by CORAL Magazine | Jul 19, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
via ORA Meet the smallest member of the Nurse Shark Family! The Short-tail Nurse Shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) is a tropical reef species found in the Western Indian Ocean along the coast of Africa from Tanzania to Kenya and around the island of...
by Jay Hemdal | Nov 30, 2016 | CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Marine
Bonnethead Sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) are small members of the Hammerhead Shark family. While females are reported to reach of length of 5 feet, most grow to only 3 ½ feet, with the males smaller still. They range throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 27, 2015 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Two months back, we shared stunning underwater footage of a “UV Coral Reef Dive” from Frankfurt-based videographer Vanessa Cara-Kerr. What I didn’t share then, was some of the other captivating footage she compiled from her time spent in Koh Tao....
by Matt Pedersen | May 21, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
My initial response was “Holy h*ll that’s a lot of sharks” when I saw the above image posted on Sea Dwelling Creatures Facebook Page. But then, then, someone posted this video of “feeding time” (you can bet the cloudiness is the result of...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 15, 2013 | Marine
The 2nd International Elasmobranch Husbandry Symposium is slated to be held November 11-13, 2013 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Plaza Hotel. Early-bird registration discounts expire August 20th. The first symposium was held some 12 years ago, October 2001, in...
