Scientists from Rice University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, have discovered that sea-level rise might have occurred in bursts rather than a prolonged gradual increase. Close to the last ice age glaciers melted at a rate so [...]
An ultimate guide to dealing with Crown of Thorns outbreaks has just been released in open access format! The book “Biology, Ecology and Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish” expounds 30 years of COTS research, and compiles 18 different research papers and reviews, making it the most [...]
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is leading the pack again by creating 3 dimensional maps of reefs to help better understand the distribution and collections of coral species across the globe. By taking some 39,000 images, canvassing more than 17,000 square feet of reef, and [...]
In some interesting research, a UC Davis research team has concluded that planting multiple species of Seagrass during reef restoration efforts can actually improve restorative conditions for reefs all around the world! “Seagrass beds are important habitats for fisheries species, for protecting [...]
Aloha Mai Kakou, Exploring coastlines and finding underwater creatures has been a passion of mine since childhood. Growing up in coastal Florida, I kept what I caught locally in home aquariums before landing my high school job at a burgeoning exotic pet store and eagerly [...]
Jennifer Idol, diver, photographer, and author of An American ImmersionWe’re back with podcast #285. This week we welcome guest Jennifer Idol who talks about her new book An American Immersion, and her experiences as the first woman to dive in all 50 states. Don’t miss this conversation with [...]
The relationship between coral polyps and algae is something we as aquarists have been well aware for a long time, but a joint study between James Cook University and The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University creates a link between the inception of symbiosis in coral [...]
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University have taken a new turn in the search for understanding the relationship between corals and microbes. On each reef corals live together in harmony with microorganisms, all playing their differing roles in [...]