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Wisconsin Northwoods’ “Little Bohemia” of marine life

Posted on November 19th by Brian Blank.
When we think of marine aquaculture and warehouse facilities we think about the typical havens like Southern California’s thriving wholesaler industry a stone’s throw from LAX. So it’s amazing to ...
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Jellyfish-eating coral caught in the act

Posted on November 14th by Brian Blank. %
Recently scientists from Israel encountered a strange sight—a coral eating a jellyfish in the Red Sea. We saw this news posted on the BBC’s website and did a ...
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Fluorescent Proteins and chromoprotein protect corals as antioxidants

Posted on November 5th by Jake Adams. %
Coral antioxidants and fluorescent proteins  are about to crossroad after the publication of the paper by Palmer et. al on Coral Fluorescent Proteins as Antioxidants. According to ...
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Petition targets 83 coral species for U.S. endangered species list protection

Posted on November 4th by Brian Blank. 6
The Center for Biological Diversity recently prepared and filed a scientific petition to have 83 coral species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The ...
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Indonesia to set quotas on coral trade

Posted on October 23rd by Brian Blank.
This week Indonesia announced plans to begin setting quotas on coral trade in an effort to preserve its coral reefs. The country has seen the negative impact of destructive ...
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Two Little Fishes ad stirs debate among reef addicts

Posted on October 22nd by Ryan Gripp. 23
There has been an advertising ad that has been making the rounds in the print world. The ad asks you "Do You Have Trouble Getting it Up" was printed ...
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CORAL Magazine to go Digital with Nov/Dec issues

Posted on October 9th by Ryan Gripp.
If you are a current subscriber to Coral Magazine then you'll be happy to know starting in November/December the magazine will offer a digital version to all print subscribers. ...

Bioluminescing coral filmed in the deep sea

Posted on July 28th by Jake Adams. %
Did you know that some corals bioluminesce? Neither did we. This video was made by a deepsea submersible off the coast of Florida and believe it or not, ...
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Extensive genetic resource for reef-building coral created

Posted on May 14th by Ryan Gripp.
Scientists from Austin, Texas along with help from Indiana University in Bloomington and James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Have assembled a nearly complete collection of genes for a ...

Rare video footage of deepwater marine life on Davidson Seamount

Posted on March 4th by Jake Adams.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video ...