Jatinder Kaur Source: ABC Live April 12, 2011 “The World Bank in association with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and wetland specialists ESA PWA, calls for coastal wetlands to be protected and incentives for avoiding their degradation and improving their restoration to be included into carbon emission reduction strategies and in […]
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.” […]