Coral Reef Fact: Gorgonians live in colonies whose skeletons are formed from a flexible substance called gorgonin. Measurements of gorgonin & calcite in several long-lived species is useful in studies of climate and ocean history due to the close link between their growth rates, composition and seasonal and climatic change. Fact source: Wikipedia Join Reef […]
Protect seals, sea turtles and whales from future spills Last summer, we saw the devastation of oil spills. Birds and turtles covered in oil. Fishermen out of work. Even now, dead dolphins are washing ashore and cleanup workers are complaining of lingering headaches, nausea, and memory loss. Where there is drilling, spills are inevitable. But […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Cryptic Teardrop Crab (Pelia mutica) is a decorator crab. This tiny crab attaches/decorates its body with live sponges to better camouflage itself from predators. Join Reef Relief today and help protect our amazing marine environment. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: The Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus) can change its color, markings and shade to blend in with ocean bottom. Video Join Reef Relief today and help us protect our marine environment. www.reef.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, closely related to seahorses. “Young Pipefish are born freeswimming with relatively little or no yolk sac, and begin feeding immediately. From the time they hatch they are independent of their parents, who at that time may choose to view them as food.” […]
April 28, 2011 Exxon stood head and shoulders above the other big five oil companies with first-quarter profits of nearly $10.7 billion. CAP’s Valeri Vasquez has the details. The first anniversary of the BP fatal oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico reminded Americans of the enormous human and economic costs of our oil dependence. […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) “is distinguished from the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) by its brown body and its habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to co-operative fishing from the surface.” source: wikipedia Join Reef Relief today and help protect our marine environment. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: “The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is not only the largest conservation area in the U.S.,” “It's larger than all of America’s national parks combined! This vast region preserves many of Hawaii’s Northwestern Islands and is made up of 139,797 square miles of reefs, atolls, shallow waters, and deep seas.” Fact source: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/largestnms.html […]