Richard Aspinall investigates TMC’s first luminaire Images: Richard Aspinall TMC can rightly be said to have been at the start of the LED revolution in the aquarium world with the AquaRay all those years ago. Since then the UK-based company has continued to produce modular units that have seen regular updates to include the newestRead More
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Corals and Fish Avoid Bad Reefs
A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology led by Dr Danielle Dixson has found that both young corals and young fish can sense the difference between depleted and healthy coral reefs, and head for the “healthy” areas rather than over-fished areas that have been invaded by seaweed. This fascinating research, published in Science, featuresRead More
UltraMarine Video :: Richard Rowntree’s 4000 Litre System
Footage of Richard Rowntree’s fabulous 4000 litre system, filmed by Richard Aspinall in Spring 2014. The system was featured in UltraMarine Magazine, Issue 46, Jun/Jul 2014, which is available in print or in digital format for all major platforms. Share:FacebookTwitterEmail
Jellyfish
There has been a story about jellyfish in the UK national press and television this week — and for once, it was not of the lurid “plague of jellyfish” variety. The Guardian newspaper and BBC television websites carried the story in some detail, and included some brilliant video footage of a giant barrel jelly, measuringRead More
UltraMarine Video :: The Ultimate Fish Collection
Richard Aspinall filmed this amazing collection of fish in Spring 2014. The system was featured in UltraMarine Magazine, Issue 45, Apr/May 2014, which is available in print or in digital format for all major platforms. Share:FacebookTwitterEmail
Marine Protected Zones :: Doubling Reserves
The BBC reported 17 June that the United States is to create the largest marine protected area in the world in the middle of the Pacific. The report says an existing area known as the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument will be extended to create the new area, and “fishing and drilling would beRead More
Scott & Vikky’s Juwel 450
Reefing dedication at its best Text and images: Richard Aspinall When Vikky emailed me last year and asked if I wanted to feature her partner’s reef in UM I was initially unsure, it was a bow-fronted model and they don’t always photograph well, due to the lensing effect of the glass, but when I sawRead More
Fish Updates from the Marine Conservation Society
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has re-launched its popular sustainable seafood website – www.fishonline.org to make it easier for fish buyers, restaurateurs and the public to ensure they are buying and serving fish from the most sustainable sources. MCS, the UK’s leading marine charity, has improved the functionality of the website which operates alongside updatedRead More
Get Behind the #HandsOffMyHobby Campaign!
A special #handsoffmyhobby campaign has been launched to get passionate marine and tropical aquarists to shout about what they love about keeping fish. The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) is warning that popular tropical marine and freshwater fish, corals and invertebrates could be under threat if a European lobbying group for animals is successful inRead More
BBC Features Eco-work on Thailand’s Coral Reefs
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Travel Show has featured efforts made by a volunteer group in Phuket, Thailand to clean up local coral reefs. Go Eco Phuket is a group of caring divers, community members, local businesses, local government, and local dive centres in Phuket Thailand committed to working together to protect our marine resources,Read More