by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Mar 31, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Here comes the blob… I have prided myself in that the animals in my underwater photographs are not posed or altered in any manner. As a result, the resultant image is a “slice of life”, a kind of historical record of what was photographed, a record of a tiny moment...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 26, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
Pacific Aqua Farms has this “Tank Raised” juvenile Clarion Angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis, waiting for a wholesale buyer at a hefty four-figure price. The fish shown in a company video is very similar to a specimen previously received by Quality...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 25, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
The latest news from Rising Tide Conservation and Hawaii’s Oceanic Institute (OI) provides an update from Chad Callan, with larval Yellow Tangs now well into uncharted territory. The team at OI has gone far beyond the past progress of Syd Kraul, who managed 40...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Mar 21, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
As I write this, it is the vernal equinox, the so-called, “first day of spring,” or around here, in South-Central Montana, right now in 2014, it would be better termed one of the later days of winter. In the areas of the Salish Sea or Puget Sound, the seasonal dance...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 21, 2014 | Marine
Check out this amazing octopus escape from a fishing boat deck, caught on amateur video. Post by Beer Thirty. Credit Beer Thirty | Facebook
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 14, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It occurred to me that sometimes we use the phrase “this close” in idle conversation, often holding up our fingers perhaps a centimeter apart, as if to give an actual indication of dimension when what we’re really trying to convey is is not...
