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Only closer inspection reveals the dolphin's rear end is entirely prosthetic.
Winter, an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, lost her own tail after being caught in a harsh crab trap.
She was found at just two-months old in 2006, floating in distress off the coast of Florida.
Read Full Article: Winter the dolphin gets bionic tail - Telegraph
Not reef related, but says a lot about the world we live in!
NORWALK, Conn., May 8 (UPI) -- An attorney for Norwalk, Conn., says a mother's suit against the city for her toddler's shoes being ruined by dog poo is among the most frivolous he's seen.
City Attorney M. Jeffry Spahr said Kelly DeBrocky of Mahopac, N.Y., filed suit against the city April 7, seeking $100 compensation for her child's ruined shoes and tickets for Maritime Aquarium -- which the mother said her family had to leave early because of the incident -- The (Stamford, Conn.) Advocate reported Thursday.
"I had to read it twice," Spahr said. "Immediately, what I did was say, 'You're not going to believe this one.' It was hilarious. What are these people thinking about? Just when you think you've heard it all."
DeBrocky defended he suit.
"I was just really skeeved, I thought the whole thing was disgusting," she said. "We had to pay for admission to the aquarium and my son had no shoes and it made the entire experience awful."
"The official response is her claim is denied and poop happens," said Spahr.
For most people, the idea of concrete blocks replacing coral reefs might seem far-fetched. But for a group of marine scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, it is just what the doctor ordered. Sturdy enough to last, yet porous enough to be implanted with corals, concrete is the basis for an innovative technique that may help save coral reefs in the Red Sea from further destruction from overzealous divers.
According to leading experts, more than 25 percent of the world's coral reefs have already been destroyed. The causes are varied, and they include pollution, global warming and irresponsible fishing, but another large factor is uncontrolled and careless tourism. And perhaps more alarming is the fact that although coral bleaching (the most obvious sign of sick and dying coral) has been happening since at least the turn of the last century, most of the dramatic damage has occurred over the last 20 years.
The Red Sea has a reputation for being one of the most spectacular places to dive, and Eilat attracts thousands of vacationers a year, most of whom come to dive and snorkel in the coral reefs. But the very attraction they come to enjoy is suffering from the intensive tourism, and more and more of it is disappearing every year.
ver the past decades there have been many stories in the media about the plight of the Great Barrier Reef.
In the '60s and '70s we all heard that the Great Barrier Reef was about to be consumed by that voracious predator, the Crown of Thorns Starfish.
In the '80s and '90s, the principal threats turned out to be sediment runoff, to nutrients, over fishing and general habitat destruction.
For me, an ancient marine scientist who has spent thousands of hours diving on the Great Barrier Reef these past 40 years, each of these threats has been of concern. But nothing comes close to the devastation waiting in the wings at the moment.
Very likely you have a feeling that dire predictions about anything almost always turn out to be exaggerations. This view is understandable. Once I also would have thought it ridiculous to imagine that the Great Barrier Reef might have a limited future as a consequence of human activity. It would have seemed preposterous that the greatest coral reef on Earth, the biggest structure made by life on Earth, could be mortally threatened by any present or foreseeable change.
Read Full Article: The plight of the Great Barrier Reef - On Line Opinion - 7/5/2008
Mark your calendar for a fun filled, entertaining, educational evening. It's all from the comfort of your home. May 11th at 8pm, the 120 gallons podcast will have Steven Pro, Adam Blundell and Scott Fellman on in a roundtable discussion.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
State of the art multifunctional wet/dry filter that can be operated in 100% berlin mode with two 100-micron filtration bags for superior water quality, 100% wet/dry bio-ball mode, or a combined wet/dry and berlin mode for the ultimate in water clarity and oxygen saturation.
Additionally the Berliner WD-125 incorporates two independently operated fluidized bed chemical filtration reactors to accommodate carbon, phosphate removers, nitrate removers, or any other chemical filter media. Bypass-free operation of the reactors ensures ultra-efficient chemical filtration.
Berliner WD-125 has been designed with a super-flow capacity weir for handling very large flow rates and a noise elimination chamber for quiet operation.
FEATURES & BENEFITS:
Constructed of 0.25 in thick cell cast acrylic, computer cut, flame polished.
Super-flow capacity weir rated at 2000+ GPH (7571+ L/hr).
Noise reducing water intake chamber.
Four interchangeable trays for drip and micron bag filtration.
Dual independent filtration chambers for bio-ball or micron filtration.
Dual independent bypass free fluidized bed chemical filtration reactors.
Extra large capacity sump without obstructive dividers.
Protein skimmer return port.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
| Outside dimensions L x W x H: .......... | 30 in x 11.25 in x 18 in (76 cm x 29 cm x 46 cm) |
| Sump volume: ................................. | 4281 in3; 18 Gal (70153 cm3; 70 L) |
| Bio-chambers total volume: ............... | 927 in3; 4 Gal (15191 cm3; 15 L) |
| Chemical reactors total volume: ......... | 111 in3; 0.5 Gal (1819 cm3; 1.8 L) |
| Flow rates: | |
| Berlin filtration mode: ........................ | up to 2000 Gal/hr (7571 L/hr) |
| Wet/dry filtration mode: .................... | up to 1000 Gal/hr (3785 L/hr) |
| Combination mode: .......................... | up to 1500 Gal/hr (5678 L/hr) |
| Chemical reactor (per reactor): ........... | 120-250 Gal/hr (454-946 L/hr) |
