Beautiful Oceans- Beautiful Oceans - Understand, Enjoy and Preserve Coral Reefs Worldwide

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The program is designed for any person with an interest in coral reef biology. All the information was presented in a clear step by step manner making it thus easy to understand - nice pictures as well! You really prepare the "entry-level" diver or snorkeler for what he will be observing as he passes through the different zones of the reef. I had alot of fun!
Jose, High school student, snorkeler, 18 years, Montreal

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Destinations Discover destinations offering a revolutionary new way to explore coral reefs
Diving Adventures

Diving Adventures Discover how Beautiful Oceans Adventure Kits will forever change your dive experience
Snorkel Adventures

Snorkel Adventures Explore the coral reef with friends or family and bring back unforgettable memories
Photography and Video

Photography and video Creature Discovery Kits and 3D reef maps will change the way you look through the lens
Coral Reef Creatures

Coral Reef Creatures Gain fascinating new insights into critter behaviors and observe them on the reef
3D Coral Reef Maps

3D Coral Reef Maps Know the where and what’s in advance and never be lost again

CORAL REEF ALLIANCE FEEDS

Slow Progress On Ocean Protection

Richard Black
Source: BBC News
November 20, 2008

Less than 1% of the world's oceans have been given...
Ecologist: Hope Remains For World’s Oceans, But Swift Response Is Needed

Peter B. Lord
Source: The Providence Journal
November 20, 2008

South Kingstown, RI -- Outspoken marine ecologist Jeremy...
U of A Scientist Helps Create Coral Sperm Bank

Keith Gerein
Source: Calgary Herald
November 19, 2008

Edmonton, Canada -- As a cryobiologist, Jason Acker has long...
Environmental Protection Agency Warned to Address Ocean Acidification or Face Lawsuit
Source: Center for Biological Diversity
November 13, 2008

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A.AM-201 - Trumpetfish - Shape Camouflage

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Over 300 creature behaviors!

Selected reefs at your fingertips!

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Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

Queen Triggerfish - Balistes vetula

Did You Know? Triggerfish get their name from the unique trigger system of their dorsal spines. When the first dorsal…

French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru

Approach: These fish are easily approached, and are sometimes even curious of divers and snorkelers.Divers can sometimes observe spawning activities…

Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus

Feeding Behaviour: Blue tangs are ravenous herbivores and are important for controlling the growth of algae, which competes with corals…

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Approach: During the day, lobsters often huddle inside protective caves and crevices, where they are easy to approach.

Threespot damselfish - Stegastes planifrons

Attack & Defence Behaviour: Threespot damselfish are fiercely territorial and will even defend their territories against intruders many times their…

Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon striatus

Feeding Behaviour: Banded butterflyfish are carnivores that actively forage throughout the day for invertebrates. They scan the bottom for

Redlip blenny - Ophioblennius atlanticus

Attack & Defence Behaviour: Redlip blennies defend algae patches and nests inside small territories against other blennies and other small…

Southern Stingray - Dasyatis americana

Reproductive Behaviour: Stingrays, like sharks, reproduce sexually by internal fertilization and give birth to as many as 10 live young…

Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus puella

Attack & Defense Behaviour: Barred hamlets are fiercely territorial and use a wide range of aggressive signals to defend their…

Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

Feeding Behaviour: Nurse sharks are active, nocturnal predators that consume a variety of prey. They have jaws specialized for sucking…

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Our Ocean-friendly Gift Guide

Looking for holiday gift ideas that are meaningful and ocean-friendly? First, check out our holiday adoption center , which was recently picked by
New Deep Sea Coral Discovered

Congratulations to Peter Etnoyer from Deep Sea News, who revealed an exciting deep-sea discovery today. Etnoyer and his colleagues found a beautiful new...

Hospital Brims with Cold Turtles

Remember Jean Beasley, whom I visited at her Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehab center in Topsail Island, NC a few months back? In the...

Beautiful Oceans - Understand, Enjoy and Preserve Coral Reefs Worldwide

Beautiful Oceans

Degraded grasslands best for palm oil biofuel production, finds study
Producing biofuels from oil palm plantations established on degraded grasslands rather than tropical rainforests and peat lands would result in a net removal of carbon...
Fall in palm oil price may lead to industry consolidation
A dramatic fall in palm oil prices may provide an opportunity for plantation giants to add to their holdings, reports Reuters.
HSBC to cut lending to questionable oil palm and logging companies
HSBC will cut lending to oil palm developers and logging companies in Malaysia and Indonesia due to environmental concerns, reports Reuters.
Agricultural firms cut incentives for Amazon deforestation
As grain prices plummet and concerns over cash mount, agricultural giants are cutting loans to Brazilian farmers, reports the Wall Street Journal. Tighter farm credit...
REDD may harm forest people, alleges report
A new report finds that the World Bank is not doing enough to protect indigenous rights under its mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and...

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Destinations

Diving Adventures

Snorkel Adventures

Photography and Video

Coral Reef Creatures

3D Coral Reef Maps

CORAL REEF ALLIANCE FEEDS

Our You Tube Channel

BO's Products

Take an online program
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Over 300 creature behaviors!

Selected reefs at your fingertips!

Pick and chose, then have fun!

Our videos

Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

Queen Triggerfish - Balistes vetula

French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru

Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Threespot damselfish - Stegastes planifrons

Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon striatus

Redlip blenny - Ophioblennius atlanticus

Southern Stingray - Dasyatis americana

Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus puella

Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

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Our You Tube Channel

BO's Products

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Over 300 creature behaviors!

Selected reefs at your fingertips!

Pick and chose, then have fun!

Our videos

Creature Discovery Kits - Selected Behaviours

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In the Spotlight

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