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The rarest marine dolphin in the world -- down to 111 individuals following decades of entanglement in fishing nets -- is now to receive protection over more of its range from the New Zealand government. The critically-endangered Maui's dolphins, living only along the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, could be functionally extinct within just 25 years largely as a result of a losing battle with fishing nets. View the full article

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A new coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. The system also suggests that there is a risk of widespread bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in August, but little bleaching elsewhere during the northern hemisphere summer. View the full article

A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status, published in Science. Climate change and human-induced destruction have been cited as causes. View the full article

Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. The newly discovered area is also far more abundant in marine life than the previously known Abrolhos reef system, one of the world's most unique and important reefs. (2008-07-09) View the full article

Damming of the Colorado, alongside introduction of game fish species, has led to an extensive decline in numbers of native fish. Scientists have found that physical changes to the river caused by damming have adverse effects on young native fish because they are unable to effectively swim away from introduced predators. They have made proposals to management agencies, which, if implemented, could help reverse the loss of native species. View the full article

Hidden away in museums for more that 100 years, some recently rediscovered flatfish fossils have filled a puzzling gap in the story of evolution and answered a question that initially stumped even Charles Darwin. Opponents of evolution have insisted that adult flatfishes, which have both eyes on one side of the head, could not have evolved gradually. A slightly asymmetrical skull offers no advantage. No such fish -- fossil or living -- had ever been discovered, until now. View the full article

Most people who find a seashell during their summer holiday on the coast will probably not be aware that they have found a unique record of the climate. For climate researchers, however, these hard calcium shells provide a profound insight into the history of our earth and especially into the climate of the past. Researchers are currently able to reconstruct the climatic history of the past 500 years from shells on a year-by-year basis. View the full article

New coral reef system discovered in Brazil doubles the size of Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and most diverse reef system. View the full article

Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research. The researchers say the combination could be a potentially dangerous food source for some patients with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and other allergic and auto-immune diseases that are particularly vulnerable to an "exaggerated inflammatory response." View the full article

Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research. The researchers say the combination could be a potentially dangeroShades of red add color to these reef slides. View the full article

Shades of red add color to these reef slides. View the full article

Szymon describes his 206-gallon reef aquarium. View the full article

A brief description and profile of the Lyretail Anthias. View the full article

Going green can turn many hobbyists red! A plague - can it be conquered? View the full article

A quarterly publication of the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA). MASNA's goal is to assist in forming and promoting the growth of clubs within the hobby and the education of their members while ensuring a sustainable future for the marine environment. View the full article

This month we are showcasing the Altanta Reef Club (ARC). View the full article

Check out the latest upcoming events of interest to marine aquarists. View the full article

Top Ten Stupidest Things You've Ever Seen A Fish Do... View the full article

Refugiums and Macroalgae - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. View the full article

By studying the flippers, fins and tails of whales and dolphins, scientists have discovered some features of their structure that contradict long-held engineering theories. These discoveries may have a strong impact on traditional industrial designs including wind turbines and helicopters. View the full article

From the surface, the two areas of ocean off the coasts of northern New Jersey and Long Island, New York look the same. But to scientists, the four-square-mile patches could not be more different as they view real-time underwater images and environmental data to try to figure out what lives there and how climate change is affecting marine life, especially very young fish. View the full article

Scientists successfully removed a black rubber strap Tuesday that was wrapped around the head of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin, averting a life-threatening injury. View the full article

Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under US jurisdiction. The NOAA report says that the nation's coral reef ecosystems, particularly those adjacent to populated areas, continue to face intense human-derived threats and while remote reefs are subject to threats such as marine debris, illegal fishing and climate change. View the full article