Atlantic Ocean
Queen triggerfish at Andros Island Bahamas
Queen triggerfish at Andros Island Bahamas during the Global Reef Expedition.
Trumpetfish at Andros Island Bahamas
Check out this trumpetfish at Andros Island Bahamas … just one of the many reef creatures we encountered during the Bahamas leg of the Global Reef Expedition.
Striped Parrotfish at Andros Island Bahamas
Catch this striped parrotfish at Andros Island Bahamas, another one of the great coral reef creatures we’ve seen during the Global Reef Expedition.
Queen angelfish at Andros Island Bahamas
A beautiful queen angelfish caught on video at Andros Island Bahamas during the Global Reef Expedition.
Lionfish at Andros Island Bahamas
This lionfish at Andros Island Bahamas is one of the coral reef creatures filmed during the Global Reef Expedition.
Under Pressure and Headed Home
Conducting a research expedition in the Bahamas during hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) can be a risky venture. One never knows where or when a tropical storm (which is a low pressure system) will develop. Depending on the …
A Male’s Tale
Due to repetition, most of the time each of our reef fish surveys is similar to the previous survey. This is not unusual. One of the purposes of doing such studies is to find the “typical” species composition, sizes, and …
A Monkey Wrench in the Gears of Science Fun
Rest assured life as a coral reef ecology researcher is not always glamorous. Sometimes it’s not easy to be a marine scientist. Sometimes a plan does not always come together. For example, the Chief Scientist, Dr. Andrew Bruckner, has two …
Underway, Making Way
The third and final leg of the Bahamas’ expedition left the dock at Nassau around 8 pm last night. The research team was all assembled on the Golden Shadow by 5:30 pm and had a safety muster on the aft …
