In October of 2020 the Mote Marine Laboratory scientists went scuba diving in order to explore the Amberjack Hole. Located approximately 30 miles off of the coast of Sarasota Florida, and about 112...
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Aside from their unusual, upright bodies - as compared to most species of marine life - the Seahorse also has a unique swimming technique. This technique allows the Seahorse to move around the coral...
The Garfish is a pelagic fish that is found in freshwater, brackish water and saltwater. While the common garfish species are labeled as least concern at the time that I published this blog post,...
Yes. Ok, now let's address why - 2 main reasons: Waste and Oxygen. Let's first address the oxygen issue. Marine species that have gills absorb oxygen from the water with their gills. Water that is...
Cloudy water in a fish tank - regardless of what caused it - is a bacterial bloom. Getting to the root of the problem and resolving that issue is the only way to truly resolve it so that it does not...
39 years ago a professor by the name of Peter Harrison witnessed a mass coral spawning event in the Great Barrier Reef. Southern Cross University’s partnership with the Great Barrier Reef...