Author: John C
One of the largest Parrotfish I’ve ever seen Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been largely accepted as the standard way to protect marine biodiversity. However, a new study has …
The Tyree Icefire Echinata is a definite looker with its bright blue tips and creamy white branches. I typically fall for solid, brightly colored corals but the Icefire is …
Coral Aggression & Thoughts on Coral Placement Coral aggression is serious business! Everything on a coral reef is trying to battle for more real estate and the organisms on …
Remembering Alabaster Today, we lost a treasured member of our Aquarium family – Alabaster the albino American alligator. Alabaster came to the South Carolina Aquarium in 2009. He had …
“It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again.” – John Steinbeck, The Log from the Sea of …
On Thursday, July 18, a Gentoo Penguin chick died due to complications with its intestinal tract. The chick hatched on June 9. With all baby animals, the early weeks …
The Oregon Blue Tort is perhaps my favorite SPS coral. The blue color of a “true” Oregon Blue Tort is so vivid it makes you wonder whether it was …
a male sea turtle hatchling is a son of a beach* *and by that we mean sea turtles hatch in the sand and their sex is determined by the …
True story: the AquaticLife booth was my absolute first stop at the 2019 Reefapalooza New York show. Reason- I wanted to see, in the flesh or, well, aluminum, the …
The ocean is mysterious, but the work to explore it doesn’t need to be! Our colleagues at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are hosting their yearly open …
