One of the great gifts to the world in 2008 was the preservation of a massive oceanic ecosystem in the central Pacific that surrounds some of the most pristine coral reefs on the planet. Doubled in size this past winter, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area is now the world’s largest ocean reserve and covers an [...]
In mid-September, Dr. Greg Stone of the New England Aquarium in Boston will be leading an expedition to investigate the underwater mountains of Sea of Cortez off the Mexican coast. On board, the research vessel Argo will be oceanographers, submarine operators, underwater photographers and all kinds of technical staff to insure the safety of the [...]
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world’s largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) conserves one of the Earth’s last intact oceanic coral [...]
At its annual meeting, the New England Aquarium announced the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees and twelve new members to its Board of Overseers. Located on the Boston waterfront, the New England Aquarium is one of the most prominent and popular aquariums in North America. Beyond its exhibit halls, the [...]
Experience U2 like no fan ever has! Better than the front row, even better than backstage, “U2 3D” puts you right on stage with U2 during a concert from the Vertigo tour. Filmed during a series of live concerts throughout South America, the film’s amazingly realistic 3-D technology puts the you face-to-face with the band [...]
As the New Year struck, an overnight Aquarium staff person checked on the Aquarium’s pregnant 16-foot anaconda. She was resting comfortably in a behind-the-scenes tank. Four hours later, he found Ashley in labor in the midst of a major multiple birth. When finished by about 5 a.m., there were fourteen new baby anaconda, each about [...]
Seven of the world’s most endangered sea turtles rescued from Cape Cod Bay in November and nursed back to health at the New England Aquarium in Boston will be flown on a private jet from Norwood, Massachusetts to St. Simon’s Island, Georgia for rehabilitation and eventual release. It sure beats swimming or the lines at [...]
The New England Aquarium announced Thursday evening that it has received a $3 million gift from the New Balance Foundation to help build the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center and to develop innovative programs using seals and sea lions to promote childhood fitness. As the Aquarium’s newest signature exhibit, the New Balance Foundation Marine [...]
Ships and whales are both behemoths of the sea, but they often do collide, with usually tragic results for many endangered whale species. Wednesday, the Canadian government took its second step in four years to move ships away from the highest use areas of the North Atlantic right whale – its most critically endangered large [...]
What we don’t understand, we often fear, and many of the ocean’s most mysterious creatures bear the brunt of our mischaracterizations. We think of them as vicious, violent and deadly. The mere mention of a shark can clear a crowded beach in minutes. After wildlife expert Steve Irwin’s death, stingrays became infamous for the dangerous [...]