Liquid Galaxy is an open source project created by Google which uses a cluster of computers and connecting monitors to create a uniquely immersive experience. The platform started out as a panoramic multi-display Google Earth viewer, and thanks to companies…
Stunning pink Hemicorallium and more from the Marianas trench
The Okeanos Explorer is currently exploring seamounts in the Northern Marians trench. The Expedition is live-streaming on YouTube, and the Okeanos website, we recommend you tune in! July 5th, Dive: 19 Today’s dive was on the Vogt Guyot. A Guyot is an…
FiSHBiT Mobile App is here
The new Mobile Fishbit App is now available to download in the App Store. Currently, the App is only for iOS however the Android App is in the works and will be available in July. With the new Fishbit App you…
Leopard Shark “Virgin Birth” at Reef HQ Townsville Australia
A female leopard shark in Townsville Australia has given birth to three adorable shark pups, without a male shark. Although ‘virgin birth’ has been documented before in leopard sharks it is still quite unique for eggs to hatch successfully without…
Get Ready Reef-A-Palooza New York This Weekend!!!!
TGIF-yes today is Friday you’re technically not too late to make plans head over to Reef-A-Palooza New York this weekend. You can expect over 100 different companies exhibiting from around the states and some even from around the world. You…
Costa Rica is Planning to Turn Old Porcelain Insulators Into an Artificial Reef
What’s an electricity company to do with thousands of discarded insulators? Well build a reef of course! A government-run Electricity Institute from Costa Rica (ICE) is working on a project to create artificial reefs using waste material from the national…
Aquaholic Aquaculture offers REEFreshments Live Feeds
Aquaholic Aquaculture is a relatively new live feed aquaculture facility in Florida, dedicated to providing aquarists with 100% aquacultured nutrition for your aquarium. Their REEFreshment lineup of live feeds include live phytoplankton, blackworms and rotifers. Aquaholic Aquaculture was founded in April…
Reef-A-Palooza New York’s Guide to Ultimate Things to Do in New York City (besides Reef-A-Palooza)
Reef-A-Palooza New York takes over the Meadowlands Exposition Center this month June 25 & 26. Now an annual event that originated in Southern California over 13 years ago and in Tri State Area for its second year Reef-A-Palooza can best…
Swirling nutrient-rich eddies give fish a fighting chance for survival
A new study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), confirms the importance of eddies in the growth and development of larval fish. Researchers found that young fish reared in nutrient-rich eddies in the Straits of…
Help restore coral reefs in Florida, Volunteer opportunity at the Mote lab
Would you like to learn more about coral reef restoration? The Mote lab in Key West Florida is looking for Volunteers from in June and July to assist Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory. The collaborative project between Mote, Florida State Parks, the…