FishChannel News Article Archive

04/10/2013   

Seachem Labs To Ship Collapsible Water Jug
Jug holds up to 5 gallons, folds away when not in use to take up much less space.

04/09/2013   

Emergency Aquarium Filtration Device Introduced
Unit runs on battery power in the event of a power failure.

04/05/2013   

Remote Australian Reef Recovers After 1998 Mass Bleaching Event
Western Australia's Scott Reef recovers 12 years after 80 percent coral cover destroyed.

04/04/2013   

Live Striped Beakfish Among Tsunami Debris Found on Washington Beach
Oplegnathus fasciatus, a reef fish, was found in 18 foot fiberglass skiff with four dead companions.

04/02/2013   

Ellen DeGeneres to Star in Finding Nemo Sequel Finding Dory
Finding Dory will focus on the lost travels of the most famous blue tang in the world.

04/01/2013   

Final Section of USS Guardian Removed from Tubbataha Reef, A World Heritage Site
Philippine World Heritage Site is diverse in corals and other marine species.

03/29/2013   

Maryland National Aquarium's Blacktip Reef Exhibit to Open July 2013
Designed to resemble an Indo Pacific Reef, the exhibit will feature more than 60 species of fish including blacktip reef sharks and whiprays.

03/28/2013   

California Academy of Sciences Biologists Attempt to Raise Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
As yet to be described octopus species, discovered in 1991 lacks a scientific name.

03/27/2013   

"Sex on the Reef" Recorded off India's Southwest Coast
Wildlife Trust of India scientist witnesses coral spawning during daylight hours.

03/26/2013   

Blue Planet, Denmark's Newest and Largest Aquarium Opens
10,000 square meter aquarium is home to more than 450 saltwater and freshwater species.

03/25/2013   

Marine Aquarium Expo Comes to Orange County Calif. April 6-7
MAX will showcase the latest products for the marine and reef enthusiast at the Orange County Fair and Events Center

03/22/2013   

Three Miles of Coral Reef Damaged in Florida
Officials speculate that a barge dragged an anchor over the reef, cutting a swath 3 miles long and killing countless corals.

03/21/2013   

Parrotfish May Get Certain Protections in the US Virgin Islands
National Marine Fisheries Service Seeks to Limit Catch Sizes to 8-9 inches.

03/19/2013   

Saipan Opposes Listing of 66 Coral Species Under Endangered Species Act
Island nation cites adverse effects to economy, inability to maintain and improve shipping channels.

03/18/2013   

Ocean Plankton Ingest Twice as Much Carbon as Previously Assumed
Study upends long held notion based on Redfield Concept that plankton has same ratio of elements regardless of where they live.

03/14/2013   

Five Species of Shark and Two Manta Ray Species Now Protected by CITES
Conference in Thailand breaks wall set up by those opposed to protections of shark species that are captured and finned.