The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species will meet on December 3rd to discuss the collection and export of certain hard coral species from Australia.
Stigmatopora harastii, a New Species of Red Pipefish from Botany Bay, Australia
Stigmatopora harastii is a brand new species of pipefish with a bright red coloration to hide amongst a particular habitat of sponges and red algaes. It’s surprising that the discovery was made in Australia’s Botany Bay, right there in the harbor of…
Scientists In Australia Have Discover A Towering Detached Reef
Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute team have made a new discovery, a massive detached coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef–the first to be discovered in over 120 years. The towering reef measures more than 500m high–taller than the…
Larval Sunfish Look Surprisingly SImilar To A Cartoon Sun
No one expected the giant bump-head Mola species (Mola alexandrini) to have such a cute looking larval phase. Thanks to the combined efforts of scientists from Australia and New Zealand the early life stage of one of the world’s largest fish…
Global Survey Found Sharks Were Missing From Twenty Percent Of Coral Reefs Worldwide
Over the past decades, shark populations around the world have been dwindling. Overexploitation for shark fins, and by catch from commercial fishing has lead to a sever inbalance in the worlds shark population. Unfortunately, the problem is compounded as most…
Juvenile Great White Shark Diet Surprises Scientists
Scientists inspected the stomach contents of 40 juvenile white sharks and were surprised to see how long they spend hunting along the seabed. “The stereotype of a shark’s dorsal fin above the surface as it hunts is probably not a…
This Colorific Hammer Coral has a Trick up its Tentacles
Orange hammer corals have become all the rage since Australian coral exports first began, and we now can enjoy nearly all colors of the rainbow from green to ‘toxic green’ to orange, peachy, and even some shades of purple. However…