Lipogramma klayi is a beautiful and delicate looking species of Caribbean basslet which is no stranger to the pages of Reef Builders. We’ve written about this species at length over the years and now it seems like it may one…
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Dredging in Florida could damage vulnerable corals
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…
Diving the Taman Segara artificial reef in Bali Indonesia
Bali has some incredible dive sites like the coral walls at Menjangan Island, the Japanese shipwreck in Amed, or the Mola Mola cleaning station at Nusa Penida. But if you are looking for a unique dive site where coral restoration is the…
Arothron multilineatus, a new pufferfish species described from Japan
Arothron multilineatus is a new species of large pufferfish that has just been described from Japanese caught specimens. The new pufferfish species is most closely related to the starry puffer, Arothron stellatus, but it is easily distinguished by a network of thin…
Coral reefs are bleaching on a massive scale this year
Climatologists have been telling us that the planet is getting hotter and that it will get hotter and with these forecasts in mind, 2016 was predicted to be a terrible year for coral bleaching. Unfortunately these predictions have come true and right now we…
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…
Explore a Bio-Rock reef in Permuteran Bay – Indonesia
Permuteran Bay is located on the Northern coast of Bali Indonesia. The reefs here, once heavily damaged by fishing are on the rebound thanks to the creative Bio-Rock reef. Indonesian is a pioneer in reef restoration and Bio-Rock reef in Permuteran Bay is…
Diving Mioskon Island, Raja Ampat Indonesia
Raja Ampat and the Dampier Straight is home to some of the best diving around. Located at the heart of the coral triangle Raja Ampat has some of the highest recorded diversity of fish and corals in the world. Few dive sites stand…
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…
New Decodon hogfish collected in Dominica
The Curasub responsible for so many new discoveries and new species in Curacao is on the move. As part of the Smithsonian Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), a team of researchers and the Curasub are currently in Dominica, to do…