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- Between the grains of sand on the sea floor there is an unknown and unexplored world. Scientists have just found new animal species on the Great Barrier Reef, in New Caledonia, and in the sea off the Gullmarsfjord in the Swedish county of Bohuslan.
- The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks. The largest-scale study to date of how coastal communities influence successful outcomes in marine reserves has found that human population pressure was a critical factor in whether or not a reserve succeeded in protecting marine resources -- but so too was local involvement in research and management.
- Fossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today's human activity. Reef ecosystems were able to persist through massive environmental changes imposed by sharply falling sea levels during previous ice ages, an international scientific team has found. This provides new hope for their capacity to endure the increasing human impacts forecast for the 21st century.
- If you are one of the few aquarists dedicated enough to go the 'extra mile' and make a serious effort to successfully house one of these amazing anemones, you will be rewarded with a unique display of nature in your aquarium.
- Feeling handy? You might try DIY'ing your next piece of equipment.
- Dana reviews PFO's new Solaris LED lighting system. PFO makes some bold claims in their advertising. How well do these facts hold up under close scrutiny? Several testing protocols were used to evaluate LED lamp intensity, LED lamp spectral quality and heat transfer.
- Marine reserves are increasingly important for species that are being forced by climate change to move to a new home, adapt to new conditions or die. Biologists have now compared the relative benefits of large and small protected areas in perpetuating populations. Interestingly they have also found a coral species that has developed the "skills" to cope with rising temperatures.
- Based on this quantitative data, is its quite obvious that the LEDs have come of age in providing a viable solution to lighting reef aquariums.
- Let's hear what YOU have to say about lighting advances in today's aquarium hobby.
- The chemical / elemental composition of skimmate generated by an H&S 200-1260 protein skimmer on a 175-gallon reef aquarium over the course of several days or a week had some surprises.
- Many factors contribute to the 'value' of a protein skimmer to an aquarist, including quality of construction, size, footprint, noise level, ease of cleaning, energy efficiency of the pump, and of course, the ability to remove organic waste (skimmate) from aquarium water.
- Australia's Great Barrier Reef is showing an extraordinary range of benefits from the network of protected marine reserves introduced there five years ago, according to a comprehensive new study published.
- How vulnerable are coral reefs to climate change due to higher ocean temperatures?
- Corals that harbor unusual species of symbiotic algae have been discovered thriving in water that is too warm for most other corals. The discovery gives hope that coral reefs and the ecosystems they support may persist -- at least in some places -- in the face of global warming.
- Dana continues last month's discussion about copepods.
- Jake takes a walk down memory lane recounting how lighting and water flow has changed over the last ten years in the reef aquarium hobby.
- This article presents a review of the spectral analysis and light output of these lamps when used with a wide variety of ballasts.
- There is quite a pool of coral parasite research available, but these research articles are disjointed and scattered among the internet and some obscure journals.
- Our fifth book in the series is now available!
- Marine reserves are known to be effective conservation tools when they are placed and designed properly. This week, a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is dedicated to the latest science on marine reserves, with a focus on where and how reserves can most effectively help to meet both conservation and fisheries goals.
- Eliminate nuisance starfish utilizing the natural appetites of the Harlequin Shrimp. Join Gary and Russ of AmericanReef.com as they shine the spotlight on these unique aquatic critters.
- Terry discusses this month's issue and reader email.
- MACO is working on starting back up and we need your advice on getting going again.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one discusses how to naturally control Aiptasia anemones.
- Terry discusses all the articles in this month's issue along with a bit more about his freshwater aquarium.
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- SANTA CRUZ -- A scientific-based boat excursion is proving to be a success in teaching children about ocean health.
- A seagrass restoration project undertaken in late 2008 near Marathon could prove that the critical ocean habitat can be repaired successfully, says The Ocean Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
- On Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2009, the juvenile humpback whale found entangled in a web of polypropylene rope last week was set free. Members from NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office and Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) were able to approach close enough to cut the entangling lines using specialized equipment.
- Ben Southall, the winner of the 'Best job in the World,' has been stung by a deadly jellyfish as he jetskied near a tropical island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- Islanders can count on humpback whales to arrive every winter, and the whales can depend on volunteers to be watching for the annual Sanctuary Ocean Count, an attempt to calculate the number of whales in Hawaii waters.
- Image 1: Lhoknga and Lampuuk from North, December 2005. All coastal vegetation was removed by the force of the tsunami. ARC Centre of ExcellenceImage 2: Lhoknga Beach, April 2005. Five meter sand dunes and coastal forest provided no protection for Lhoknga. ARC Centre of Excellence
- Shocked scientists says seaweed has taken over large parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
- NQ dive operators have nothing to fear from artificial reef plans: industry heads.
- The healthy future of South Florida's fragile coral reef system, along with the future health of coral reefs around the world, will be the focus of a new $15 million research center at Nova Southeastern University. Funding for the new Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystem Science comes from federal stimulus money.
- NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco and the University of California, Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang broke ground today on the new 15,000-square foot Ocean Science Education Building on the east side of the UCSB campus.
- Paper focuses on new tools to listen to sounds in the oceanOver the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish. These new sensors are now being used in research, management, and conservation projects around the world, with some very important practical results. Among them is improved ...
- A "Coral Palace" could bring a lot of clams to South Florida
- Monterey Bay could become part of a "critical habitat" for the world's largest turtle, which is endangered. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed designating more than 70,000 square miles off the West Coast as critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle.
- A new study by scientists in the UK provides the first evidence that coral reefs can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. The research shows for the first time that coral reefs located in marine reserves can recover from the impacts of global warming.
- Shark skin. A magnified image of shark skin showing a remarkable similarity to fabric used in swimming costumes used by top swimmers... Shark tale Juvenile black tip reef sharks swim right up to the waters edge -- a sign of healthy coral reef system ...
- Public hearings are scheduled later this month for a proposed federal rule to prohibit the discharge of sewage from vessels into Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary federal waters.
- A new study by scientists in the UK provides the first evidence that coral reefs can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. The research shows for the first time that coral reefs located in marine reserves can recover from the impacts of global warming.
- The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), an oscillation of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, has become a major influence on the weather variations in the Indian Ocean region. During positive IOD events, abnormally warm sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean are accompanied by severe droughts over the Indonesian region and heavy rainfall over east Africa.
- Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.
- Certainly, invertebrates experience mortality in captivity, but less is known about their natural longevity.
- Issues from March 2009 and forward can be purchased for only $0.99 each by clicking the 'ADD TO CART' button below each issue. They're great for off-line reading and archiving. Get your copy today!
- We are pleased to announce that the PDF issues are back and are up-to-date as of the October issue.
- Here, we report the effects observed before and after two monthly water exchanges and discussion the results' implications.
- To tell the truth, if I've ever seen a fish look genuinely happy to see me, it would have to be a surgeon. Many of them really do remind me of little aquatic dogs with their attitudes and antics.
- The explosion in new freshwater aquarists keeping small ornamental shrimp in planted tank environments has created a whole sub-hobby that is dominated by the keeping of crystal shrimp.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one discusses how SCORE is having success with reproduction of Acropora palmata.
- Terry revisits thoughts on "old tank syndrome."
- Australia's Great Barrier Reef will be severely bleached and eventually die unless the world's industrialised nations drastically cut carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent by 2050 a leading coral scientist has warned.
- Navy officials say they are very encouraged after assessing work that was done to restore a coral reef...
- To have even a chance of saving the world's coral reefs from extensive damage caused by global warming, carbon emissions in industrialized countries need to be cut by 25 percent below their year 2000 levels by 2020 - and by 80-90 percent by 2050.
- It's a big day for Bristol today as the Blue Reef Aquarium opens its doors with a host of exotic and local sealife on display.
- SCITUATE, Mass., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A study of whale-watching boats visiting Stellwagen Bank from Massachusetts ports found all of them exceeding voluntary speed limits.
- How much are coral reefs worth? Economists put a price tag on their benefits and say they're valuable.
- NOW, theres something you dont see every day. In fact, the accompanying photograph reveals something never before seen, much less photographed. It was not even thought biologically possible. Or physically possible, for that matter. That, dear friends and readers, is a coral eating a jellyfish.
- The Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner Will Also Get a Key West Getaway for Two By Hayley Rutger Sarasota, FL - Is your snapshot the next icon for coral reef conservation? You can now enter Mote Marine Laboratory's Protect Our Reefs Photo Contest, and the winning photo will adorn campaign materials for Mote's Protect Our Reefs specialty license plate in 2010. Sales of the Reef Plate fund coral ...
- Coral reefs live in some of the most nutrient deficient waters on the planet, so how do they survive? Marine biologists have discovered that certain sponges could be the key to reef survival. They recycle dissolved organic carbon that is unavailable to other reef residents.
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff have confirmed the identity of a shipwreck that was discovered near Harrisville. The wreck has been identified as the schooner John L. Shaw. The wreck, located about four miles east of Harrisville, was discovered in 2007 by John Gauthier while he was fishing.
- The U.S. Postal Service has issued a 44-cent Nature of America: Kelp Forest commemorative stamps in 10 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 and a $8.95 Premium Stamped Postal Card booklet of 10. Designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Md., the stamps are on sale nationwide.
- The Killian boys' basketball team scored a big early-season victory against defending Class 6A state champion Coral Reef, 88-84 Wednesday night at the Barracudas gym.
- Scientists are reporting the first identification of substances involved in the Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation that changes harmless marine bacteria into killers that cause "coral bleaching."
- Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.
- On November 16th the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries hosted "Science for Marine Spatial Planning - A Symposium." The goal of this symposium was to provide an appreciation of practical examples of natural and socioeconomic science that has been applied to coastal and marine spatial planning in the past.
- Researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there.
- A research coordinator at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Scituate was recently awarded a Gold Medal from the US Department of Commerce - the most prestigious award given by the agency.
- Oh, dear. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, the warmist scientist
- Sanctuary employee lauded for climate work Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Resource Manager Lauri MacLaughlin was part of a team awarded the Department of Commerce's prestigious Silver Medal... read more
- LAHAINA, Hawaii -- A juvenile humpback whale entangled in hundreds of feet of heavy rope off the Hawaii coast was being tracked by marine experts Wednesday.
- THE legendary wreck of a British cargo ship that sank while sailing in convoy with Matthew Flinders 200 years ago has been discovered off the Australian coast.
- LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 12/04/09) - Reef Hot Spot is excited to announce the launch of a new line of cultured hard and soft live coral frags. The saltwater fish and live coral retailer has just completed the installation of a new culturing system at its Los Angeles Airport warehouse. This line is dedicated to the culturing and growing of rare corals and rare color morphs of common species ...
- Australia could have one of the world's great ocean reserves, writes Anthony Klan
- The Department of Land and Natural Resources has suspended the installation of concrete artificial reef forms while it investigates the extent of damage that may have been caused to live coral while crews were working to expand an artificial reef off Maui.
- To protect the remaining coral reefs in the Bantayan Island in Cebu, environmental law group Batas Kalikasan and local cement manufacturer Cemex will embark on replacing damaged reefs with 300 artificial reef balls in the Visayan Sea.
- New standards have been introduced for collecting fish and coral from the Great Barrier Reef to protect the aquarium industry from the effects of climate change.
- Coral reefs are taking hits around the world from many stresses pollution, destructive fishing practices, disease but perhaps the most damaging is warmer water.
- The state land department is preparing a plan to investigate possible reef damage off the Maui Coast.
- HONOLULU (AP) - Whale experts are reporting success in cutting away a heavy plastic rope that had entangled a young humpback whale. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary says the 35-foot-long yearling was freed from the life-threatening rope Sunday.
- One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation -- their stunning beauty is so extraordinary that almost everyone wants them protected in perpetuity.
- WAILUKU - In what experts called a "textbook" whale rescue, a juvenile humpback was freed of hundreds of feet of plastic rope Sunday, officials from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary said Monday.
- ALPENA, Mich. (AP) - A documentary on invasive species in Lake Huron is being shown at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary's Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center.
- Dana details different techniques and items you can use to make various devices for your next aquarium project.
- In any case, a planted tank occasionally needs to be bushwhacked and replanted and there a few things the aquarist can do to make the rebirth of their aquarium go as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
- Breeding program offers new opportunities to understand a little-studied species, and introduce the public to these fascinating creatures.
- Terry showcases a number of ways a new reefkeeper can aquascape his or her tank.
- Hopefully, as the knowledge base grows, more easily raised species will be found and protocols will be added for harder species so that the foundation's list of captive-bred species available to hobbyists will continue to grow.
- Terry discusses an email he received from a reader about freshwater planted aquariums.
- Our magazine issues from November 2007 and forward will be available in both an online AND downloadable PDF format for your added reading enjoyment. Read more for the details!
- Scientists are reporting the first identification of substances involved in the Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation that changes harmless marine bacteria into killers that cause "coral bleaching."
- Researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there.
- Coral reefs live in some of the most nutrient deficient waters on the planet, so how do they survive? Marine biologists have discovered that certain sponges could be the key to reef survival. They recycle dissolved organic carbon that is unavailable to other reef residents.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one discusses how SCORE is having success with reproduction of Acropora palmata.
- One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation -- their stunning beauty is so extraordinary that almost everyone wants them protected in perpetuity.
- Biologists have explained why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months. A new study shows that corals spawn when regional wind fields are light. When it is calm, the eggs and sperm have the chance to unite before they are dispersed.
- With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging scans, researchers are studying the metabolic activity of a pathogen shown to cause coral bleaching, a serious threat to undersea reef ecosystems worldwide.
- Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is among the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the tropical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to NOAA researchers. Their report offers insights into the coral and fish communities within the sanctuary based on data collected in 2006 and 2007.
- Various videographers document the amazing Great Barrier Reef. For more information about each video, visit the linked YouTube video.
- In a day of product hype and hyperbole, it is refreshing to find a product that delivers more than it promises. Our testing found that the MP10 maximum flow rate exceeded the manufacturer's claim, and all other advertising points were reasonable.
- Whether your plants even require any or little dosing is entirely up to you. There are plenty of setups of slow growing ferns and mosses that are perfectly balanced and grow at a rapid pace on their own. For the majority of planted tanks however, a little addition of carbon dioxide will go a long way towards making your plants grow more lush and beautiful.
- Although a tank with temperate marine macro algae as the primary focus may be unheard of in the aquarium hobby, all of the equipment required is readily available, and as you may have noticed, many of the techniques involved are strikingly similar to common reef-keeping techniques already being employed.
- Terry discusses his freshwater aquarium and MACNA XXI
- We are excited to announce that a fourth book has been added to our expanding library at Advanced Aquarist!
- We recommend only doing this with specimens known to be in good health, and that they should be kept at approximately room temperature for the duration of travel.
- Employment opportunities for graduates include work in aquaculture enterprises, research facilities, fish hatcheries, aquarium science publication, government natural resource agencies, public zoos and aquariums, and retailing, wholesaling, or self-employment in the ornamental fish industry.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one concluding their two part series on sexual and asexual coral reproduction.
- One of the things that I am personally discovering about my rebirth into the world of aquatic plants is that there many skills of reefkeeping which are helping me to be a better aquatic gardener and likewise, there are many lessons that freshwater planted tanks can teach us as reefers.
- Terry discusses common types of filtration found in reef tanks.
- Terry discusses his continued efforts with his freshwater planted aquarium.
- This article discusses conservation methods designed to protect species, not necessarily ecosystems.
- The first 6 months of 2009 have been one of the most exciting periods for the release of new reef aquarium products.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one dealing with sexual and asexual coral reproduction.
- Even under the best conditions, only a small percent of the eggs ejected in a spawning event will actually get fertilized, and of those that do, maybe 5% will make it through metamorphosis, or even far fewer than that.
- Substrates, oh the dilemma!
- The information presented in this installment should get you started in properly planning a project.
- Terry discusses how to make a donation to our magazine and about setting up his other tank as a freshwater system.
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com this month bring you another podcast, this one dealing with shark management at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium..
- A variety of methods have been devised for maintaining carbonate chemistry parameters in aquaria. Some have proven very effective while others are much less so. This month we'll discuss methods that are commonly utilized by aquarists to manipulate carbonate chemistry, yet prove to be less than ideal at encouraging growth in calcifying organisms.
- The major contributors to heat in the display tank are lights, ambient temperature, and heat from pumps, especially those that are submerged. Chillers and room air conditioners work very well, but are expensive to buy and run.
- We'll resume our discussion of various physical parameters beginning with Photosynthetically Active Radiation, or PAR, followed by UV Radiation, Dissolved Oxygen, and finally ORP.
- In Part 1 of this article, we go over the basics of heat transfer theory as applied to aquariums.
- Time lapse Montipora polyps.
- You can now buy Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine in a nicely bound 100% color print edition!
- Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease can exacerbate the negative effects of bleaching. A new article shows that when they occur together, this combination of afflictions causes greater harm to corals than either does on its own.
- In addition to global warming, carbon dioxide emissions cause another, less well-known but equally serious and worrying phenomenon: ocean acidification. Researchers have just demonstrated that key marine organisms, such as deep-water corals and pteropods (shelled pelagic mollusks) will be profoundly affected by this phenomenon during the years to come.
- Scientists have found a rare species of algae that is tolerant of stressful environmental conditions and that proliferated in Caribbean corals when the corals' more-sensitive algae were being expelled during the sea-temperature warming of 2005. The research is one of the first times that anyone has had the opportunity to conduct a community-wide study of corals and algae before, during and after a bleaching event.
- Divers from the conservation group REEF and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have captured another lionfish off Key Largo. The lionfish was spotted Sunday and REEF and sanctuary divers... read more
- TASMANIA (20 Jan 2009) Bizarre carnivorous sea squirts, large spider-like creatures and an ancient fossilised coral reef have all been found in a voyage into ultra-deep Australian waters.
- Chinese tourists are flocking to Kota Kinabalu, a Malaysian resort town, to feast on live reef fish for cheap -- and potentially devastating populations in the Coral Triangle in the process.
- ( ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies ) The lesson from Australia's Great Barrier Reef is that we have to protect its biodiversity -- because biodiversity in turn protects us. That's the message from Professor Sean Connolly from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University who today receives the Australian Academy of Science's prestigious Fenner medal ...
- Scientists in Australia announced on Thursday that a new genome-mapping project is underway that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the threats of climate change and toxic farm chemicals.
- Australia on Thursday pledged 52 million dollars (42 million US) to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef, which is coming under increasing threat from toxic chemicals and climate change.
- Huron Pines is partnering with other agencies to address invasive plant species found along Lake Huron's shoreline in Northeast Michigan. In December 2008 Huron Pines began meeting with entities including Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Sea Grant, the Nature Conservancy, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, U.S.
- The Vandenberg, a retired 523-foot Air Force missile tracking ship, is finally making its way from Norfolk, Va., to Key West, Fla., where it will be scuttled to create the newest artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Six Asia-Pacific countries agreed Friday on a wide-ranging plan to protect one of the world's largest networks of coral reefs, promising to reduce pollution, eliminate overfishing and improve the livelihoods of impoverished coastal communities.
- A University of Queensland Professor says Australia is a step closer to protecting the Great Barrier Reef , but more needs to be done to address climate change.
- President Arroyo will push for the creation of a patrol team to oversee the protection and preservation of marine resources among the member-countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative.
- HATTERAS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is re-evaluating restrictions at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, a sanctuary official said. NOAA is also looking for public feedback on creating a much larger sanctuary that would include several World War II wrecks from the Battle of the Atlantic.
- A dozen spherical cages each with a diameter half the length of a football field would be submerged in state waters off the Big Island if plans are realized to establish the largest open-ocean fish farm in Hawai'i.
- An Asian kelp, a costly intruder known as wakame, has arrived in the citys fertile waters, threatening native kelp, marinas, boats and mariculture like oyster farming.
- SARASOTA Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry joined a reef cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida after the band canceled a concert in Tampa.
- One of six defendants in a massive lobster poaching case in the Florida Keys dubbed Operation: Freezer Burn pleaded guilty Thursday in Miami federal court to one count of conspiracy.
- On a three-week mission to Maro Reef, Kure and Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Army 7th Engineer Dive Team pulled more than 32 metric tons of debris off coral reefs.
- Three fisherman are paying a $10,000 penalty rather than fight state and federal allegations they fished in the protected Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
- A total of 14 students have been selected to participate in the coral reef internship program this summer. For the next 10 weeks, interns will work on coral reef management projects at Coastal Resources Management, Division of Environmental Quality, and Division of Fish and Wildlife.
- Coral reefs around the world are in serious trouble from pollution, over-fishing, climate change and more. The last thing they need is an infection. But that's exactly what yellow band disease is -- a bacterial infection that sickens coral colonies. Researchers have found that YBD seems to be getting worse with global warming and announced that they've identified the bacteria responsible for the disease.
- Scientists have studied the coralline algae fossils that lived on the last coral reefs of the Mediterranean Sea between 7.24 and 5.3 million years ago. Mediterranean algae and coral reefs began to resemble present day reefs following the isolation of the Mediterranean from the Indian Ocean and global cooling 15 and 20 million years ago respectively.
- A new study shows that bleached corals bounce back to normal growth rates more quickly when they have clean water and plentiful sea life at their side.
- For the first time, researchers have definitively shown that shipwrecks and other man-made structures increase the potential for large invasions of unwanted species into coral reefs, even comparatively pristine ones. These unwanted species can completely overtake a reef and eliminate native corals, dramatically decreasing the diversity of marine organisms on the reef. Coral reefs can undergo fast changes in their dominant life forms, a phenomenon referred to as phase shift.
- As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. "We have found clear evidence that coral recruitment -- the regrowth of young corals -- drops sharply in the wake of a major bleaching event or a hurricane," says the lead author of the study.
- Scientists say conditions are favorable for significant coral bleaching and infectious coral disease outbreaks in the Caribbean, especially in the Lesser Antilles. Similar conditions may develop in Gulf of Mexico and Central Pacific. The forecast is based on the July NOAA Coral Reef Watch outlook, which expects continued high water temperatures through October 2009.
- Leading ocean scientists and climate change experts agreed on a new level of atmospheric carbon dioxide that would need to be achieved to ensure the survival of coral reefs.
- In this article, we'll compare some physical parameters of various types of reef biotopes to those observed in a small aquarium. How does the stability of this 140 gallon system stack up to various natural environments? What are the long term effects of the varying conditions seen in an aquarium?
- Gary Lindner and Russ Kikel at AmericanReef.com bring you a two-part video tour of Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s 1,500 gallon Indo-Pacific Reef tank.
- It is vitally important that we supply our critters with water that is constantly well oxygenated through aeration and or circulation.
- Aquarists working with fish from this region are quickly struck with how similar some species from West Africa are to those from other regions, such as the tropical Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
- This article reviews the new series of electronic ballasts recently introduced by Lumatek, Sunlight Supply - Galaxy Electronic Ballasts, and Proline's Vertex electronic ballasts.
- Terry discusses his time at the Manhattan Reefs Frag Swap.
- New DNA analysis reveals that corals in one locality are more closely related than previously thought; results have significant implications for coral conservation.
- Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change, experts say.
- Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively "flattened" over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study.
- It's not just the number of people fishing, but the level of poverty in a local community that leads to overfishing of coral reefs, according to a new report.
- Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef
- US Rep Edward Markey, D-Mass, has filed a bill that would prohibit drilling for oil or gas on Georges Bank and the Gerry E Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary north of Cape Cod.
- A local organization is reminding beachcombers to not disturb harbor seal pups that might show up on area beaches in the coming weeks.
- Beneath the waves with the Super Falcon submersible
- A common species of Hawaiian black coral named for a Mediterranean species more than 200 years ago has been renamed for Richard "Ricky" Grigg, world-renowned Hawaii coral reef scientist and oceanographer.
- An estimated 600 gallons of fuel went into the water at Molasses Reef on May 4, but the coral wasn't damaged by a major spill.
- Washington, May 12 : A team led by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin, US, has assembled a nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral.
- Blue whales are seen in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California. Scientists say the whales could be re-establishing an old migration route from California to Alaska.
- Better coral reef assessment and management are needed if the reefs are to survive global warming, a conservation group said Wednesday in Washington. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources made the statement in releasing a report Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs. We already know that climate change is destroying coral reefs through warming waters that cause ...
- THE Great Barrier Reef is in excellent shape - farming and other human activity are not killing the reef, according to James Cook University's reef scientist Dr Peter Ridd.
- There's little doubt that coral reefs the world over face threats on many fronts: pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. But reefs appear to be more resistant to one potential menace -- seaweed -- than previously thought, according to marine scientists.
- An explosion of knowledge has been made in the last few years about the basic biology of corals, researchers say in a new report, helping to explain why coral reefs around the world are collapsing and what it will take for them to survive a gauntlet of climate change and ocean acidification.
- A new report on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands provides the sharpest picture yet of the region's marine life and ecosystems. The report examines the geographic distribution of the island chain's marine life and habitats, and the conditions that determine where they are found.
- Researchers have confirmed the existence of a major new coral reef province on the southern end of the Porcupine Bank off the west coast of Ireland. The province covers an area of some 200 square kilometers and contains in the order of 40 coral reef covered carbonate mounds. These underwater hills rise as high as 100 meters above the seafloor.
- Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now scientists have found evidence that some coral reefs are adapting and may actually survive global warming.
- Terry discusses tips on acclimation, nutrition, supplements, the immune system, and medication for Aquarists.
- While this discussion is by no means an exhaustive list of worthy species nor a complete guide for aquarium husbandry, it is hoped that the descriptions and images of the creatures herein featured arouse a greater interest in this highly rewarding art.
- Terry starts out the new column by talking about tank selection.
- Some reef aquaria 'experts' have suggested that we understand all we need to know about lighting of reef aquaria. This article will suggest otherwise.
- Terry discusses his trip to Pratt Institute for the Manhattan Reefs Frag Swap.
- A nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral has been assembled. The scientists will use the genetic data to understand natural variations in corals from around the world and how they respond, at the genetic level, to rising water temperatures.
- Marine biologists are working to discover why they've headed north from their traditional homes off South America.
- Finavera Renewables says it is focusing on its wind-power projects in Canada and Ireland.
- Map pinecrest South Floridians have a new reason to get in shape. On Saturday, more than 3,000 cyclists are expected to converge upon Coral Gables and take part in Florida's largest charity bike ride.
- A research program investigating pesticide residue run-off has revealed a suite of herbicides in rivers and creeks and in marine waters within the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
- By Jim Efstathiou Jr. April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Fossilized coral reefs formed the last time the Earth was warmer than today show sea levels could rise rapidly by the end of the century if global warming triggers a collapse of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica.
- The lesson from Australia's Great Barrier Reef is that we have to protect its biodiversity - because biodiversity in turn protects us.
- Coral reefs could disappear entirely from the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century, threatening the food supply and livelihoods for about 100 million people, according to a new study. Averting catastrophe will depend on quick and effective global action on climate change coupled with the implementation of regional solutions to problems of over-fishing and pollution.
- The idea of drilling for oil off our coast has been fought by local environmentalists for decades -- for good reason.
- Coral reefs could disappear entirely from the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century, threatening the food supply and livelihoods for about 100 million people, according to a new study. Averting catastrophe will depend on quick and effective global action on climate change coupled with the implementation of regional solutions to problems of over-fishing and pollution.
- Scientists have proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction. "The catastrophic decline in the world's coral reefs demands urgent management responses on two fronts," say the researchers.
- Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to a sweeping study.
- Marine biologists have developed a novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs. The findings could be generally applied to the restoration of other large sponge species removed by human activities or storms.
- A new study shows that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change due to improved fisheries management and a combination of geophysical factors.
- Calculating flow for your aquarium just got a little easier.
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