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 [...]
Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of small bamboo shark discovered in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. Image by Mark Erdmann/Conservation International. Jakarta, Indonesia – A highly charismatic species of walking shark has been discovered in the remote eastern Indonesian island of [...]
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 been finding a reliable supply of the raw material. Vaterite is exceedingly difficult to synthesize in the laboratory. However, while [...]
The new reef, discovered during the Oceana Ranger’s 2011 expedition, is estimated to cover 10 hectares or just shy of 25 acres. That is a lot of reef to have just been discovered in the Mediterranean. The newly discovered coral oasis sits on a sea mount with its peak between 320 and 400 [...]