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Ocean Impact Map Reveals Human Reach Global

Fishing, fertilizer runoff, pollution, shipping, climate changeâ€”these are just a few of the ways that human activities influence the oceans that cover 70 percent of Earth’s surface. And in all that vastnessâ€”139…

Hydor Wavemaker 2 hits the Global Pet Expo

[Image Credit: 3reef] Hydor is rapidly increasing its product line with the expansion of its very own calcium reactors, protein skimmers and very own prop powered pump. Adding to the hydorÂ line is their wavemaker 2, which is due out…

Euro Reef’s New rotors “Whisper”

Euro Reef has been playing around with among other things new rotors. Apparently trying to get the rotors to become silent among other things (no kidding?). “We have been working on a new rotor assembly design that can be used…

Living Corals Thousands Of Years Old Hold Clues To Past Climate Changes

New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. Stylasterids, or lace corals, diversified in deep waters before launching at least three successful invasions of shallow…

The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States, providing new insight into the complex and biologically rich habitats found in deeper waters off the U.S. and elsewhere around the…

NOAA Seeks Greater Protections for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals

NOAA is proposing to extend most of the prohibitions of the Endangered Species Act – normally applied only to endangered species – to the threatened elkhorn and staghorn corals. NOAA biologists estimate more than 90 percent of elkhorn and staghorn…

World’s Largest Marine Protected Area Created In Pacific Ocean

The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world’s largest marine protected area â€“ a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change.…

Have you looked at the marketplace lately?

If you happen to be a little low on cash, you might want to check out the Reef Builders Marketplace, a great place to sell your used gear or even save a few hundred buying used aquarium equipment. There…

Rate your reef experience level, but try to do that honestly

Well folks, your going to get the chance to rate your experience level. This isn’t just any experience level, we are taking reefs here, not the fish only varieties either. Your going to have three choices in front of you…

Natural Ocean “Thermostat” May Protect Some Coral Reefs

Â BOULDERâ€”Natural processes may prevent oceans from warming beyond a certain point, helping protect some coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, new research finds. The study, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Australian…