Wednesday, Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau warned that a plan to expand a Florida port is “lunacy” and that it risks devastation the already degraded coral ecosystem. The plan to expand Port Everglades, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida…
Sponge farming on the Island of Pohnpei Micronesia
We’ve heard of coral farming, oyster farming, seaweed farming and yes even sea squirt farming, but sponge farming was a first. We see a few small colorful varieties of sponges being sold for reef tanks, however there is not a large…
Seychelles to protect more than 400,000 square kilometers of Ocean
Setting a new precedent for marine conservation, The Nature Conservancy, has announced the finalization of the first ever debt swap in Seychelles aimed at ocean conservation. The new protected area increases the country’s marine protected waters from less than 1 percent…
Corals as you’ve never seen them before on Microworlds Photography
If you are looking for some unique coral inspired art, check out the detailed underwater photography of BioQuest’s Studios. The BioQuest’s Studios team features artist Daniel Stoupin and Pete West. Daniel is a biologist and digital artist whose passion for underwater…
Fire dive gear is this weeks Fluorescent Friday
If you’ve been following along with our Fluorescent Friday series and you’re getting the itch to go diving you might what to check out this website before your next trip. Fire Dive Gear is a great online resource for fluorescence…
Three of our favorite fish dives in Raja Ampat
In December we had the opportunity to go diving in the heart of the coral triable, Raja Ampat Indonesia. We come across some pretty crazy looking corals, and one super old gigas clam, however the real stars of Raja Ampat…
Korallen & Meer 265 Gallon Reef Tank
This 265 gallon reef tank by Martin at Korallen & Meer is exploding with coral and too good not to share. We love the huge colonies of SPS corals at the top of the tank which are just about ready…
Saving corals reefs around Pangkor Island, Malaysia
Pangkor Island is a small resort island off the west coast of Perak, Malaysia. The coral reefs that surround the Island were once rich in diversity, however today they are suffering from multiple sources of degradation. Tourism has had a negative…
Poseidon’s Feast and OceanMagik from AlgaeBarn
We met with the team from AlgaeBarn at this years ReefStock event to learn more about their Poseidon’s Feast copepod mix and OceanMagik live phytoplankton. On their own, each product will feed your reef, but together they can help create a live food…
DiscOhh Party by Jeffery Honda is this weeks Fluorescent Friday
Photographer and Backscatter pro team member Jeffrey Honda has created this beautiful fluorescent video called DiscOhh Party that we just couldn’t resist sharing for this week’s edition of Fluorescent Friday. The video DiscOhh Party really lives up to its name as…