by CORAL Magazine | Jul 1, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
Press Release via Isla Mar Reserach Expeditions Two graduate students in Puerto Rico seek to modernize underwater fish surveys with iPad app Mayaguez, PR June 30, 2015– Ph.D. candidates Chelsea Harms Tuohy and Evan Tuohy of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez...
by Jay Hemdal | Jun 16, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater, Marine, New Products, News & Notes
by Jay Hemdal Aquarium Curator The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium Introduction What are some common dreams people have for their lives? A decent job, solid home life, and good health probably all rank near the top of anyone’s list. Some people also yearn for those “long...
by Jay Hemdal | Jun 1, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
The aquarium building at the Toledo Zoo opened in 1939. Originally housing only freshwater fish, this historic W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) building gradually had marine exhibits added, starting in the 1970’s. Through the 1990’s to 2012, the number of...
by Brandon Rutherford | Jun 1, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, Marine, News & Notes
The Ocean Rolls into the Classroom Students in Cincinnati, Ohio, walk into their classroom to find a surprise waiting for them: a brightly-lit nano tank teeming with invertebrates and fish, a table full of ocean artifacts they can touch, and an interactive...
by CORAL Magazine | May 15, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
Seemingly a creation from the studios of Dr. Seuss, the opah, or moonfish, has for years been an enigma for marine scientists who could not reconcile its predatory hunting habits with the deep, cold waters of the world’s oceans where it dives to depths of 500m...
by CORAL Magazine | May 14, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
In a race with the accelerating warming and acidification of the seas, marine biologists are attempting to put stony corals on a fast track to becoming more tolerant of water conditions that might previously have triggered their bleaching or demise. The work is being...
