2011 brought us a ton of new reef fish species and although coral species and new aquairum strains come about at a crawling pace, this year was an exceptionally good one for a broad range of corals of all types. From new species of corals that are we’ve yet to see because they’ve just been [...]

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Although the calendar year may be nearly over we’ve still got some new species of fish being described and written about from the other side of the world. We’ve been graced by many new dottyback species, most of them Pseudochromis but the sailfin dottybacks of the genus Manonichthys gettting one more camarade before year’s end. Manonichthys [...]

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Kymberly Escobar
Source: Pew Environment Group
December 22, 2011

"2011 was a banner year for shark conservation.

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Bob Berwyn
Source: Summit County Voice
December 24, 2011

"SUMMIT COUNTY - Fishing closures in protected marine areas around the spectacular Mesoamerican reef near Belize have helped recover populations of barracuda, groupers, snappers, and other predatory fish, but herbivorous fish that clean algae from the coral are not faring as well.

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Loic Vennin, AFP
Source: Discovery News
December 26, 2011

"A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs.

Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.

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Bob Marshall
Source: Nola
December 25, 2011"How can an event be both good and sad at the same time? How can it be an occasion when both congratulations and condolences are in order?

Yet, that was the only way to look at Wednesday's press event marking the start of construction on the Dudley and Kim Vandenborre Artificial Fishing Reef in Lake Pontchartrain between Slidell and Irish Bayou."

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Source: The China Post
December 27, 2011

"TAIPEI--Taiwan's marine ecosystem showed signs of crisis this year because of a notable decline in the variety of coral reef marine life, the Taiwan Environmental Information Association said yesterday.
In its annual overall review of Taiwan's coral reefs, the association said that while most of reefs were healthy, fish and invertebrate animals that serve as indicators of the health of the ecosystem were rare.

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Rob Hamill
Source: Row2k
December 22, 2011

"Bad weather has blown Team Gallagher back over the exact same spot this morning for the third time. Clearly they aren't just rowing across the Tasman for fun, they're also raising money to help build the world's biggest man made coral reef in Borneo.

Coral Reefs cover 1% of the ocean yet provide a home for 25% of all marine species. Unfortunately, half of the coral reefs globally have vanished or are in a state of serious decline.

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