TGIF – Underwater Fluorescent Disco
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By , on December 9th, 2011 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Coral, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , , , , , ,  

From BBC Earth Youtube page: Phillipe Coustaeau and the team dive in the Red Sea, one of the warmest seas in the world. Despite the warm temperatures, coral reefs flourish with their flourescent pigmentation putting on an amazing show of technicolour. Fantastic clip taken from the BBC Oceans series. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal . . . → Read More: TGIF – Underwater Fluorescent Disco

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Shark Hope
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By , on October 27th, 2011 4 comments   Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Education, Fish, Fishing   , , , ,  

“Bula!” (That’s Fijian for “Yo, wassup!“) Following a successful premier this past Monday in the Fiji capital of Suva, I’m proud to bring you the new short documentary, Shark Hope. Produced by the Coral Reef Alliance and The Pew Environment Group’s Global Shark Conservation Campaign, the film is an entirely Fijian effort that details . . . → Read More: Shark Hope

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A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat
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By , on September 24th, 2011 Leave a comment   Conferences, Coral, Education, Expeditions, Life At Sea, New Research   , , , , , ,  

Ten days ago I had a conversation with Dr. Mark Hay from Georgia Tech where he was at the Aquarius ReefBase habitat on the bottom of the Florida Keys and I was at the ice breaker for the annual Association of Zoos and Aquariums meeting hosted at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.  We were talking about . . . → Read More: A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat

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Its the end of the worm as we know it
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By , on April 5th, 2011 4 comments   Biodiversity, Critters, New Research, New Species, Uncategorized   , , ,  

Coomera brayi Dove & Cribb 1995 Hi, my name’s Al and I’m a parasitologist (Hi Al!) #AA I’ve just read a most remarkable paper by my PhD advisor, Dr. Tom Cribb (University of Queensland), and his close colleague Dr. Rod Bray (NHM London, ret.).  In it, they describe patterns in the history of taxonomic . . . → Read More: Its the end of the worm as we know it

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Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
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By , on February 1st, 2011 2 comments   Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access, Scientist!   , ,  

Acropora millepora aquarium colony grown from fragment, www.reefclub.or.kr One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to get a fresh start and be exposed to additional opportunities and experiences that “somewhere else” could open up. In addition to vexing . . . → Read More: Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change

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What’s Eating You?
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By , on January 25th, 2011 6 comments   Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Scientist!   , , , ,  

Photograph of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) with lionfish (Pterois volitans) protruding from its mouth. Image © 2010, Florida Sportsman, www.floridasportsman.com Feed a fish a fish, it eats for a day; Teach a fish to fish, it eats forever. That basically seems to be the crux of a discussion currently playing out on NOAA’s online Coral . . . → Read More: What’s Eating You?

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Kill It And Grill It
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By , on October 29th, 2010 3 comments   Conservation & Environment, Fish, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   ,  

The latest PSA from filmmaker/scientist Randy Olson. The latest PSA from filmmaker/scientist Randy Olson.