Coral Reef Fact: ‘The Heart Urchin Pea Crab’ from MORPHOLOGIC on Vimeo. Most individual Red Heart/ Cake Sea Urchins form relationship with a small crab, the Heart Urchin Pea Crab(Dissodactylus primitivus). The crab spends its life on the urchin within the protection of its spines. Join Reef Relief today and help protect our marine environment.
SCIENCE — May 18, 2011 at 12:33 PM EDT A dead zone — already the size of the state of New Jersey — is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River. This year, with floodwaters from the Birds Point levee breach and the Morganza and Bonnet Carret […]
May 14, 2011 Bali, Indonesia / Arlington, Virginia, U.S. — A two-week marine survey conducted by scientists with Conservation International (CI) in Indonesia, along with local partners, led to the discovery of eight potentially new species of fish and a potentially new species of coral in the waters surrounding Bali island. Read the full article
Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:36 Jonathan Mayuga / Correspondent THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants the owners of MV Double Prosperity, which inflicted severe damage on Bakud Reef in Kaimba, Sarangani, on May 8, to pay dearly for its recklessness. Aside from the cost of the damaged coral area, Environment Secretary Ramon […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) has one large claw called the “crusher claw” and a smaller claw called the “pincer claw”. “If the larger crusher claw is on the right side of the crab’s body, the crab is “right-handed”. If the crusher claw is on the left side of the crab’s […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – May 16, 2011 20:03 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nitrogen pollution in our coastal ecosystems, the result of widespread use of synthetic agricultural fertilizers and of human sewage, leads to decreased water transparency, the loss of desirable fish species, and the emergence of toxic phytoplankton species—such as the algae behind the […]
By SUSAN COCKING [email protected] Here in Florida, you can adopt a highway, a park, a manatee, a tree – donating money and time to make sure the object or creature of your interest receives care and upkeep. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/15/2218218/um-shark-scientists-enlist-corporate.html#ixzz1McdSOv4f
The Gulf Long Term Follow-Up Study (GuLF STUDY) was developed to learn about possible health effects of the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring this study. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is leading this research. Find out more
From Reef Rescue Your many hundreds of emails may have helped the Florida Senate see the light. Bill SB 796 was never brought up for a vote and died as this years Florida legislative session came to an end. The intent of bill SB 796 was to delay the implementation of 2008 Ocean Outfall Legislation […]
From a posting by Ocean River Institute, Inc. Big Victory For Dolphins in Florida: State Government and Out-of-State Fertilizer Companies Efforts To Pass Harmful Fertilizer Bills Denied On May 7th the Florida Senate struck down SB 606. This means HB457 and SB606 will not be headed to the Governor’s desk. A far less controversial provision […]