by AquaNerd | May 24, 2016 | Conservation, Fish, Reef, Science
Last week we posted an article explaining how unwelcome trespassers have recently disrupted the environment and possibly killed a Devil’s Hope Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), one of the rarest fish species on the planet. After hearing of this incident, we thought it would be interesting to learn more about how this fish can survive in such an inhospitable desert environment such as “Death Valley”. We begin with a little history of how this fish has survived more than one conflict with humans. Back in the 1960s, the Pupfish was almost wiped out due to water pumping activities around the geothermal springs where this fish lives. Fortunately for the Pupfish, environmental activists mobilized which led to a US Supreme Court ruling giving protection to the small population by Matthew Stansbery | May 20, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Sustainability
A recent study done by San Diego State University and published in the journal Nature Microbiology paints a bleak picture for reefs being blanketed by algae after a bleaching event. Dissolved organic compounds (DOC) are extremely prevalent on reefs, and it is... by Francis Yupangco | May 18, 2016 | Conservation, Science
There’s a good chance you may not even have heard of the most endangered marine mammal in the world, the vaquita, let alone seen one. Â The International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita announced that there are only 60 vaquitas left in the wild, which... by Matthew Stansbery | May 18, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Sustainability
Recent findings from a 16 year international study about coral spawning has created a link between the spectacular event, and the ongoing increase in sea-surface temperature. Co-author Jeff Maynard from the research institute CRIOBE, in French Polynesia, explains how... by Matthew Stansbery | May 16, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Science, Sustainability
The worlds largest chain of coral reefs has been severely affected by the warmest El Nino system on record says Kim Cobb, a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.… by Francis Yupangco | May 15, 2016 | Conservation, Fish, Science
Protecting endangered wildlife is no laughing matter and should be taken seriously by all of us. Recently, three men with no respect for the rule of law and mother nature, trespassed in Death Valley National Park.…
