Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
Our mangrove education and restoration program aims to increase environmental awareness and restore mangrove forests in the Caribbean. We have partnered with local educational institutions to teach students and teachers about the ecological importance of their mangrove forests and …
The Foundation is conducting one of the largest coral reef studies in history. Called the Global Reef Expedition it will circumnavigate the globe surveying some of the most remote reefs on the planet. It will take five years to complete …
Our scientists conducted coral reef field research at the southern end of Andros Island and off Berry Island in October 2011. Using small boats to access the 10 research sites, our scientists conducted SCUBA assessments over a span of 98 …
Factors Contributing to the Regional Decline of Montastraea annularis (complex) Over the last 15 years the massive framework coral, Montastraea annularis (complex) has experienced a rapid decline in abundance, size and condition, and on many reefs in the western Atlantic these species …
Factors contributing to the regional decline of Montastraea annularis (complex) Over the last 15 years the massive framework coral, Montastraea annularis (complex) has experienced a rapid decline in abundance, size and condition, and on many reefs in the western Atlantic …
Check out these incredible reef fish at Andros Island Bahamas during the Bahamas leg of the Global Reef Expedition. Over 300 species of reef fishes have been identified around Andros Island.
Elkhorn coral ((Acropora palmata), one of the most important (and endangered) reef-building corals in the Caribbean, caught on Steve Schill’s dropcam.
A rare underwater view of the coral landscape at Andros Island Bahamas during the Bahamas leg of the Global Reef Expedition.