First ever vampire squid goes on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Monterey Bay is well known for its ground breaking displays, being the first aquarium to display a great white shark, having sprawling displays of jellyfish and now they can add another mythical creature to their roster of featured animals,…

Four new species of deep sea carnivorous sponges

The Deep Sea is still full of wonder and unknown creatures with the latest round of newly described sponges being as alien and unusual as one might expect. With nothing much to eat in the deep sea, least of which…

Watch the Monterey Bay Aquarium Kelp exhibit and more, live in HD

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is probably one of the most well known aquariums in the US, and is a must see stop for many visiting the area. If it happens to be the case that you can’t check it out…

Friday Smorgasbord: Underwater art, resort get scrapped, library won’t get ‘Tanked,’ staycations, and finding NEEMO

It’s Friday and we have a slew of fun, interesting and unusual posts for our Friday Smorgasbord. In this week’s edition we have underwater art, a library that won’t be getting ‘Tanked,’ an interesting take on staycations and we’ll be…

Lytro light field trip at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

https://pictures.lytro.com/lightmatter/pictures/72476 It’s no secret that we love the Lytro light field camera, and we are not the only ones to think that the bleeding edge light field camera is perfect for aquariums. This sequence of shots taken at the Monterey…

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s renovated “Open Sea Gallery” on video

The Monterey Bay Aquarium recently opened its transformed “Open Sea Gallery” giving visitors some of the old familiar favorites along with new exhibits and perspectives and this great video showcases the exhibit exquisitely. On Vimeo, producer Yasmin Mawaz-Khan shared a great video The Open Sea…

Deep sea fish have some serious teeth

We’ve all seen photos and illustrations of the prodigious maws of deep sea fish bearing their intimidating chompers but seeing all this dentition in moving images is something else. This recent video from Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows a…

Another Great White Shark goes on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbe0IxI-4A[/youtube] The Monterey Bay Aquarium has introduced a great white shark to their Open Sea exhibit for the sixth time. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, has a very good history of captive husbandry at the Monterey Bay…

California Academy of Sciences NightLife highlights sustainable seafood

The California Academy of Sciences, located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and home to the world famous Steinhart Aquarium, hosts a unique event every Thursday night. The NightLife series is an over 21 event, opening the doors for a…

Plasma Arc LIFI lighting already in use at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Well just when you star thinking that Plasma Arc lighting is still years away from anything but prototype use, we stumble upon this awesome macroalgae tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is already using Luxim’s latest and greatest. We…