by Caitlin Nichole | Jun 19, 2014 | Corals, Eye Candy, Fish, Funny, Opinion, Science
Oh yea, it’s just as sexy as it sounds. So I’ve had this book for a while but never got around to reading it. I picked it up when our local Border’s was going out of business (sniff, rest in peace physical bookstores where you could waste away a day)... by Francis Yupangco | Jun 15, 2014 | Fish, Opinion, Photography, Science
Here’s some Sunday Fun day Footage for you. In this video, Terry Tufferson free jumps into the Sydney Harbor. Looks like a normal day of fun with some friends. What he discovers once jumps is in is pretty horrifying: a large Great White Shark swimming feet away... by AquaNerd | Jun 15, 2014 | Fish, Opinion, Science
What better way to celebrate Father’s Day than to show off a newly aquacultured fish species from the always busy fish breeders at Oceans Reefs & Aquariums? Like the proud papas they are, ORA is gushing all about their new Girdled Goby (Priolepis cincta) in their latest blog post, sharing all the joys and unfortunate pitfalls that fish parenthood has brought with this new goby. This goby was first raised much earlier in 2014, marking the first time that P. cincta has been bred in the hobby. Unfortunately, long larval stages, challenging feeding requirements, and conspecific aggression have sort of marred the normally joyous process of breeding a new fish. Despite these challenges, ORA breeders pressed on and eventually raised enough fish to make a viable commercial offering. The first batch was shipped to Drs. by Francis Yupangco | Jun 6, 2014 | Opinion, Science
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_QyGANCUJI&w=560&h=315] Great White’s are amazing apex predators. I have been following the research and development of the tagged Great White’s with... by Matthew Stansbery | Jun 5, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Opinion, Science
A new study from the University of Georgia is helping us better understand the role symbiotic algae plays in bleaching events that occur on reefs throughout the world. Published in the journal Limnology and Oceanography the study created a minute-by-minute timeline... by Francis Yupangco | May 28, 2014 | Conservation, Equipment, Opinion, Science
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv5b4jwABiw&w=560&h=315] A new shark detection device, the ‘Clever Buoy’ uses sonar devices to search for large shark sized objects which are greater than 6 ft in length.…
