A deadly coral disease with no known cure is spreading over vast stretches of the sea floor in the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, and scientists fear it may be getting worse because of climate change. Named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them, Yellow-band disease was first spotted decades ago andRead More
John Clipperton
Close-up On Corals – Acropora – Part 1
This feature originally appeared in issue 92 of UltraMarine magazine. Read Part 2 HERE Share:FacebookTwitterEmail
Palau’s Rock Islands Harbour Heat-resistant Corals
Ocean warming is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves, causing untold damage to coral reefs. Tropical corals, which live in symbiosis with tiny single-celled algae, are sensitive to high temperatures, and exhibit a stress response called bleaching when the ocean gets too hot.In the last four decades, marine heatwaves haveRead More
Cryomesh Used To Preserve GBR Coral Larvae
In the first laboratory test of its kind in the world, scientists have frozen coral larvae from the Great Barrier Reef so that it can be released back into the wild to regenerate degraded habitats. Taking a leading role, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is building on work done by scientists from theRead More
Massive Aquarium That Exploded In German Hotel Lobby Was A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
In the aftermath of the recent catastrophic failure of the AquaDom aquarium in Berlin’s Radisson Blu hotel, former owner of Schuran Seawater Equipment Hermann Schuran has reportedly “weighed-in”, claiming the tank was a ‘ticking time bomb’ and the accident should have been predicted. Mr Shuran said it does not surprise him that the tank shatteredRead More
Close Look : EcoTech Marine Radion G5 XR15 ‘Blue’
[originally published in issue 83, August 2020] It’s been around 3 years since the launch of EcoTech’s Radion G4 (we reviewed the XR30 G4 Pro in issue 66, October 2017). In that period, while the G4 has kept EcoTech firmly at the pinnacle of the reef aquarium lighting market, they’ve clearly continued to ‘push theRead More
It’s Christmas! Have Some Worms!
OK so we couldn’t resist sharing this colourful collage of Christmas Tree worms. It’s been done before but these critters never cease to amaze… Spirobranchus giganteus is a tube-building polychaete that has a tubular, segmented body of an approximate length of 3.8cm covered with chaetae, small appendages that aid the worm’s mobility. Because it does not moveRead More
Hark! The Herald’s Angel
It’s that time of year when reef organisms with any kind of festive link feature heavily, and let’s face it, it can get a bit repetitive with the usual suspects cropping up year after year. Centropyge heraldi isn’t one of those normally considered though, despite it’s obvious (if slightly tweaked) link with the English ChristmasRead More
Rescued Turtle Starts New Life At National Marine Aquarium
The National Marine Aquarium in Portsmoth UK has welcomed Heidi, a 29kg male turtle rescued from South Malé Atoll in the Maldives. Heidi was found entangled in a ghost net, a fishing net that has been abandoned, lost or discarded into the Ocean. He had deep wounds to both front flippers, and unfortunately the frontRead More
Close Look: Chester Zoo Aquarium
Visit and Review
Founded way back in 1934, Chester Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the UK. According to an official poll, 2019 saw it welcome more than 2 million visitors, making it the most-visited wildlife attraction in the UK. In the last few years however, the zoo has faced a catalogue of challenges, from aRead More