Saltwater Aquariums

Saltwater fish tanks are highly popular all around the world. While many people have aquariums, there is something extra special about saltwater fish tanks that people seem to love so much. Perhaps it is the brilliantly clear water. Maybe it is the spectacular coral, or the brilliant accessories that go along with such a tank. While these things are great reasons to have a saltwater fish tank at home, there is nothing like the beautiful and exotic fish that live in these tanks to persuade a...Read Full Story

Whole Foods Market Inc. is trying to clear some murky waters for seafood shoppers. The grocery chain on Monday launched a new color-coded rating program — with the help of Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute — that measures the environmental impact of its wild-caught seafood. The program is the latest in a series of moves by major grocers to change seafood policies as concern rises about overfishing and the environmental effects of certain fishing methods. Similar to a stoplight...Read Full Story

A man ejected from a pub in Australia broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go. Police say they're surprised the croc didn't inflict worse damage. The 36-year-old man, who police said had just been thrown out of a pub for being drunk, told officials he scaled the barbed wire fence surrounding the Broome Crocodile Park in remote northwest Australia on Monday night because he wanted to give the 16-foot (5 meter) Fatso a...Read Full Story

A man ejected from a pub in Australia broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go. Police said they're surprised the croc didn't inflict worse damage. The 36-year-old man, who police said had just been thrown out of a pub for being drunk, told officials he scaled the barbed wire fence surrounding the Broome Crocodile Park in remote northwest Australia on Monday night because he wanted to give the 16-foot Fatso a pat. "He...Read Full Story

Wildlife officials in Malaysian Borneo are pushing to have its saltwater crocodiles removed from a list of endangered animals, saying the reptile's numbers have strongly recovered in recent years. Deputy director of the Sabah Wildlife Department Augustin Tuuga told AFP that a survey of the Crocodylus porosus population showed there were about 11,000 to 15,000 in the state compared to 1,000 to 5,000 two decades ago. "We are pushing to have the crocodile downgraded from the 'endangered' to the...Read Full Story