Greater Niagara - Sept 19/20 Powered By: Fritz Aquatics: www.fritzaquatics.com ReefBreeders: www.reefbreeders.com Sicce: www.sicce.com/en/ News: Jeremy- Kat Dhawan - It's been 2 years since Kevin Costa from Hanna Instruments talked to me about the possibility of a Nitrate checker on a podcast I did for Marine Depot. They announced the upcoming checker less than 24 hours ago and I bet everybody is itching to pre-order. It still feels like the best kept secret though because at the time of writing this article, a search for nitrate checker on Hanna's website did not show the cute new lilac family member. In fact, even Hanna's instagram is curiously silent on the subject. I found a link to the much-awaited checker from a different Instagram Hanna has. https://bit.ly/newsJeremy120 Peter - New snorkeling reef at Casino Beach finished, wildlife already appearing. Escambia County's new snorkeling reef at Casino Beach is finally installed and already attracting wildlife. Contractors for the county wrapped up installation Saturday morning on the reef, which is located roughly 600 to 700 feet off the shore, depending on the tide, east of the fishing pier. The project was paid for with a $59,500 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grant and is made up of 17 reef modules. https://bit.ly/newsPeter120 Main Topic: Interview with Luc Vogels of Phillips on the Coral Care V2 light. Outro: Please like our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as subscribe to the Podcast Reef News Network: www.reefnewsnetwork.com Reef News Road Trip: https://bit.ly/2LZfoKd . Instagram: ReefNewsNetwork Hashtags to follow #ReefNewsNetwork , # , #nation Listener Calls: Go to: www.reefnewsnetwork.com click the tab on the right side of the page to leave us a voicemail. Reviews/Ratings: Reviews and Ratings help us reach new heights and continue to produce quality content, let us know how we are doing.

Watch “A Plastic Ocean”

When he discovers the world’s oceans brimming with plastic waste, a documentary filmmaker (Craig Leeson) investigates the pollution’s environmental impacts. Together with diver Tanya Streeter and and international team of scientists and researchers, he...