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Lagoon Life

April 16, 2012

One of the most exciting aspects of this expedition is that every morning we get in the water having no idea what we’re about to find. There’s always something interesting to see, but sometimes the reefs we find are a …

Healthy Corals at Alice Shoal

April 15, 2012

Written by Mark Schrope and

We made it to Bajo Nuevo this afternoon after a final productive day diving Alice Shoal corals. Though we didn’t find as much coral at Alice as we might have expected, there is positive news to report here, and chief …

Reef Mysteries

April 14, 2012

Written by Mark Schrope and

At first, Alice Shoal seems something of a mystery. Many of the problems slamming reefs around the world are minimal here. This area doesn’t seem to be generally overfished, for instance, and there are no communities nearby to flood the …

Alice’s Fishes

April 13, 2012

Written by Mark Schrope

The reef at Alice Shoal was an impressive site today, as much for the human activity as the marine life. Rising up a few meters off the bottom I spotted divers working in pairs around me as far out as …

Another Mission Begins: San Andres Archipelago

April 12, 2012

Written by Mark Schrope and

Last night, when most of expedition team arrived, the crew had the Golden Shadow anchored just off Jamaica’s Port Royal, at the mouth of Kingston Harbor. In the 16th and 17th centuries that was a pirate hotspot, but an earthquake …

Navassa Album

April 11, 2012

Final Reflections from Navassa

April 2, 2012

Written by Eddie Gonzalez and

The mission to Navassa wrapped up on Friday. As the sun began to set, activity on the Golden Shadow continued. Laptops whirred while everyone entered their data for the week. Those not entering data compared notes, stories, and observations from …

Jamaica Album

March 30, 2012

Mike Trimble interviews Jean Wiener

March 30, 2012

Mike Trimble interviews Jean Wiener aboard the Golden Shadow ocean research vessel during the Global Reef Expedition. Mike Trimble was the first Living Oceans Foundation Coral Educator on the Water (CREW) participant, attending the Navassa Mission in June 2012, and …

The Island Conservation Organization in Navassa: Mike Trimble interviews Aurora Alifano

March 30, 2012

An Interview with the Island Conservation Organization in Navassa Mike Trimble interviews Aurora Alifano of the Island Conservation organization aboard the Golden Shadow ocean research vessel during the Global Reef Expedition Navassa Mission. Mike Trimble was the first Living Oceans Foundation …