See what some of our visiting scientists are up to when they aren’t on the boat with us.
An interesting new study done in part by Stacy Jupiter from WCS Fiji. Great to have Stacy take part in our research in Fiji earlier this year.
Fiji Islands
GoPro Flyover of Fijian Reefs
This GoPro Flyover of Fijian Reefs shows the beautiful coral reefs of the Fiji Islands through the eyes of a GoPro camera aboard the Golden Fleet’s amphibious aircraft, the Golden Eye.
Raising Awareness: Faces of the Future
Over the past couple of decades, the future outlook of coral reefs has been dismal. With an increasing pressure from anthropogenic and natural stressors, coral reefs are declining around the world. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation recognizes the …
Fiji
During the month of June 2013, the Global Reef Expedition conducted coral reef surveys in and around the Fiji Islands. All of the coral reef research was staged from the research vessel M/Y Golden Shadow and lasted approximately 30 days. The …
Fiji Islands, Mission Team
One Ocean
Chief Scientist Dr Andy Bruckner answers students from the Middle East and the US how he became so passionate about coral reefs.
Totoya’s Sacred Qio
A cultural view of Totoya sharks written by the high chief. As a young boy growing up Totoya, I recall that there were incidents of shark attacks on some of our villagers. In our culture, this type of incident is …
MPA Hooray!
In the middle of towing Ron across the local marine protected area (MPA) set up in front of Mavana Village, on Vanuabalavu Island, he popped his head up to shout, “Hey, this MPA is really working! The fish are huge. …
Global Reef Expedition in Fiji
We are at the end of our Global Reef Expedition in Fiji. It’s been a wonderful trip and a great team. Moce (good bye) Fiji!
Changing Tides
As the crew and science team watched from the M/Y Golden Shadow, a bigger, brighter moon filled the night sky rising above the island of Vanuabalavu on June 23, 2013. When the moon is closest to Earth, called perigee, it …
