You may associate NASA with stars and the cosmos before linking the American space agency to coral reefs. However last week NASA launched their year long COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) field campaign focusing on entire reef ecosystems. According to the…
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Airbus sunk in Turkey to become artificial reef
Turkey looks to attract divers to the Aegean coast, with a high flying new artificial reef. This weekend Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet in Ku?adas?, Aydin province with the aim of attracting more diving tourists to the…
Ancient ‘African Atlantis’ Discovered by Scuba Divers in Tanzania
A scuba diver in Tanzania has made an astonishing discovery, the ruins of an ancient city, thought to be the southern most city of the ancient world. Allan Sutton made the discovery on his birthday, and researchers are now saying…
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Rescued in the Maldives
An Olive Ridley sea turtle has some quick thinking humans to thank, after become entangled in a drifting ghost net. The turtle, named Nash by the One&Only Reethi Rah Maldives dive staff, was found trapped in an abandoned net offshore of…
Reef Ball Foundation wins top prize – Energy Globe Award
Reef Ball Foundation – With more than 170 participating countries and over 1500 project submissions annually the Energy Globe Award is today’s most prestigious environmental prize worldwide. It distinguishes projects regionally, nationally and globally that conserve resources such as energy…
Baby fish will choose plastic over a nutritious meal
In a new study, published in Science, researchers from Uppsala University found that Eurasian perch larval exposed to microplastic particles were less active, less responsive to predator cues, more likely to be eaten, and less likely to thrive. They also found that…
Sharks have distinct personalities
A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology shows that sharks have distinct personalities. The study conducted at Macquarie University observed the presence of personality differences in the Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni). A team of researchers from Macquarie’s…
Good news for west coast starfish
Record numbers of baby Pisaster starfish are returning to Oregon and Norther California’s coastline after a mysterious wasting disease decimated whole populations over the past two years. The disease was first seen in sea star populations along the west coast…
Koh Tachai Island closed indefinitely
Koh Tachai, is an island off the coast of southern Thailand in the Similan National Park. The island is best known for it’s stunning coastline and beautiful coral reefs, and Thai authorities say as of October 15th the island will be…