Acanthaster planci, more commonly known as the Crown-of-Thorn Starfish, is one of the leading causes of coral loss in the Great Barrier Reef. The crown-of-thorns starfish is a voracious predator which feeds on stony coral polyps, eating coral tissue faster that…
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MOAI Robotic Glass Cleaner Is Now Pre-Selling An Improved Version!
We can’t believe that it’s already been a year since we first and last mentioned the ground-breaking Moai robotic glass cleaner . This mobile robot also has a built in webcam so not only can you have the glass cleaned…
BlueWater Is The Newest Underwater Drone Coming Soon To Indiegogo
BlueWater is the latest concept drone in a long line of coming soon projects. But the question remains, when if ever will we see a consumer grade underwater drone available to the masses. We have no problem with seeing more and…
Getting Burned Out On The Hobby (And How To Avoid It)
As Neil Young sang “It’s better to burn out, than it is to rust, cause rust never sleeps”, is applicable to this hobby in a number of ways. First, as anyone who has had a tank for a while knows,…
Reef Builders Travelogue, Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi Indonesia
Reef Builders Destination Sulawesi Indonesia Here at Reef Builders we are fortunate to dive some of the worlds most lush and vibrant coral reefs, so last year we decided it was time to invite our readers along for the journey.…
RVS Fishworld Continues To Train Whole Communities Of Net-Caught Aquarium Fisherman
Over the years a lot of ink has been spilled about cyanide-caught fish, and a lot of lip service has been paid to catching ornamental fish using nets. Talk is cheap and real action is expensive, and RVS Fishworld has been…
Rubber Reefs? Rubber algae helping restore reefs in Med
Rubber synthetic algae that mimics coralline algae is being used to help create an artificial reef to help aid in reef restoration in the Mediterranean. By installing small rubber-like structures the team hopes to mimic Ellisolandia elongata and the way it moves,…
MASNA opens 2nd Annual MASNA Scientific Poster Session ahead of MACNA in August
The Marine Aquarium Society of North America (MASNA) just announced its 2nd Annual MASNA Scientific Poster Session ahead of MACNA in August. Poster abstract submissions are due July 14, 2017. What exactly is a scientific poster? Exactly what it sounds like —…
Bazaruto Ocean Guardians Film Wins Sylvia Earl Short Film Award
Even the smallest islands on the most remote coastlines of the world cannot escape ocean plastic. Finn White-Thomson, a London-based filmmaker recently won the 2017 Sylvia Earle Conservation Award by the My Hero Film Festival team for his short film about…
Royal Caribbean Partners With Snapchat To Introduce The ‘SeaSeeker’ Mask
Royal Caribbean has partnered with social media company Snapchat to introduce a new way to share your scuba diving adventures. Royal Caribbean a cruise liner company, has designed a new scuba diving mask called the SeaSeeker with a pair of…
