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 Marine Life Photography

Reefs, Fish and Larvae in the Solomon Islands

Reefs, Fish and Larvae in the Solomon Islands

With world class diving, beautiful landscapes and a timeless culture few people have experienced; the Solomon Islands are a hidden ...
Reef Fishes of the Midriff Islands

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 

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 ...
A striped marlin hunts a mackerel baitball. Magdalena Bay, Mexico

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 ...

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Latest Fish Culture Research

Juvenile

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 ...
Transformation

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

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

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 ...

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