Coral Frenzy food comith to your reef

Coral Frenzy was developed to reach certain specifications for feeding a coral tank. It was designed to be an all in one food source for your corals so you would not have to hassle with 10 different foods to satisfy…

Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs

Warmer seas and a record hurricane season in 2005 have devastated more than half of the coral reefs in the Caribbean, according to scientists. In a report published yesterday, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) warned that this severe damage to…

$98,199 worth of corals seized in the UK

In the United Kingdom, $98,199 worth of corals were spoted in seized in air freight from Indonesia. They were heading to specialist shops across the UK. Meanwhile, the corals were transported to the London zoo where they could take care…

Coral Coverage: Fiji Reef Analysis

The January 08 edition of Reef Builders Magazine is online. In it Adam Blundell discusses the substrate cover in Fiji reefs. A very interesting article about what you will find at the reefs in Fiji.

Researchers find new deep water coral

Several thousand feet below the oceans surface researchers have discovered a new deep water coral and sponge beds. The new corals and sponges were collected for DNA analysis 3,000 to 6,000 feet in the ocean.  They were found in the …

Race To Save Coral And Fish In Red Sea

A giant artificial coral reef is being built in the Red Sea in a move to protect natural reefs from destruction – without banning scuba divers. An estimated 50% to 70% of the Red Sea’s reefs have already been destroyed…

Moonlight encourages corals to spawn?

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about corals digging the whole moonlight experience. Corals sense different lighting habits and tend to respond more favorably to blue lighting, think: actnics and moonlights. Researchers led by Oren Levy of the Center…

Exotic creatures found in ‘coral triangle’

Philippines – U.S. and Philippine scientists may have discovered new marine species in the world’s most biologically diverse region, their expedition leader said Tuesday. Larry Madin, who led the Inner Space Speciation Project in the Celebes Sea south of the…

Mauritius Scientists Fear Tourism Impact On Coral

Scientists in Mauritius are warning the Indian Ocean island’s ambitious tourism targets will place too much strain on remaining coral. Facing the threats of trade liberalization to its sugar and textile sectors, Mauritius is boosting tourism with a goal of…

Philippines bans fishing to revive biggest coral reef

The Philippines has tightened laws banning fishing and collecting of species on the country’s largest coral reef to help it recover from near destruction, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature said on Tuesday. The 27,400 hectare Apo Reef off the…