History was made when around three months ago, the first footage of a giant squid was caught. Not only was video produced, the giant squid was captured in some seriously high definition resulting in absolutely stunning footage. Part of the Giant Squid team was Edith Widder, one of the experts in marine bioluminescence; an expertise Read More

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We always appreciate TED talks and when they venture into the hobby, we like them even more. Here is a nice video from a local TEDx event hosted in Pennsylvania. The TEDxWilliamsport even had Larry Flint (no not that Mr. Flint!) who is a physics teach and vice president of the Education for the Reef Conservation Read More

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Arnold Schwarzenegger battled the ultimate foe in the movie Predator and that dread-locked alien with the nasty teeth proved to be dreadfully  lethal for humans and unfortunately, many organisms in the Atlantic Ocean are facing the same kind of alien predator — the lionfish. We’ve given extensive coverage to this story of the invasion of lionfish, but this presentation by Read More

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We all know that there is more to our oceans than what we can see with the naked eye, with strange  zooplankton, phytoplankton and other bizarre creatures dominate the microscopic world. Yet footage of these animals still doesn’t cease to amaze us. In this TEDed video marine biologist Tierney Thys takes us through the incredible Read More

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We wrote in August about Coral Morphologic’s Colin Foord speaking at the prestigious TEDxMiami and we are happy to share with you his informative presentation is now available online. Foord’s unique presentation dives into finding thriving coral colonies within the city limits of Miami. Not just any coral — “delicate” Acropora coral Read More

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You usually think of Acropora as being a delicate coral group, ready to die at a moment’s notice but would you believe that there are acropora growing inside Miami Florida? We’re not talking about Acros in reef tanks, we’re talking about live wild Acropora colonies growing inside the city limits of Miami and surviving all Read More

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Eddith Widder’s first TED presentation on bioluminescence must have been such a hit that she has already been re-invited to give another expose of glowing sealife. Last time Dr. Widder hinted at new devices to capture and study deep sea bioluminescence and this go around Dr. Widder is armed with many more pictures and video Read More

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We all know that our oceans are in declining health due to pollution, overfishing and climate change. But most of us are not sure how to battle the problems facing the ocean. In this TED video Greg Stone points out the importance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the recovery of our oceans. As an example Read More

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Most of us are well aware that eating seafood is often better for your health, but that many seafood choices come at a cost to the marine environment. For some time now Monterrey Bay Aquarium has worked on the Seafood Watch Program which is best known for the little seafood advisory guides they issue for Read More

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We’ve all heard of tagging animals for catch and release programs, for tracking migrations and populations but what you may not have learned is that these tags have been getting smart, like scary smart. Over the past 20 years these electronic tags have gone from simply alerting researchers to the location of their subjects to Read More

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