Shastry V. Mallady
Source: The Hindu
June 30, 2010

Madurai, India: A marine research project to monitor/prevent ‘marine litter' in the Gulf of Mannar has been taken up with the support of Ministry of Earth Sciences.

As part of this initiative, researchers of Department of Marine and Coastal Studies of Madurai Kamaraj University are currently engaged in two specific tasks: to develop marine water quality criteria and conduct a survey of coral reef health status along the coastline.

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Following up from Sicce’s popular Syncra line, the Italian pump manufacturer has added onto their PSK series, officially pushing the popular Sicce PSK 2500 pump into the shadows of 2009. The new PSK-line additions include PSK 1000 (880gph) and the PSK 600 (661gph).  These pumps take some construction cues from the Syncra line, with a [...] Related posts:

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The Swabbie is new add-on for protein skimmer which automatically wipes down the scum that builds up on the collection neck. The aftermarket accessory from Avast Marine is unusual for a market where most protein skimmer neck cleaners are sold at near ludicrous prices and skyrocket up from there: the Deltec SCH is £799, Bubble [...]

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The reef tank of Yoon Yeo Kwang is an amazing reef aquarium set up which deserves to be called award winning. The third Dream Tank of the Quarter chosen by the ZEOvit forum a real stand out tank and although we knew the ZDTOQ would be SPS dominated, the Acropora that color this modest sized [...]

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The Squat Urchin shrimp (Gnathophylloides mineri) is a fascinating invert that most aquarists would glance over or never see. This is not the case with Coral Morphologic’s latest HD video showing the ornate animal among the branches of its host urchin. At just milimeters in length Colin and Jared give a unique macro view of this animal [...] Related posts:

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Metasepia pfefferi is an amazing species of flamboyant cuttlefish and I have recently had the opportunity to obtain multiple specimens of this species for the first time in 8 years. These flamboyant cuttlefish wasted little time getting on with mating, and with a little luck we’ll get to observe egg laying – and with a lot of [...]

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New rectangular Micron Bag filter socks and holders from Eshopps take “outside the box” thinking to tackle the old standard. Traditionally filter socks use a circular collar and Eshopps designed its rectangular version to be able to add more filters to larger sumps without sacrificing surface area of the filter socks. The new designs still [...]

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Millenium Atoll is a small lagoon in the Caroline Islands of Kiribati; it is only about three square kilometers but the lagoon of Millenium Atoll could contain one of the most pristine and untouched coral reefs left in the world. A study published today in PLoS ONE by Barott et al revealed that the Millenium [...]

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