by Matthew Stansbery | Jul 2, 2015 | Conservation, Fish, Science, Sustainability
A new study from the University of Sydney Australia has found that the Spiny Chromis reef fish can manipulate the gender of their offspring to combat the gender bias created by increasing ocean temperatures. … by Matthew Stansbery | Jul 1, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Sustainability
Overfishing is one key impact to the decline of coral reefs worldwide and a new study performed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, James Cook University, and The Australian Institute of Marine Science shows just how important fish are to the recovery of areas... by xeniaforever | Jun 30, 2015 | Conservation, Equipment, Fish, Industry, Photography, Science, Technology
Chelsea Harms Tuohy and Evan Tuohy are building an exciting new Caribbean fish id and survey app for iPad and Android tablets. They realized that during the first few dives, students find it difficult to differentiate between species, and so often miss out on many... by Kenneth Wingerter | Jun 29, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Invertebrates, Science
The deep sea biome is said to be less understood and less explored than the Moon. Nearly any serious expedition into deep sea ecosystems reveals new species, or even entirely new habitats. Often, these notoriously slow-growing biological communities are thought to be... by Matthew Stansbery | Jun 26, 2015 | Conservation, Fish, Science, Sustainability
New research out of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University finds that the impacts of human activities like dredging are making it harder for fish to breathe, and are likely increasing the rates of gill disease amongst coastal reef... by Jeremy Gosnell | Jun 26, 2015 | Conservation, Science
Pope Francis released an environmental encyclical entitled, “Laudato Si.” The title is in central Italian and means, “praise be to you.” This is in fact Pope Francis’ second encyclical, yet the content is getting a lot of attention across the internet, mainstream...