by Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Conservation, Industry
One of the most pressing demands placed upon policy makers and those seeking to protect marine biodiversity is to identify which areas need our protection efforts the most. In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers identified six marine... by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Conservation
The amount of plastic entering our oceans is staggering. The oft-quoted figure of five trillion pieces of plastic currently littering the ocean is, by anyone’s standards, pretty daunting. I’ve come across a range of projects that have aimed to do something about the... by Admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Conservation, Opinion
The current best estimate of the amount of plastic trash in the marine environment stands at an astonishing 5.25 trillion pieces. Walk on a beach, just about anywhere, and you’ll come across plastic... by Afishionado | Mar 17, 2017 | Conservation, Corals, Video
For this episode, we traveled to Plant City, Florida to speak to our friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture about one of our favorite LPS coral, the Elegance Coral. From survival rates, tips, origins and what to look for and about aquaculturing them, we covered... by Admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Conservation, Events
Thanks to everyone that attended the CORAL ORGY as part of the 10th Borscht Film Festival this past Friday, February 24th at the New World Center on Miami Beach. CORAL ORGY was a site-specific audiovisual collaboration by Coral Morphologic and Animal Collective on the cosmic secrets behind the sexual reproduction of corals. Coral Morphologic proposes that unlocking the secrets of coral reproduction is a culminating achievement in humankind’s quest for colonization of planet Earth, and a first step towards restoring a healthy biosphere. Animal Collective performed an hour of new music inspired by the reefs while Coral Morphologic projections painted a cosmic world of fluorescent coral inside the Frank Gehry-designed room. We are grateful to have been able to include footage of one of the first predicted stony coral spawns in captivity from Project Coral at the Horniman Museum. This advancement in coral reproduction (led by aquarist Jamie Craggs) is evidence that humanity is finally crossing this all-important milestone at just the critical juncture when the world’s coral reefs are ailing most. We are proud to support the work of SECORE and the Coral Restoration Foundation, and were thrilled to be able to display their footage of corals spawning in nature across the New World Center’s 7,000 square foot video projection wall in Soundscape Park prior to the main event. Tags: Animal Collective, Borscht Corp., Borscht Diez, Borscht Film Festival, Coral Morphologic, Coral Restoration Foundation, Project Coral, SECORE This entry was posted on Sunday, March 5th, 2017 at 7:16 pm and is filed under Art. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Conservation, Science
Anyone who has ever dived or snorkeled over a seagrass bed knows just how captivatingly attractive these habitats can be. In a recent study published in Science, researchers from Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future have provided...
