Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The molecular ecophysiology of closely related pocilloporid corals of New Caledonia Mayfield et al. Platax 2017 By, Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey Abstract Given the severe threats against Earth’s coral reef ecosystems, there is an urgent need to collect …
It’s that time of year again – We J.A.M.I.N.! In partnership with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab, we have kicked-off the 2017-2018 Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. This year we would like …
Join along with Living Oceans Foundation Education Director, Amy Heemsoth, as she recounts in these photos her trip back to the Bahamas to kick-off the 2017-2018 Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. We welcome all the first-year participants to the B.A.M. program!
By Alison Barrat Recently, there has been a welcome upsurge in the number of marine parks around the world. But, along with their creation comes the question, how well do they function? Scientists have been working to answer this through …
Detecting conservation benefits of marine reserves on remote reefs of the northern GBR PLOS One 0186146 By Carolina Castro-Sanguino, Yves-Marie Bozec, Alexandra Dempsey, Badi R. Samaniego, Katie Lubarsky, Stefan Andrews, Valeriya Komyakova, Juan Carlos Ortiz, William D. Robbins, Philip G. Renaud, Peter J. Mumby November 8, 2017 Abstract The Great …
Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago Atoll Research Bulletin, November 2, 2017 By Charles Sheppard, Anne Sheppard, Andrew Mogg, Dan Bayley, Alexandra C. Dempsey, Ronan Roche, John Turner, Sam Purkis Abstract The atolls and coral banks of the Chagos …
With the help of our partners FRIENDS of the Environment in the Bahamas and the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab in Jamaica, we have successfully completed the third year of J.A.M.I.N. and second year of B.A.M. …
Previously, you heard the voice of the students in our J.A.M.I.N. program. Now it’s time to hear how the students in The Bahamas feel about our B.A.M. program. B.A.M. Year 1 Program “This program has been the best …
Want to know what outdoor education looks like in the Bahamas and Jamaica? Well, now you can see for yourself by watching Inside the Mangrove Classroom, a film that portrays our Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) and Jamaican Awareness of …
Throughout the B.A.M. and J.A.M.I.N. programs, we evaluate the program by surveying students in each of the three phases. We use this information to gage how much information the students initially know regarding mangroves and their attitudes towards them before …
