Seems fish are all the rage lately, the game’s publisher Last Day of work hopes to captalize or fullfill the nerds among us that crave to raise, breed, and sell fish. Seems pretty cool to us, and it must be…
Glocal Warming isn’t an option for the reefs of Maldives
The Maldives are a nation of 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. Coral supports the country’s two main industries: tourism and fishing. Abdul Azeez, a scientist working at the Banyan Tree Maldives, which is fancy 5 star resort. Azeez started…
3reef.com hacked, upgrading software
Today 3reef.com was hacked by an uknown group or person. A message posted up on 3reef.com read: “Hi 3reefers – Apparently 3reef was hacked over the weekend. The ISP has required that all the software be upgraded to prevent this…
Global Warming, Acid Attack, Oceans in Trouble
The increasing acidity of the world’s oceans will endanger one-third of all marine life, according to a new report released by ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. As oceans soak up more and more carbon dioxide, they become…
Moonlight encourages corals to spawn?
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about corals digging the whole moonlight experience. Corals sense different lighting habits and tend to respond more favorably to blue lighting, think: actnics and moonlights. Researchers led by Oren Levy of the Center…
T. Rex of a lobster escapes pot
Here is another story of how a Lobster got saved from boiling water and being bathed in butter. This story is a smidge different, seems that the lobster is big and all but in order for a couple to save…
Exotic creatures found in ‘coral triangle’
Philippines – U.S. and Philippine scientists may have discovered new marine species in the world’s most biologically diverse region, their expedition leader said Tuesday. Larry Madin, who led the Inner Space Speciation Project in the Celebes Sea south of the…
13,000 Ton Ship to be sunk to make a Reef
At over 520 feet and 13,000 tons, this will be the largest ship ever intentionally sunk for this purpose. This ship will become a world-class diving and fishing destination, but it will also offer many other benefits to the environment…
Israel Builds Red Sea Concrete Reef to Lure Divers
Thousands of divers and snorkellers flock to the popular Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat to marvel at the spectacular ocean life attracted by its coral reefs. But intensive diving is damaging the reef and researchers want to protect nature…
COOL! Shipwreck found off Alaskan coast
A private dive team has discovered the wreckage of an American ship that sank off the south-central Alaska coast 139 years ago. The Torrent sank in Cook Inlet in 1868 after tidal currents rammed it into a reef south of…