by Justin Credabel | Oct 1, 2016 | Conservation, Reef, Technology
This cute little robot grabbed my attention immediately. First off, it’s a robot. Second, it’s in the shape of an octopus. And third, the movement in this 3D-printed soft body is powered by hydrogen peroxide, just about my favorite chemical... by xeniaforever | Sep 29, 2016 | Conservation, Equipment, Reef, Tanks
Biota Aquariums is bringing something truly unique and wonderful to the US market: an all-in-one saltwater aquarium, with all equipment included, designed to ensure success for even the most inexperienced beginner.... by Admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Conservation, Corals
It’s hard to read about coral reefs these days without hearing bad news stories about ocean acidification, plastic pollution, overfishing and all the rest… Over three quarters of the world’s reefs are in some way damaged or threatened, but what does a degrade reef... by Barry Brown | Sep 19, 2016 | Conservation, Reef, Science
Good afternoon all, we just finished with the kids from the CIEE Research Station in Bonaire, we had 12 kids total meaning we did two submersible runs yesterday and one this morning. For years you have heard me me say “we have the kids from Bonaire coming today” well finally I have time to throw a short post out there for you all. So what does CIEE mean?? I actually had to look it up as my guess didn’t even come close.. It means “Council on International Educational Exchange” and folks this is a big organization, here is the link… www.ciee.org CIEE is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, CIEE is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization. by Chris Maupin | Sep 14, 2016 | Conservation, Contest, Science
Many unknowns remain with respect to specific responses that corals will have to the continuing and projected warming of sea surface temperatures in tropical waters. These uncertainties extend profoundly to the swimming, larval phase of stony, reefbuilding... by Chris Maupin | Sep 14, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Science
Phil Dustan is a name you should know. A professor at the College of Charleston, Dr. Dustan is the reason we have photographic evidence for the devastating loss of coral cover in the Caribbean. He began photo-documenting places like Carysfort Reef in the Florida Keys...