Features Archives - Page 26 of 31 - Living Oceans FoundationLiving Oceans Foundation

You are here:

Home
Features

Supermoons and Coral Reefs

August 1, 2017

As the crew and science team watched from the M/Y Golden Shadow, a bigger, brighter moon filled the night sky rising above the island of Vanuabalavu on June 23, 2013. When the moon is closest to Earth, called perigee, it …

Fishing for Sea Cucumbers

July 27, 2017

The overfishing of sea cucumbers is detailed in our Fiji report. Here are some observations on sea cucumber fishing that we made during our research in Fiji in 2013. June 2013 Throughout the Lau Province it’s typical to find sea …

The Value of Sea Cucumbers

July 25, 2017

Our new Fiji report features detailed information about numbers of Sea cucumbers in Fiji. We also talk about what that means for the health of the reefs. Here’s a look back at our notes on Sea cucumbers during our field …

Using Science For Conservation in Fiji

July 18, 2017

Written by Alison Barrat and Alexandra Dempsey

Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) surveyed coral reefs in Fiji in 2013. As part of the Foundation’s ambitious Global Reef Expedition the scientists gathered the most detailed data on these reefs ever collected. Now, with the …

New Report on Fiji’s Reefs

July 12, 2017

This month we released our Fiji final report, titled Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Lau Province, Fiji, it reveals that despite vibrant coral communities, Fiji’s reefs show signs of trouble. The report is the result of extensive scientific surveys we …

2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge Winners!

June 28, 2017

Written by Amy Heemsoth

Written by Amy Heemsoth Students from New Zealand and Russia Win First Place We are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge, an international student art competition that highlights important ocean conservation issues. The theme for this …

Science without Borders® Challenge 2017 High School Finalists

June 26, 2017

Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2017 High School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Reef SuperSpecies.”

Science without Borders® Challenge 2017 Middle School Finalists

June 22, 2017

Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2017 Middle School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Reef SuperSpecies.”

2016 Annual Report

June 21, 2017

This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …

B.A.M. Spring 2017

June 19, 2017

Check out the photos from the final phase of the 2016-2017 Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. Thanks to all the students and teachers who participated in this year’s B.A.M. program who helped to restore and monitor the mangrove forest in Abaco, …