Fish Found to Cooperatively Hunt in Amazing Ways
Groupers are obviously fearsome predators. They are enormous, with huge mouths and huge stomachs. They can also reach incredible burst speeds when lunging at prey.... Read more.
Weather Channel Compiles List of “10 Most Amazing Coral Reefs”
We all dream of sunny beaches—lined with lush stands of palm trees, alive with the chatter of flamboyantly-feathered birds, and surrounded by warm, clear waters... Read more.
Study Attempts to Determine Global Temperature Restriction Needed to Save Coral Reefs
Shallow-water coral reefs are presently under very serious threat from the effects of global warming. This threat has been building since the beginning of the Industrial... Read more.
Marine Ornamental Aquaculture Industry Taking Off In Tamil Nadu
The Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology (CASMB) of Annamalai University is ramping up production of marine fish for the aquarium trade. Having had a good... Read more.
Mystic Aquarium Spearheading Efforts to Conserve Horseshoe Crabs
The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a close relative to the ancient trilobites. It has changed little since it first appeared during the Ordovician Period,... Read more.
Number of Unknown Marine Species Estimated to be Hundred of Thousands
Every now and again, we stumble across some news release (perhaps here) that some expedition somewhere resulted in the discovery of some new species. Most of us... Read more.
Oceanic Institute Taking Baby Steps Toward Culture of Yellow Tang
Fisheries researchers at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii have been working—not so successfully—for years to develop culture techniques for the commercially and... Read more.
New Offerings from CMA
Those aquarists who seek out unusual and infrequently imported species may be interested in some incoming livestock at one of North America’s only dealers in temperate... Read more.
Researchers Use Sea Squirts to Study Rare Mineral
For long, scientists have attempted to determine the structure of an unusual form of calcium carbonate known as vaterite. The main problem posed to researchers has... Read more.
Indigenous Amazonians Work with the Ornamental Fish Industry to Conserve Aquatic Habitat
The dry season is near. The river waters are fast receding. Only small, stagnant ponds remain over what once was an extensive riverbed. The dry season commences.... Read more.
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