Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Southern Right Whale and Kayakers Video | Sport Diver

More Bad News About Lionfish

Lionfish
Scientists have found that Lionfish can spread into estuaries with salinity levels as low as 5 ppt (ocean water is about 35 ppt). This has huge implications for even more ecosystems. And, the rest of the story? --All this research was set in motion by a science fair project! Read more here.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012

It has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here! The all-awaited GCRMN report Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012 led by Jeremy Jackson is getting officially launched today. The findings of the report clearly show that we can still save Caribbean reefs if we take action to protect parrotfish and similar grazers. <http://t.ymlp338.net/bhjanaubbuqaoaeujaxajmj/click.php>
Managers and decision-makers can make this happen!  The (former) ICRI Secretariat has sponsored the making of a video to illustrate the main findings of the report and promote the Call to Action 2013: <http://t.ymlp338.net/bhbavaubbuqaoaeujapajmj/click.php> It features Jeremy and his wife Nancy Knowlton telling a sweet but bitter story about reefs in the Caribbean which should encourage viewers to access the report, find out more about the work of ICRI and take action!
 The press release, as well as the full report and its executive summary are available at www.icriforum.org/caribbeanreport

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The "CARE" design strategy for marine protected areas



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Friday, May 16, 2014

The Life Cycle of the Rainbow Parrotfish





Connectivity is an extremely important concept to understand if you want to run sustainable fisheries and successfully conserve marine environments. In this video Professor Peter Mumby uses the Rainbow Parrotfish as an example. 
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Lycoming College May Term

Check out the Lycoming College May Term at RIMS BLOG. See if you can make sense of the URL! Leave a comment. And, be sure to feed the fish while you are there...