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Invasive Lionfish are a threat to much of what we love underwater in the Caribbean and Atlantic, but they're probably also here to stay. Learn about their habits, why they are such a problem, and even a few tasty ways to dispose of them.
These human-assisted habitats act like defibrillation paddles, revving up struggling reefs and reviving declining fish populations from Florida to Indonesia and beyond.
The Living Oceans Foundation's Global Reef Expedition aims to discover how coral reefs across the world are faring in today’s changing ocean climate, and what can be done to help corals survive in the warmer, more acidic oceans of the future.
Aggressor Fleet has announced it's joining forces with the Turks & Caicos Reef Fund to raise money to support the boat moorings project within the Turks & Caicos islands. Aggressor has donated a trip for two on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II as a raffle prize to support the fund's efforts.
Tagging sharks, placing mooring balls and sinking artificial reefs in his beloved Thailand keeps our May 2013 Sea Hero busy.
Photographer and surveyor Jonathan Lavan was recognized this spring as the REEF 2012 Volunteer of the Year for his work surveying fish and teaching REEF’s online webinars, called fishinars.
Getting mantas protected under CITES was a historic milestone for manta conservation, but Project AWARE isn't stopping there. Check out Project AWARE’s infographic, Manta and Devil Rays at Risk, learn more and find out what you can do to help.
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as ‘Vulnerable’; listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Appendix II, restricting the international trade of this species.•In Asia, they are sometimes called ‘Tofu Shark’ because of the soft consistency of their flesh.
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as Near Threatened•In Hawaiian culture this shark is sometimes referred to as Niuhi, a ferocious shark of legend.
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as ‘Vulnerable’ and recently listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Appendix II, restricting the international trade of this species.•These sharks are often referred to as ‘oceanics’ or OWTs by researchers and photographers.
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