For Meaghan Johnson monitoring the forecast for the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico has been a daily ritual since the disastrous BP oil spill began. The “loop” is the current that seasonally carries water and everything in it…
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Fire Coral looks innocent on HD video
The Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) is one such animal that isn’t as commonly kept in our aquariums. There are good reasons for this the biggest being that “skin contact with fire coral will result in immediate burning pain, followed by…
Coral Nurseries of Elkhorn and Staghorn Acropora need our support, adopt a coral today
Elkhorn and Staghorn coral nurseries in the Florida Keys are beginning to bear the fruits of their labor. Now that the coral farm founded by Ken Nedimeyer has been in operation for several years, it’s thousands of coral pieces ranging…
Coral Geographic will be a one stop GIS shop for coral and reef maps
Coral Geographic is one of the projects now underway at Coral reef Research which will culminate almost all that is known about the biogeography of reef building stony corals. Much like the Coral ID CD which will be published online…
Coral Morphologic builds an artsy aquarium exhibit for the Collabo Show
We spend a lot of time covering the latest and greatest in the aquarium hobby and industry; usually it’s products, news or excellent livestock but we are always on the lookout for stories which break away from the norm. The…
Coral Transplant being attempted in Japan
In the southern of the Okinawa chain of islands, divers are hard at work below the waves of the Sekisei Lagoon located in Japan. They have compressed air drills and are desperately trying to bring new life to one of…
Coral gene determines coral competition and aggression
A research project published today in the journal Current Biology by Matthew Nicotra et. al has discovered a Cnidarian gene which probably explains how corals and anemones react to one another. Researchers used lab strains of Hydractinia with and without…
Bali’s Biorock reef grows corals faster with electricity
The process of using low voltage electrical current to enhance the deposition of calcium carbonate is known as Mineral Accretion Technology (MAT). The technology has been used extensively on an experimental scale throughout the world but at least one reef…
Crochet Coral Reef is beyond cool
Have you seen the crochet coral reef? As a homage to the coral reef Margaret and Christine Wertheim – who grew up in Queensland – have instigated a project to crochet a woolen reef. Using the techniques of hyperbolic crochet…
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…
