I’ve finally got around to reading What a Fish Knows, by Jonathan Balcombe. Published in 2016, it became a best seller and attracted a wealth of praise from plaudits from the New Yorker to the Dalai Lama. So, what makes it such a great read? I imagine it is quite easy (for a skilled [...]
I just discovered a wonderful tool for anyone interested in the etymology and current meaning of the Latin names of aquatic species: it's called Aquatical Latin. The [...]
I’ve posted quite a few images recently from my trip to the Maldives, but I’ve been hampered by the lack of a decent ID book. Well, no longer! Being a bit of an old-school personality, I really like to have a good solid ID book on my desk to help with sorting out my images. My much-loved [...]
I don't normally read autobiographies, but I've made two exceptions...the first was David Attenborough's "Life on Air" which I found fascinating and the second was "CRAZY! Adventures of a Marine Biologist" by Pat Garratt, Director of the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa. The title [...]
The first new book in 25 years by Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, will debut July 28. "What Pet Should I Get?" features the spirited siblings from the beloved classic "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" and is believed to have been written between 1958 and 1962. "Ted loved and had pets [...]
Banggai Cardinalfish: The Official Publication of the Banggai Rescue Project (book review) Written by: Ret Talbot, Matt Pedersen, Mathew L. Wittenrich, Ph.D., Foreword by: Dr. Gerald Allen with Martin A. Moe, Jr., Roy Yanog, V.M.D., and Thomas Waltzek, D.V.M., Ph.D. Published by: Reef to Rainforest [...]
