A Full Day of Cay Sal Bank Coral Reef Research

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We had a very busy and successful first day of Cay Sal Bank coral reef research today, completing 6 separate dives in the vicinity of Anguilla Cay. The groundtruthing team, comprised of Dr. Sam Purkis and Jeremy Kerr, set off …

Practice Dives: The Team Gets Their Fins Wet

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Following our overnight transit from Freeport, the M/Y Golden Shadow pulled into the southeastern corner of Cay Sal Bank known as Anguilla Cay.  It was already mid-afternoon, so the team divided up into three groups to do some prep and …

A Quick Golden Shadow Rendezvous… And We’re Off!

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After months of anticipation, the Cay Sal Bank research team finally met up with their temporary home for the next three weeks: the M/Y Golden Shadow. The Shadow, along with the M/Y Golden Osprey, and their crews sailed yesterday from …

A Journey of a Thousand (Nautical) Miles Begins…

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Coral reefs have been called the heart of the ocean. They weave around our blue planet, forming a life-sustaining circulatory system for all varieties of life – from phytoplankton to sea slugs, and from fishes to, ultimately… us. As creators …