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It's amazing that after so many years of diving your Science Instructor Development Course was able to completely change the way I look at coral reefs. Taking the 'Coral Reef Architecture & Organims' course was like switching on a light. I now even look at organisms like turf algae in a completely new way.
Errol, Divemaster, 38 years, Holetown, Barbados

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Troubled Waters

Source: Economist
December 30, 2008

Large parts of the sea may indeed remain unchanged, but in others, especially...
HTA Announces Natural Resources Program Awards
Source: Haleakala Times
December 31, 2008

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Expedition Reveals Three Previously Unknwon Coral Reefs Off Florida's Coast

Shannon McGregor
Source: AHN
December 30, 2008

Boca Raton, FL -- On the first expedition using state-of-the-art autonomous...
Navy, Whale Advocates Settle Suit Over Sonar

Tony Perry
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
December 28, 2008

San Diego, CA -- The Navy and several environmental...

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Over 300 creature behaviors!

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Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

Queen Triggerfish - Balistes vetula

Did You Know? Triggerfish get their name from the unique trigger system of their dorsal spines. When the first dorsal…

French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru

Approach: These fish are easily approached, and are sometimes even curious of divers and snorkelers.Divers can sometimes observe spawning activities…

Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus

Feeding Behaviour: Blue tangs are ravenous herbivores and are important for controlling the growth of algae, which competes with corals…

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Approach: During the day, lobsters often huddle inside protective caves and crevices, where they are easy to approach.

Threespot damselfish - Stegastes planifrons

Attack & Defence Behaviour: Threespot damselfish are fiercely territorial and will even defend their territories against intruders many times their…

Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon striatus

Feeding Behaviour: Banded butterflyfish are carnivores that actively forage throughout the day for invertebrates. They scan the bottom for

Redlip blenny - Ophioblennius atlanticus

Attack & Defence Behaviour: Redlip blennies defend algae patches and nests inside small territories against other blennies and other small…

Southern Stingray - Dasyatis americana

Reproductive Behaviour: Stingrays, like sharks, reproduce sexually by internal fertilization and give birth to as many as 10 live young…

Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus puella

Attack & Defense Behaviour: Barred hamlets are fiercely territorial and use a wide range of aggressive signals to defend their…

Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

Feeding Behaviour: Nurse sharks are active, nocturnal predators that consume a variety of prey. They have jaws specialized for sucking…

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The Squid in All of Us

Happy Cephalopodmas! I'd like to introduce you to my squid, Seffa Lowpod. D.O.B. 12/22/08, weight: 1 kg, personality: wild and crazy.

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Beautiful Oceans - Understand, Enjoy and Preserve Coral Reefs Worldwide

Newly discovered pink iguana sheds light on Galapagos evolution

A newly identified, but already endangered species of pink land iguana may provide evidence of the lizard's evolution on the Galápagos Islands, report researchers...
Infecting mosquitoes with parasite could reduce dengue fever outbreaks

With an average of 50 million cases worldwide dengue fever is second only to malaria in terms of concern for mosquito-borne illnesses. Carried primarily...
Indonesian coral reef recovering after devastating tsunami and years of destructive fishing

On December 26th, 2004 an earthquake recorded at a magnitude of 9.3 in the Indian Ocean created a massive tsunami that struck nations across...
17 new reptile and amphibian species discovered in Tanzania
17 previously unknown species of reptiles and amphibians have been discovered in the rainforests of eastern Tanzania, report Italian and Tanzanian scientists. Conducting surveys of...
How to save the Amazon rainforest

Environmentalists have long voiced concern over the vanishing Amazon rainforest, but they haven't been particularly effective at slowing forest loss. In fact, despite the...

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Over 300 creature behaviors!

Selected reefs at your fingertips!

Pick and choose, then have fun!

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Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

Queen Triggerfish - Balistes vetula

French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru

Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Threespot damselfish - Stegastes planifrons

Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon striatus

Redlip blenny - Ophioblennius atlanticus

Southern Stingray - Dasyatis americana

Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus puella

Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

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Over 300 creature behaviors!

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Pick and choose, then have fun!

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Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

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