Coral Morphologic Joins the Mission Blue Sylvia Earle Alliance
Coral Morphologic is proud to announce a partnership with Mission Blue, an alliance of conservationists founded by Dr. Sylvia Earle, with the shared goal of exploring the ocean and engendering empathy for Earth’s marine life. By joining the Mission Blue network, we look forward to helping advance Mission Blue’s goals, including increasing marine protected areas (Hope Spots) around the globe 20% by 2020, developing sustainable fisheries, and reducing oceanic pollution. Coral Morphologic is committed to educating the public and building new paradigms around the value of the ocean and its essential role as Earth’s life support system. Please explore Mission Blue’s website and watch the eponymous 2015 documentary about Dr. Earle “Mission Blue” on Netflix. Tags: Coral Morphologic, Mission Blue, Sylvia Earle, Sylvia Earle Alliance This entry was posted on Monday, July 25th, 2016 at 3:14 pm and is filed under Research. 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.Reef Threads Podcast #284
Rising Tide Conservation has successfully bred the hepatus tang.
We’re doing old-school Reef Threads this week. Our topics include captive breeding of the Paracanthus hepatus tang, evaluating tank parameters, and dealing with anemones. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and ChristineSponsor: Rod’s Food
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Dead fish and bleached corals
3 Fish Dead and Bleached Corals
Anemone attached to hermit
Anemone attached to hermit shell
Local efforts to save reefs proving futile in the face of global degradation
The audience of this blog is likely well aware of the myriad threats that modern coral reef ecosystems face, both global and local: global warming, ocean acidification, pollution, eutrophication, overfishing.…Microscopic Camera Documents New Cellular Activity in Coral
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have engineered a microscopic camera system to view corals underwater in their natural habitats.…Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency
[embedded content] The Army Corps of Engineers released nutrient-heavy water into the St. Lucie Estuary as part of their flood control measures, Corps spokesman John Campbell told CNN. The algae outbreak eventually reached the beaches. To make matters worse, a massive algae bloom was already covering the lake. Following the emergency declaration, the Corps announced it would cut discharges by about a third beginning Friday. “The algae outbreaks are triggered by fertilizer sewage and manure pollution that the state has failed to properly regulate. It’s like adding miracle grow to the water and it triggers massive algae outbreaks,” Earthjustice spokeswoman Alisa Coe told CNN. Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization, has been fighting for tougher pollution limits in the state. “We’ve seen this for
