by Austin Lefevre | Feb 15, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Events, Eye Candy, Fish, Industry, Invertebrates, Opinion, Reef, Science, Sustainability, Tanks
A recently announced new exhibit at California Academy of Sciences is slated to open June 10th, 2016, “Twilight Zone: Deep Reefs Revealed“. For this mesophotic reef nerd nothing in a zoological setting could be more... by Austin Lefevre | Feb 15, 2016 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Invertebrates, Reef, Science, Sustainability, Tanks
There’s a plethora of choices that comes with setting up a new marine aquarium; these days the seemingly simple task of adding rock provides no break in the daunting decision making... by Admin | Feb 11, 2016 | Conservation, Science
Marine conservationists have quite a difficult time of it. Things are not going well for our oceans. Ocean acidification, huge amounts of plastic pollution, and overfishing add up to one heck of a series of apparently unsurmountable... by Admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Conservation, Opinion
In late 2015 I had a great opportunity to visit the Mexican Caribbean as part of a commission for a scuba magazine, while there, I had the chance to dive with a couple of heroes of mine: Doctor Sylvia Earle and Jean-Michel... by Francis Yupangco | Feb 8, 2016 | Conservation, Fish, Science
A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that noise pollution can be deadly for many species of fish. Noise pollution can be created above or below the water. For example, it can noise made through motorboats, cruise ships, sonar probes and even... by xeniaforever | Feb 5, 2016 | Conservation, Reef
The Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society, Inc. (WAMAS) has just become a Patch Reef Sponsor, donating $25,000 to Coral Restoration Foundation, the nonprofit conservation organization headquartered in Key Largo, Florida created to develop offshore coral...
