MACNA Miami Launching Ticket Sales

MACNA 2013, will be staged in Hollywood, Florida (between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale) from August 30 through September 1, 2013 and will be hosted by the Florida Marine Aquarium Society. One of the most-active marine clubs in the world, FMAS is the home society for such...
Requiem for a Giant Clam

Requiem for a Giant Clam

Farewell to a friend of 30 years by Dr. Dieter Brockmann Excerpt from CORAL, April 2010 I freely admit to being a giant clam fan, and one who has never been able to resist an attractive Tridacna. And there it was, 4.25 inches (11 cm) long, in a pet store in Oberhausen...
Great Barrier Reef Losing Coral Cover

Great Barrier Reef Losing Coral Cover

It is the easily one of Earth’s greatest natural wonders and the largest structure built by animals on the planet, but the Great Barrier Reef is disappearing at an alarming rate as its mantle of live coral is disappearing. A new study by Australian scientists...