by Steve Tappert | Jun 6, 2019 | Coral
Scientists at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Department of Biology have made exciting progress in the ability to measure the health and biodiversity of a reef using just a small sample of water. Graduate student Patrick Nichols and associate professor Peter Marko...
by Steve Tappert | Apr 11, 2019 | Coral
Studies have shown that aquaculture can play an important role in restoring reefs and encouraging biodiversity. Most reefers are familiar with the fragmenting, or “fragging” process, in which 3 square centimeters or more are removed from live coral to be used as...
by Steve Tappert | Mar 21, 2019 | Coral
Australia’s world wonder, the Great Barrier Reef, continues to face adversity and an uncertain future. In addition to ocean acidification and rising temperatures, the Great Barrier Reef is up against a new foe: the dumping of more than one million tons of sludge....
by Steve Tappert | Mar 15, 2019 | Coral
In December 2017, the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forests unilaterally placed a ban on the export of live rock and coral. This move shocked the aquarium industry, as the abrupt shift in legislation appeared to be unprompted and came without warning. Here, we share...
by Steve Tappert | Dec 6, 2016 | LED Lighting
Trevor Mendelow founded Teens4Oceans in 2007 at the Kent Denver School, in an attempt to engage high school students in marine biology conservation efforts. The program later evolved into an advocacy program for teens, and by teens, to recognize the importance of...
