Of course coral bleaching and climate change are real, but in this era of post truth, and the new “normal”, the political arena has turned into a full on circus. Everyday there’s som…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean cleanup, wild wildlife and more
We knocked the dust off old Friday Smorgasbord and have rolled out a fresh edition featuring some interesting videos we’ve stumbled across this past week or so. In today’s installment we look at how w…
Not True To Name – a variation of the red tailed flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus rubricaudalis, found on the GBR
The Flasher Wrasses, like their cousins the Fairy Wrasses, epitomize what a great, reef-safe marine fish really is. One of the newest species on the block, Paracheilinus rubricaudalis or the Redtailed…
United States drops (unarmed) bombs on Great Barrier Reef
Last week the United States dropped four bombs on the Great Barrier Reef when a training exercise went awry. Although the bombs were unarmed and did not explode, nor created any physical damage to the…
Underwater time lapse video shows the growth of a reef over 18 months
The Australian Institute of Marine Science has released a time lapse video of Davies Reef in Australia which shows this little patch of the GBR over a period of 18 months. The image quality used to co…
Friday Smorgasbord: Coral orgy, rare whales, world travelling corals, taunting bears, reef destruction and crying uncle
Swimmers in Australia were victims of a cruel prank made by area coral. As beachgoers were enjoying the water and beach, things turned to a panic as reports of a chemical spill came in due to a strang…
Friday Smorgasbord — Thursday Edition: Zombies, vampire squids, HUGE turtles and Google accidentally finds a new seahorse
With MACNA starting tomorrow, we figured today would be a light day since many of us will be in transit and away from the computer so this is your Friday Smorgasbord one day early. Speaking of …
Friday Smorgasbord: Extinct mollusks return, deep sea robot reboot, tuna-bots, dolphin birth, Madagascar reefs and NYC LFS makes the WSJ
Another Friday in the book and the last one before the annual mecca to MACNA next weekend in Dallas. We have a full slate of cool tidbits to entertain you and set your weekend off on fun foot. First o…
Google Reef View is a collaboration to do street view video survey of Great Barrier Reef
Google Reef View – Looks like Google is collaborating with the University of Queensland, and the Caitlin Group to survey Australia’s Greet Barrier Reef and bring it into the tech giantR…