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There are a lot of things in space, but terrestrial sea plankton was not one of them --at least, so we thought. Yet traces of the microorganisms were found on the windows of the International...
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Sea Plankton found growing outside of International Space Station
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There are a lot of things in space, but terrestrial sea plankton was not one of them --at least, so we thought. Yet traces of the microorganisms were found on the windows of the International...
Grouper vs. Shark (VIDEO)
Another interesting video on the news feed...
This video posted to YouTube shows a Goliath grouper devouring a 4-foot shark in a single bite off the coast of Florida.
The Goliath grouper is the...
Cute Sea Lion Encounter...doesn't end well (VIDEO)
This came through on the news feed and thought I would share it.
In a YouTube video posted by Anglers Adventures, the sea lion is seen nestled against the boat. When the boat decided to leave the...
Track whales around Hawaii
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This is pretty cool...
The Smartmine Whale Tracker interactive animated map was put together by the earth sciences and tech company GeoEngineers using data from the Cascadia Research...
Catch of the Day
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Pensacola, FL -
I guess this is the Michigan equivalent of a deer on the hood....Imagine pulling into a gas station and seeing a pickup truck pull in toting an enormous mako shark that is...
Idaho Aquarium fined $10K
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BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) - The Idaho Aquarium has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation after its former directors illegally harvested marine wildlife.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish &...
Mussel beds to reestablish reef
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via New Zealand Hearld
Scientists hoping to boost marine life and water quality in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand are seeing instant success of a trial to re-establish mussel beds on the...
Electrified reef jolts corals back to health
Author: David Fleshler
Source: Sun Sentinel
August 8, 2012
A bizarre experiment in marine conservation rests on the ocean floor off Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
An electrified artificial reef,...
Male and female pillar coral spawn for first documented time in Keys
Author: Cammy Clark
Source: The Miami Herald
August 8, 2012
"At precisely 9:47 one night last week, corals shaped like Greek columns began spawning in shallow water off North Key Largo in a...
Dosing Iron in the Ocean Could Slow Global Warming
Fertilizing the ocean with iron could help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by promoting diatom blooms that suck CO2 out of the air. Then, when these microscopic creatures die, they would...
Artificial Jellyfish ...from Rat Hearts
If you watch the mesmerizing pulses of a jellyfish in water, it might occur to you that they sometimes resemble the pulses of the human heart. A jellyfish doesn't swim so much as it beats, pushing...
Ancient alteration of seawater chemistry linked with past climate change
Dissolution or creation of huge gypsum deposits changed sulfate content of the oceans
Scientists have discovered a potential cause of Earth's "icehouse climate" cooling trend of the past 45...
Fish in Space
Yes, it's the moment we've all (secretly) been waiting for: Fish In Space!
Researchers will use this unique aquarium to look at how microgravity impacts aquatic life.
Sponsored by the Japanese...
Coral Reefs: Zombie Ecosystems?
"The Op-Ed section has published "A World Without Coral Reefs," a provocative and disturbing essay by Roger Bradbury, an ecologist studying resource management at Australian National University. He...
New 2.5-million gallon aquarium opens today in Asia
Aqua Planet Jeju in Seogwipo, South Korea opens today and is now Asia's largest public aquarium. Aqua Planet Jeju's main tank features a 75 x 28 foot acrylic viewing panel and will likely feature...
Viruses linked to zooxanthellae
Scientists at Oregon State University have discovered two viruses that appear to infect the single-celled microalgae that reside in corals and are important for coral growth and health, and they say...
Mating with the wrong species: plastics make it possible
Last week the The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration came out with the news that mermaids aren't real. I'm sure that came as a disappointment to many of you...so this article may...
Slumbering Seals are Midnight Snack for Sleeper Sharks
The sleeper sharks apparent short comings have helped them adapt to sneak up on their slumbering seal prey.
Greenland sharks, also called sleeper sharks, are known to consume ringed seals, harbor...
Once in a Blue Moon (er...Lobster)
Looking like a prop from a B-52's video, a blue lobster is a 1-in-2-million exception to the normal rust-colored lobster. The unique hue originates from a genetic variation that triggers a protein...
COLORS - photo contest sponsored by Cherry Corals
The photo contest this month is COLORS. The idea here is that any livestock you have that has 3 or more colors can be entered into the COLORS photo contest. The photo submitted should be primarily...