The ocean and its citizens inspire wonder and curiosity and give us life, knowledge and joy. I am a larval fish researcher and marine life photographer. I see the ocean as the ultimate classroom, sanctuary and broodstock tank. This site is about aquaculture and marine life, with a spotlight on our favorite gill-bearing vertebrates – the fishes.
Latest Fish Culture Research
Painted Frogfish Culture
Painted frogfish juveniles (Antennarius pictus) were raised from wild-collected eggs on ciliates, rotifers, copepods and artemia. The larval duration was 80 ...
Kellogg’s Scorpionfish Culture
Kellogg's scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes kelloggi) larvae were raised from wild-spawned eggs at 77-79F on wild and cultured ciliates, copepods and artemia ...
Exclamation Point Dragonet Culture
The Exclamation point dragonet (Synchiropus corallinus) was raised from wild collected eggs at 78-80F on copepods. The larval duration was ...
Auriga Butterflyfish Culture
The Auriga butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) was raised from wild-spawned eggs at 77-79F on copepods and artemia. The larval duration was ...
Latest Marine Life Photography
Reef Fishes of the Midriff Islands
Roughly 5.3 million years ago tectonic forces rifted the Baja Peninsula off the North American Plate, leaving an enormous fjord ...
Sharks and Bait Balls off Waikiki
“Multiple large sharks spotted at Kaimana Beach”. “Shark warning signs posted”. “Popular Waikiki Beach spot closed intermittently due to shark ...
Intense Animal Encounters off Baja California
Cormorants hunting underwater. Aggregations of marlin slicing through baitballs. Mobula rays cruising below by the hundreds. Sea lion pups playing ...
The Fishy Side of Truk Lagoon
On February 17th and 18th 1944, the US navy launched a crippling air attack on the Japanese Imperial Fleet located ...