I recently read an article about how Doctors are the third leading cause of death for humans. Which if you think about that for a second is astounding. No a car accident won’t kill you but your family doctor will.…
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Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007
President Bush seems to have decided that he stands a better chance of history remembering him favorably for marine conservation rather than nation-building in Iraq or human rights in Guantanamo Bay. First he designated the world’s largest marine protected area,…
Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?
Clouds were moving across the sun and a 20-knot northeast wind was stirring a 3-foot chop as Meaghan Johnson headed her open boat into the Florida Straits. Ms. Johnson, a program coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, headed the boat into…
Predator Starfish Threaten Coral Reefs In The Philippines
The spiny and toxic crown-of-thorns starfish are voracious predators that can wipe out large areas of coral; an individual can consume up to 6 square metres of living reef per year. Outbreaks of the species often occur when ocean temperatures…
Coral Reefs Damaged from recent 8.0 Earthquake in the Solomon Islands
In the Solomon islands, coral reefs were heavily damaged from a recent 8.0 scale earthquake in the region. In an instant, the grinding of the Earth’s tectonic plates in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake Monday forced the island of Ranongga up…
Opinion: Should Acropora spp. Be Included on the Endangered Species List?
On Jan. 15, 1999, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requested comment on the possible listing of elkhorn and staghorn corals as candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS was considering listing the corals because their populations…
NEW CORAL: Evergreen Starburst Polyp
This is a new coral in my tank, an Evergreen Starburst Polyp. This guy has been in my tank a few weeks and is growing like a weed! Super easy to care for! Loves High light, either with T5’s or…
Colts Win, Superman Coral Dies, and other ramblings of the past week
The Indianapolis Colts have won Superbowl XLI. Congratulations to Peyton as he deserved this. However I would like to point out the horrible job Rex Grossman did at trying to convince me that he in fact could throw. We all…
NEW CORAL: Candy Apple Cap
Yet another new coral I picked up. A Candy Apple cap. I have not really been into caps before, if anyone has kept these types of corals feel free to email me some quick care tips. Now, If I could…
Corals will Drain your Pocket Book (humor)
With anything, setting a budget will aid you in this hobby. This is especially true in selecting corals. Corals will eat your wallet up for lunch, and maybe dinner too, to understand why corals are so good at eating your…
