Two marine eels that glow neon green are the first ever bright green fluorescent fish recorded in the wild. They were discovered by David Gruber off Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean when they photobombed a shot of biofluerescent corals. Gruber’s work has since helped identify more than 180 species of biofluorescent fish. Discovered back in 2011, Gruber, working with […]
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Chile has created the largest marine reserve in the Americas in the waters around the Desventuradas Islands. contain many marine species found nowhere else on Earth. The Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park, about the size of Italy, constitutes about eight percent of the ocean areas worldwide declared off-limits to fishing and governed by no-take protections. The area sits a two day boat […]
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Rabbitfish exhibit cooperation in a complex way that had only been seen in mammals and highly social birds: While one has its head down feeding, the other holds its head at an upward angle, apparently watching for predators. The fish take turns being “lookout”. This cooperation is observed in both male-female and same-sex pairs, the sign it is a complex […]
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For the month of September, NOAA is live-streaming its exploration of some of the most unexplored and remote waters around the Hawaiian islands. The “Hohonu Moana”, Hawaiian for “Deep Ocean”, expedition is using remotely operated vehicles to discover a very colorful and rich world of coral, fish and bizarre creatures in and around the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Hohonu Moana […]
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