Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis and Rising Tide
From Reefs.com This week Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis eggs and larvae collected at the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences were shipped to Florida as part of the Rising Tide Conservation project. Rising Tide Conservation was started by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment to make breeding and rearing of marine tropical fish economically viable so that there are alternatives to […]
2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition – Part 1
Planning, Science and Surreality From Reefs Magazine by Richard Ross Researchers from the California Academy of Sciences have been visiting an area called the Verde Island Passage off the coast of Batangas Province on Luzon Island, Philippines for almost 20 years. Research by scientists during that period suggested that this area is the “center of the center” […]
Steinhart researchers bring back new species
From ABC SF http://vimeo.com/27471171 PHILIPPINES (KGO) — At the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, the staff tries to create exhibits that are both beautiful and educational, but do no harm to the environment. That was part of the mission on a recent trip to the Philippines; ABC7 was the only television station […]
Ornate Ghost Pipefish mating, releasing larvae caught on video
http://vimeo.com/25210712 Text by Matt Wandell, Video by Rich Ross – Posted Jun 20, 2011 04:00 PM on Advanced Aquarist’s blog Since our last update we’ve been able to observe mating several times, and Academy biologist Rich Ross has captured it on video. Ornate Ghost Pipefish spawning and ‘birthing’ at the California Academy of Sciences, June 2011. As reported earlier on Advanced Aquarist, […]
Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, on display at Steinhart Aquarium
http://vimeo.com/24524860 From TONMO http://vimeo.com/24524860As far as we can tell, on June 1st the Steinhart Aquarium became the first aquarium to display Amphioctopus marginatus, the Coconut Octopus or Veined Octopus. This small robust octopus has gotten a lot of attention over the past few yeas first as one of the documented octopuses capable of bipedal locomotionhttp://www.sciencemag.org/content/307/5717/1927.full and as […]