Nicole Helgason
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Nicole Helgason is a professional scuba diver and can often be found photographing corals and sharing her passion about coral reefs around the world. Nicole is Reef Builders Event Manager and is responsible for running ReefStock shows in Denver and Sydney. Nicole is also a manager for Reef Builders social media accounts and a weekly contributor to the Reef Builders site. Nicole has a Bachelors degree in Coastal Geography from the University of Victoria, and is originally from Vancouver Canada.

MACNA New Orleans Is Happening In Seven Weeks!

MACNA 2017 is only seven weeks away! Here’s what you need to know to attend the years biggest saltwater event. Conference Location MACNA 2017 will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana! Maps and Driving…

How To Make An Aquarium Where Aquariums Don’t Exist

Custom Aquariums In Tela Living in a developed country, we often take for granted just how easy it is to buy an aquarium, including all the necessary equipment for a healthy reef. But outside of these countries, the aquarium landscape…

You’ve Never Seen Corals Like in the new Movie “Our Ocean, Our Future”

Our Ocean, Our Future is a new short film created by BioQuest Studios and the Tara Expeditions Foundation. You may recognize some of the visually stunning focus stacking technique in this film which was introduced by BioQuest Studios in their…

Corals In New Caledonia Are Adapting To Future Ocean Conditions

Coral reefs around the world are suffering from the climate change, and as the oceans continue to warm and acidify the outlook isn’t pretty for our beloved corals. But researchers in New Caledonia have made an important discovery. The team…

We Found The Ultimate Scolymia Habitat In Tela Honduras

Tela Honduras Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident. Finding the ultimate Scolymia habitat in Tela was just that. The day started with a GPS point named Flor, after fishermen often seen floating above the exact same spot in the…

This Giant Orbicella faveolata Was Here Before Columbus

Orbicella faveolata The coral reef in Tela Honduras is dominated by never ending ridges of thin Agaricia coral, and to eke out a living, any competing species have to adopt a strength in numbers approach for survival. A lone colony of Orbicella…

Tela Strikes Back With Another Epic Day Of Diving

We set out at 9 am for our second day of diving in Tela Honduras. You might want to check out our first article to find out why Tela has me on cloud nine! The sea was calm and visibility…

The Hermit Crab Habitat May Be My Favorite Display In Tela

The demonstration aquarium at the Tela Marine Research Center does a nice job of recreating a variety of aquatic habitats, but the hermit crab habitat might just be my favorite. We can all agree that aquariums can inspire curiosity of…

JBJ Releases The New Rimless Midsize Flat Panel Aquariums

JBJ aquariums are introducing the new Rimless Midsize Flat Panel All-In-One Aquariums. The sizes available to accommodate the needs of hobbyists and reef enthusiast are 25, 45 and 65 gallon. The All-In-One Rimless Midsize Flat Panel is designed with high…

The Coral Reef In Tela Honduras Has Me On Cloud Nine

We’ve just got back from two AMAZING dives in Tela Honduras, and all we could think about was sharing the news with Reef Builders! For the past few months, we’ve been planning this trip in anticipation of finding a time…