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 website, http://aquaticallatin.info, is a thorough resource for aquarists, naturalists, anglers, academics, and anyone else [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]