by AquaNerd | Mar 23, 2017 | Science, Travel
Boaty McBoatface, is without a doubt, the world’s worst best-named submersible and it is about to embark on its first mission to the Antarctic. Last year, in case you didn’t hear about it, the submersible got its ridiculous name after Britain’s National Environment Research Council (NERC) asked the public to help name a new polar research vessel via the help of the internet. Names were submitted and by polling the public, the name “Boaty McBoatface” was chosen as the name went on to win by 25,000 votes over the 2nd place finisher. Sadly, and despite Boaty McBoatface winning, the folk at NERC decided they couldn’t live with the name on a multimillion dollar vessel. Can you imagine being at a dinner party and you are the captain by AquaNerd | Mar 19, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Travel
The Caledonian Sky, owned by British company Noble Caledonia Damage accidentally ran aground on a pristine Indonesian coral reef could total well into the millions of dollars in damages, according to environmental groups working in the region. Researchers for Conservation International Indonesia (CII), Papua State University and the Regional Technical Implementing Unit (UPTD) found that the grounding of the 297 foot Caledonian Sky cruise ship on March 4th caused massive damage to several reefs that are unique to Raja Ampat, a remote and idyllic island chain west of Indonesia’s Papua province. “The types of reefs that were damaged by the ship are Genus Porites, Acropora, Pocillopora , Tubastrea, Montipora, Stylopora, Favia and Pavites. It will take decades to restore the reefs,” Ricardo Tapilatu, who headed the research, told by AquaNerd | Nov 16, 2016 | Equipment, Science, Technology
Put your experience in customer service, affinity for technical consumer products, and love of aquariums to work at Step Ahead Innovations, a rapidly growing Vermont startup that is launching the revolutionary MindStream Monitor for automatically monitoring up to ten aquarium water parameters in real-time! SAI is a rapidly growing startup company focused on real-time aquarium water monitoring using proprietary technology and a cloud-based “Internet of Things” user interface. To learn more, please visit www.MindStreamH2O.com/ or https://www.Facebook.com/pages/MindStream-Aquarium-Monitoring-System/172032453001343?fref=ts. Applications should include a resume and cover letter and be sent to [email protected] . You may also request a confidential conversation if you’d like more information before deciding whether or not to apply. I by AquaNerd | Sep 20, 2016 | Aquaculture, Fish, Reef
Quality Marine does it again with more aqua-cultured species of fish. Read the official press release below. September 9, 2016 – Los Angeles – Quality Marine is proud to announce the arrival of aqua-cultured Flame Angels & Multicolor Angels at our Los Angeles Facility. These animals are a Quality Marine exclusive being bred and raised at a partner culture facility. This marks the first time an aqua-cultured Multicolor Angel has been commercially available and as such, quantities for this initial shipment are extremely limited. While Flame Angels have been offered in North America before, it has been some time since this last happened. Flame Angels (Centropyge loriculus) is a fairly common fish in the Central Pacific ocean. They generally occur in less than 60m of by AquaNerd | Sep 7, 2016 | Fish, MACNA, Reef
Monsoon Fairy Wrasse hits the U.S. Market Monsoon Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, arrives in the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJAVg9c5k8 Kernersville, NC, August 29, 2016) — Carolina Aquatics has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute the newly discovered and described Monsoon Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus). The fish will be displayed publicly for the first time at the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America in San Diego September 9-11, 2016, in the Carolina Aquatics booth #334. Carolina Aquatics will be taking wholesale orders at the conference. “We are excited to be able to bring this beautiful, rare aquarium fish to the hobby,” said Kris Cline, owner of Carolina Aquatics, which has exclusive rights to distribute the fish in the United States. “This is
