Archive for the ‘Destinations’ Category
Dive Trip to the Red Sea
When most people think of Egypt, they think of pyramids, deserts, and Sphinx’s…not the ocean. Being a saltwater aquarium based community, we could really care less about the scorching heat and endless deserts. Instead, we’ll focus on the tropical underwater oasis that is the Red Sea. As we mentioned yesterday in our Picture of the [...]
Picture of the Week – 7/19 – 7/25
This week’s Picture of the Week is of a recent dive trip a friend of mine took with her husband while in Egypt. We will have plenty of more pictures in article covering their diving excursion within the next couple of days, but for now this picture will have to do. I’ve seen some of [...]
Relocating to the Marshall Islands
Photo from Kwajalein Range Services, LLC Unfortunately I’m not the one relocating to this Pacific paradise. A friend from my local reef club got that opportunity, and he’s taking it of course. Chuck, a mechanical engineer, applied for a job on a whim, not thinking anything would come of it. Fast forward a few months [...]
A Trip to the Coast…of Pakistan
A good friend of mine, who happens to live across the world in Pakistan, recently made a trip down to the coast on the Makran Coastal Highway. Keeping AquaNerd in mind, he snapped off several pictures of his trip, including beaches and even a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Wetlands Center. He has allowed us to [...]
Tiny Damselfish May Destroy A Caribbean Reef
As if you needed another reason to hate damselfish, NPR (yes, National Public Radio) has reported that damselfish in the Caribbean are destroying corals to create and maintain their own little “algae farms”. Here’s the link to the original article: Tiny Damselfish May Destroy A Caribbean Reef, by Richard Harris Algae Farmers, Coral Killers Both [...]
Hawaii – Waikiki Aquarium and Maui Ocean Center
In June of 2007 I had the privilege of going to Hawaii for my honeymoon. Our primary destination was Maui, but we got to spend a day in Oahu. While in Hawaii, my understanding new wife let us go to see two public aquariums: the Maui Ocean Center and the world renown Waikiki Aquarium. The [...]
