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Scientists have discovered that Paris japonica, a striking rare native of Japan, has the largest genome of them all -- bigger than the human genome and even larger than the previous record holder -- the marbled lungfish. View the full article

New study shows that 2008 volcano in North Pacific fueled largest phytoplankton bloom in the region since satellite measurements began in 1997. This study has important implications for proposals to seed the oceans with iron to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. View the full article

Fish located near coal-fired power plants have lower levels of mercury than fish that live much further away. The surprising finding appears to be linked to high levels of another chemical, selenium, found near such facilities, which unfortunately poses problems of its own. View the full article

For the first time, biologists have described the evolution of the size of a female trait which males use to choose a partner. The research shows that male cichlid fish prefer females with a larger pelvic fin and that this drives females to grow fins out of proportion with their body size. View the full article

There is still time to save the world's ailing coral reefs, if prompt and decisive action can be taken to improve their overall health, leading marine researchers say. Writing in a new article, eminent marine scientists from Australia and the US have called for an international effort to improve the resilience of coral reefs, so they can withstand the impacts of climate change and other human activities. View the full article

There is still time to save the world's ailing coral reefs, if prompt and decisive action can be taken to improve their overall health, leading marine researchers say. Writing in a new article, eminent marine scientists from Australia and the US have called for an international effort to improve the resilience of coral reefs, so they can withstand the impacts of climate change and other human activities. View the full article

A first-of-its-kind study that tracked the oceanic migrations of adult Atlantic sturgeon that were caught and tagged in the Hudson River discovered that these fish move vast distances in the Atlantic Ocean, traveling as far south as Georgia and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada. The findings indicate that recovery of Atlantic sturgeon fisheries will need to address long-range oceanic threats to the species in addition to local measures closer to spawning grounds. View the full article

A first-of-its-kind study that tracked the oceanic migrations of adult Atlantic sturgeon that were caught and tagged in the Hudson River discovered that these fish move vast distances in the Atlantic Ocean, traveling as far south as Georgia and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada. The findings indicate that recovery of Atlantic sturgeon fisheries will need to address long-range oceanic threats to the species in addition to local measures closer to spawning grounds. View the full article

With the help of tiny, see-through fish, researchers are homing in on what happens in the brain while you sleep. In a new study, they show how the circadian clock and sleep affect the scope of neuron-to-neuron connections in a particular region of the brain, and they identified a gene that appears to regulate the number of these connections, called synapses. View the full article

Fish byproducts may be a new source of fish feed. The scientists are taking fish parts that would normally be discarded-head, tail, bone, skin and internal organs-and fashioning them into feeds for shrimp and fish. View the full article

Fish byproducts may be a new source of fish feed. The scientists are taking fish parts that would normally be discarded-head, tail, bone, skin and internal organs-and fashioning them into feeds for shrimp and fish. View the full article

It just got easier to pinpoint biological hot spots in the world's oceans where some inhabitants are smaller than, well, a pinpoint. Tiny as they may be, communities of the phytoplankton south of Vancouver Island are big players when it comes to carbon: They take up 50 percent of the carbon dioxide going from the atmosphere into the oceans there. View the full article

Kow tao to CF for the awesome video:welldone: .. Nice music too which matches our theme lol ..

Red Sea apparently has decided to reformulate their popular Red Sea salt with a different formula. As taken from Red Sea Directly: “Red Sea Salt is designed to provide the exact parameters of tropical reef water with a slightly elevated alkalinity as needed in a closed marine system. Red Sea salt is ideal for fish and invertebrate systems or for low-nutrient tanks where the hobbyist supplements all of the individual elements on a regular basis.” We aren’t exactly sure what they have changed versus the old formula, but you can drop down below for a new chart of the target Salinity levels for the different type of aquariums you can keep. We need testers to find this at their local fish store and report back in the comments. Red Sea is planning to release their new Red Sea Salt and Coral pro salts very soon according to numerous sources we’ve learned. The salts have been retooled from feedback from many aquarists as well as industry professionals. The difference between the two seems to be that the Coral Pro Salt is said to give accelerated growth and enhanced vitality of all corals with elevated levels of the foundation elements (Calcium, Magnesium and Carbonates). The standard Red Sea Salt is said to have the exact parameters of water on a tropical reef with a slightly elevated alkalinity as needed in a closed marine system. Extracted from reefbuilder

Wow.. Got video to show the healthy fish some more. Upz for you

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Thanks Gouldian, SRC wouldn't have done it without the support from people like you in MASS .

AmericanReef.com visits with Josie Romasco, founder of the Sea Turtle Second Chance conservation program to discuss their goals. View the full article

Terry talks about Hurricane Earl, Murphy's Law, and how he ended up purchasing a generator that uses propane as its fuel source. View the full article

(With special thanks to Dr. Roy Caldwell) Octopus chierchiae is an amazing little animal and is clearly worth further study. View the full article

There is much to be learned about this valuable aquarium fish (reports of captive spawns of some sand tilefish species have certainly been encouraging); clearly, the suitability of these intriguing animals for the home, and public, aquarium has yet to be fully demonstrated. View the full article

Tunze makes many claims about the Wavebox - a pump producing 'high speed' currents while using little power, wave heights of 3 cm (1.18 inches) with oscillations corresponding 'precisely' to wave action seen on natural reefs. How do these claims hold up under scrutiny? View the full article

Aiya.. Guess we miss each other or we are so busy that we forget about the shirt lol...

Scientists have for the first time estimated the physical footprint of human activities on the deep seafloor of the North East Atlantic. The findings reveal that the area disturbed by bottom trawling commercial fishing fleets exceeds the combined physical footprint of other major human activities considered. View the full article