by Admin | May 20, 2015 | Conservation, Fish, Science
Last week I wrote about the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) voting on whether to keep buying dolphins from the notorious town of Taiji (made famous by the movie ‘the cove).  The latest update to the article is that the World Association of Zoos and... by Admin | May 20, 2015 | Conservation, Science
It’s been about a year since we reported our best success to date with rearing yellow tang, having gotten larvae through to day 83. Since then we’ve had some repeated successes getting the larvae past the first month or so, but never any quite as far along as that cohort from last January. Frustratingly, we seem to have taken a few steps backward again (as seems more common in this field than not), and are now struggling to keep the larvae going past the first week. We have been revisiting the protocols used from that successful period to ask a lot of questions pertaining to why that worked then, and not now. Yellow Tang larvae reared at OI. A=14 dph, B=24 dph, C=36 dph, D=45 dph, E=50 dph, F=60 dph by Kenneth Wingerter | May 18, 2015 | Conservation, Science, Sustainability
Late last year, a small dot of fresh land emerged from the sea following a long series of lava flows. Located about 600 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, the new island, part of a larger structure named Nishinoshima, is part of the ecologically rich Ogasawara island... by Francis Yupangco | May 13, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Science
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off today. The Festival has been a yearly event since 1947. It previews films of all genres from around the world and is certainly the place to be and be seen if you are a... by Francis Yupangco | May 11, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Science
Everyone loves the idea of a perfect diet. There are so many diet trends and vitamin supplements on the market right now. It is a huge and booming industry, one that I don’t think is going anywhere anytime... by Justin Credabel | May 1, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Equipment, Funny, ReefGen, Science, Sustainability, Tanks, Technology, Too Cute
…and because it’s my birthday I’ll indulge myself and you all with a Friday afternoon look back at one of my favorite coral and music videos....
