Fish might be a lot smarter than we think. Recent research poses the cognitive and perceptual abilities of fish often match or exceed those of other vertebrates, and there’s strong evidence that they feel pain. They are probably the most utilized creatures on earth by…
Another PNG program looks to establish sustainable fisheries
Clownfish breeding is big business here in the US, however in areas like Papua New Guinea where harvesting from the reef itself is the norm, it is an entirely new ballgame. A recent project between Australian and Papua New Guinea…
Special floating lab studies “Aliens of the Sea” to unlock answers about marine biodiversity
A unique project is taking a closer look at one of the many marvels from the sea — the comb jelly. Led by University of Florida neurobiologist Leonid Moroz, the research team has developed a unique floating lab that includes…
Is global warming creating zombie fish?
It almost sounds like a premise for the next SyFy movie, as timid fish go from prey to predators. A recent report has found ocean acidification is changing the behavior of some fish on a remote South Pacific reef as some fish…
Friday Smorgasbord: Fish Tank Kings, help save a species and more
Happy Friday to you all and since there are still is a few hours to go before its officially happy hour (although it is 5 o’clock somewhere), we have some interesting short posts to share to start your weekend off…
Friday Smorgasbord: Oyster restoration, testing seabirds and more
The first May edition of the Friday Smorgasbord has some choice cuts to finish your workweek. First off we have this interesting report about reef restoration — oyster reef restoration that is. Like many of our waterways, the Chesapeake Bay is…
Coral groupers use body sign language to communicate on the reef
Slinking across the reef, the coralgrouper shimmies its body and from out of nowhere, a giant moray eel slithers into a crevice to snare the prey and share in the hunt. This unusual scenario actually happens more than you think,…
Friday Smorgasbord: A lot about stories about dolphins and more
As we’re waiting for Happy Hour and our weekend to officially start, we’ve got a dose of ocean-related goodies to share in this installment of the Friday Smorgasbord. We could probably call this edition Dolphin Tales since there are a…
Friday Smorgasbord: Shark family trees, undiscovered oceans, saving sea life, and Antarctic life
Great white sharks and the ancient megashark, Carcharocles megalodon, were often linked as cousins and kin of sorts. Not a big leap in imagination to link the modern terror of the sea to the 50-ft. prehistoric monster, but it seems that…
