Back Deck Timelapse

Check out this back deck timelapse video of Living Oceans Foundation Golden Shadow coral reef research vessel and its busy marine scientists, scientific scuba divers, and ship’s crew.

Amazing Underwater 3D FlyThrough: Hogsty Reef, Bahamas

Using a digital elevation model and World View II (DigitalGlobe, LLC) imagery processed by the National Coral Reef Institute, we were able to create an underwater 3D flythrough beneath the ocean surface of Hogsty Reef, Bahamas. Created by Amanda Williams, …

Corals Get Sick Too! Coral Disease (with examples)

Corals have many natural and anthropogenic threats. Coral disease is just one of them. Find out more about corals, coral disease, and how coral disease is causing the deterioration of coral reefs around the world.

Bahamas@Sunrise Special Edition Aboard the Golden Shadow

On April 8, 2011, a Bahamas@Sunrise Special Edition Aboard the Golden Shadow was held in Nassau, Bahamas to kick off the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. This six-year endeavor conducted 3 legs of coral reef research …

US Virgin Islands

The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research in the US Virgin Islands. Our scientists conduct extensive local mapping of coral reefs through aerial surveys using remote sensing carried out aboard the Golden Eye, our Cessna amphibious aircraft. The information …

St. Kitts and Nevis

The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research on the reefs around St. Kitts and Nevis, a small two-island nation in the Eastern Caribbean. The land masses are volcanic with steep mountainous slopes, and the ocean shelf is relatively small. …

Navassa Island

The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research missions off the coast of Navassa Island, a small uninhabited island situated between Haiti and Jamaica. The island is a United States possession and may be a crucial refuge for endangered coral …

Jamaica

The Living Oceans Foundation has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to assess the coral reefs on Pedro Bank, Jamaica, one of the largest offshore banks in the Caribbean.  While the reefs located off the north coast of the Jamaican mainland …

Florida Keys, Aquarius Habitat

The Living Oceans Foundation conducts work at the Florida Keys Aquarius Habitat, an underwater laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Aquarius is one of the few underwater facilities in the world dedicated to scientific research. Owned by …

Colombia

The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research in the San Andres Archipelago, a series of remote islands, submerged banks, atolls and coral reefs in the southwestern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. Three islands in the north end …