The American reef aquarium community is gearing up to return to Orlando Florida for another great MACNA, and many of us plan to spend some time visiting the new facilities of World Wide Corals. The WWC ‘Megastore’ is going to…
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Australia Pink Nephthea is a Soft Coral Jewel
Soft corals don’t get the attention they deserve. Maybe because they are considered beginner corals, maybe because they are not as colorful as hard corals but there are some notable exception to that. Let us guide you through one of…
Update: Coral Restoration, Bangka Island Sulawesi Indonesia
Coral Restoration Bangka Island It’s been nearly six months since we started collaborating with Ocean Gardener and Murex Dive Resorts on a coral identification and restoration project in Bangka Island Sulawesi. And we’re happy to report that coral fragments are…
Bubble Tip Anemones Make for a Great Science Fair Project
Budding aquarist Jaylen Stout recently submitted a creative and original science fair project for his school’s science fair project which should blow most of the others out of the water. With the recent craze and interest in bubble tip anemones,…
Protecting Our Elders – Hundred Year Old Pavona clavus Corals
Pavona clavus is a coral species which is well documented for its often colossal size. However, what is even more impressive is the age of these large coral colonies, with some reaching hundreds of years in age. When we think…
Great Barrier Reef Coral Larval Recruitment Declined in 2018
A new study published in the journal Nature, scientist have showen that coral larval recruitment on some parts of the Great Barrier Reef is on the decline, with up to 89% less recruitment compared to historical level. The greatest decline…
Bula Buddies & Coral Heroes, Two New Reef Comic Books
Once the bane of modern civilization, comic books have come a long way in their public standing. This simple art form was almost banned during its heyday and now it’s a powerful tool for educating young and old alike. We’d…
WWF Introduces Free, Web-Based Tool To Help Scientists Study And Save Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are as vulnerable as they are beautiful; climate change is warming ocean waters and devastating reefs globally. A majority of the world’s coral reefs could experience severe bleaching and death by the end of this century, according to…
Coral Restoration Efforts Should Prioritize Community Over Ecology
It might sound counterintuitive if you want to restore coral reefs, focus on land first and work with communities before shifting your efforts to the underwater world. But a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation confirms this novel…
IVF Corals for the Great Barrier Reef
A ground-breaking coral reef experiment, likened to the world’s biggest IVF procedure, could be the answer to a healthy future for the Great Barrier Reef which, at 70 million football fields in size, is the world’s largest living organism and…
