Sustainably collected fish and inverts from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have arrived on US shores once more. Despite what you may have read elsewhere, the official information continues to suggest that there had not been a single shipment from PNG…
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Treehugger has a serious lapse in judgment while promoting coral skeletons as decoration
You may not know Treehugger.com but as their name implies, this popular blog frequently posts news about how to live life more sustainably and advice on how to be a friendly consumer to the environment. Apparently Treehuggers are not Reef-huggers…
iPad app review: SeaHD by Air Sea Land and Reef Critters Hawaii by Keoki Stender
The Apple iPad has been out long enough now that we are finally starting to see some really nice applications developed exclusively for the larger touchscreen of the popular portable tablet computer. The SeaHD app by Air Land Sea and…
Reef Jewelry of sterling silver and pearl are like miniature sculptures
We spend a lot of time talking about reef aquarium geekery but this weekend we encountered something really special at the Golden Colorado Fine Arts Festival. One jewelry maker, Sheppard Hill Designs from Paonia, CO was displaying a whole case…
Art students create fascinating seascape sculptures using unique materials
You might remember Sayaka Ganz and her incredible reclaimed material sculptures we highlighted a few months ago. Sayaka was so kind to forward some incredible sculptures some of her students completed recently for an assignment in one of her classes at…
Great Barrier Reef marine reserves aiding in reef’s health
A new study was just released showing positive effects from the use of marine reserves on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef benefiting the overall health and resilience of the fragile marine ecosystem. The research found rapid increases in fish and some…
Aquascaping “Outside The Box” The Volcano-scape of Kyle Verry
If you are a regular reader of my ramblings here on Reef Builders, at hobby conferences, and in hobby magazines, you know I’m a HUGE fan of outside-the-box thinking in aquascaping. No rock walls and boring layouts for me. Nope!…
ToM, the last Company we’d expect to be first to market with a flowmeter kit
While Ryan is always busy digging up the liberal media, elitist obscure aquarium products from behind the Iron Curtain of Eastern Europe (do you really need a tool to remove starfishfrom a tank?), I, Jake Adams, am in these streets…
Japan plans to artificially restore one of it’s largest coral reefs
Scientists from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology are already planning the second phase of their ambitious goal of artificially restoring the largest coral reef in Japan. Damage by starfish and rising temperatures have reduced coral densities by…
Trying to Save the Coral Reefs
Near the close of the 1960s, a squadron of young scuba divers headed out into the warm waters of the South Pacific, tanks of air strapped to their backs and syringes at the ready. Their mission, one lethal injection at…
