by CORAL Magazine | Sep 11, 2013 | Marine
Jakarta, Indonesia – A highly charismatic species of walking shark has been discovered in the remote eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. The epaulette (long tailed carpet) shark, Hemiscyllium halmahera, uses its fins to “walk” across the ocean floor in search of...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 28, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
By Daniel Knop Web Bonus Content from the September/October 2013 Issue of CORAL Magazine Additional Bonus Brittle Star Articles Spider-like, they emerged from all cracks and crevices. It looked almost like an alien invasion in a science fiction movie. Countless arms...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 28, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Although brittle stars are not main attraction in most reefs, they do make an interesting side show. By Daniel Knop Web Bonus Content from the September/October 2013 Issue of CORAL Magazine Additional Bonus Brittle Star Articles Brittle stars have a peculiar body...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 27, 2013 | Marine, News & Notes
CORAL is heading to Hollywood…. Make that Hollywood, Florida, the site of the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America 2013, between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale on the Atlantic shore. We can be found at Booth 507 (with Boyd Enterprises and the Coral Restoration...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 16, 2013 | Marine
CREDIT: Bubble Vision – Nick Hope Muck diving in the Lembeh Strait. Weird and wonderful critters from north Sulawesi. This is the best footage from my 2006 trip with Two Fish Divers, featuring video from classic Lembeh Strait sites including Hairball, Aer...