by Alex Pilnick | Sep 25, 2015 | Conservation, Science
It’s never fun to jump on the negative news bandwagon, but a recently updated report from the World Wildlife Fund finds our oceans to be in far worse condition than just 45 years ago. The Living Blue Planet report, published annually, states that the average... by Francis Yupangco | Sep 22, 2015 | Conservation, Funny, Photography, Too Cute
A photo is worth a thousand words. And you have to check out this mind blowing photo of a seal catching a ride on the back of a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast in Australia. At first look, it looks like the seal is surfing or almost walking on water until... by Austin Lefevre | Sep 13, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Invertebrates, Science, Sustainability
Last week we took a look at some wonderful maricultured mini-colonies of various Euphyllia species. Today we get a sneak peak into the most popular maricultured genus, Acropora. To produce the most colorful specimens of maricultured Acropora divers take fragments of... by Chris Maupin | Sep 10, 2015 | Conservation, Science
Most reefs.com readers will be aware that as far as Caribbean corals go, none are considered more at risk of extinction than Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata. Researchers from the University of Puerto Rico are now concerned, based on new population... by Austin Lefevre | Sep 10, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Science, Sustainability
One of my favorite pastimes [besides diving] is perusing through the never-ending pictures of reefs in nature. It’s hard to believe where some of our favorite corals grow, often in vastly different environments than what we create in our glass... by Austin Lefevre | Sep 9, 2015 | Conservation, Eye Candy, Fish, Industry, MACNA, Science, Sustainability, Too Cute
Renown fish breeder Karen Brittain, who made waves last year revealing a slew of captive bred Genicanthus personatus at MACNA 2014, recently had a larval run with Apolemichthys arcuatus, the Bandit...
