Whale shark ecotourism: the good, the bad and the ugly
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By , on August 22nd, 2012 9 comments   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, The Basics   , , , , , ,  

Practically nothing was known about the biology of whale sharks up until about 15 years ago. Since that time there has been a veritable explosion of interest in the world’s largest fish. As we have learned more about them, some surprising aspects of their life history have emerged, including a tendency to be far more . . . → Read More: Whale shark ecotourism: the good, the bad and the ugly

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Sunday Cephalopod – Mating Mimic Moctopus
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By , on December 11th, 2011 Leave a comment   Cephalopods, Mating & Reproduction   , ,  

h/t to @boraz for this stunning example of the mimic octopus mating! The video was filmed just this last November in Indonesia.

TGIF – The Flamboyant Cuttlefish
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By , on November 18th, 2011 Leave a comment   Cephalopods, Organisms, Pictures and Movies   , ,  

This cuttlefish looks like how I feel, cos, like, it’s FRIDAY!  

Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean
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By , on July 19th, 2010 Leave a comment   Expeditions, New Research, Organisms, Seamount   , , , , , , , , ,  

This is a perspective view of the Kawio Barat (West Kawio) seamount looking from the northwest. The underwater volcano rises around 3,800 meters from the seafloor. Credit: Image courtesy of INDEX 2010: “Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region.” The join Indonesia – U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia mapped . . . → Read More: Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean

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Seahorses: nice backdrops for octocorals
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By , on February 12th, 2009 4 comments   Coral, Organisms, Reviews   , , , , , , , ,  

Satomi's pygmy seahorse, one of the world's smallest seahorses. It’s going to be much easier to convince people Sea Fans are Super Cool now that National Geographic photographers trained their lens on new species of pygmy sea horses from Indonesia and the Red Sea. Headlines are saying the pygmy wonder horses are endemic (hello) to . . . → Read More: Seahorses: nice backdrops for octocorals

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