Debra Quick-Jones
Holy Mola Mola!
This huge sunfish was found caught in a net. It was one fortunate fish, as it is not one that is eaten in Europe, so was released in good...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Oct 17, 20211 min read
San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition
Don't miss the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition. It is FREE and virtual this year and there are some beautiful film images from around...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Worth Waiting For!
Great news! Birch Aquarium is adding a Blue Penguin habitat next summer, in 2022. They are the smallest species of penguins, and they are...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Hermit crabs gather for ‘house swap’ party, Texas video shows, and it looks stressful
Mitchell Willetts, The Charlotte Observer Video recently taken off of the Texas gulf coast captured a fast-paced ritual on the seafloor;...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20216 min read
It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running
Gianmarco Maraviglia story by Vittoria Traverso From the ancient Sumerians, who built some of the world’s first fish ponds in 4500 B.C.,...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20212 min read
‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago
(Abdullah Gohar ) SMARTNEWS Keeping you current (by David Kindy) ‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20211 min read
The finalists of the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards are here to make us all smile
Lisa Walden, found in Good Housekeeping Newsletter Philipp Stahr go to: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/g37496968/comedy-w...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 21, 20211 min read
Carlsbad Aquafarm open for Tours
The Carlsbad Aquafarm has been around since the 70's, but has been reopened since the Power Plant there has been shut down, removing a...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Majestic Visitors
We were visited last night by a ballet of Bat rays. Counted 28 of them, circling our boat. We are moored at Cherry Cove at Catalina...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Fish Can Get Addicted to Meth in Polluted Waters and Experience Withdrawal
(this post is from Livescience, image Pavel Horky https://www.livescience.com/meth-addicted-brown-trout.html) In a new study published...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Worth a Trip to Birch Aquarium
(All forwarded from Birch Aquarium newsletter) Meet the Melibe Check out this awesome close-up of a melibe, a unique type of nudibranch —...
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