Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
By James Barrat In May 2013, when the science team of the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation plunged into the waters surrounding Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, we discovered a reef in crises. Something had damaged between 80 and …
From 15 Islands in the Lau province of Fiji. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation was inspired by meeting the people of the Lau province of Fiji and discussing many of the issues of coral reef conservation that affect …
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.
The hunt for marine invertebrates begins… It is 6:30 in the morning, and Nathaniel (“Nat”) Evans and Daphné Grulois depart with the film crew (Alison Barrat, Ernie Kovacs) to Surprise Atoll. Depositing Alison and Ernie at their filming location, Nat …
A research mission on coral reefs in New Caledonia conducted in association with the IRD has just ended. Over 30 days, New Caledonia coral reefs were assessed, confirming their exceptional status in the Pacific Ocean. This should provide additional motivation …
The Galápagos Coral Reef and Community Monitoring Manual was developed at the request of the Galápagos National Park in response to coral surveys undertaken by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation during the Global Reef Expedition. It is intended to serve as a …
Between, 26 October, 2013 – 26 November, 2013, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to New Caledonia as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The research focused on coral reefs in four locations, Ile des …
It is green sea turtle nesting season right now and here in the northern atolls of New Caledonia there are some beaches that are well known as favorite nesting spots. The green turtle spends almost all its life at sea …
Sometimes the most exciting marine wildlife encounters happen at the surface rather than under the water. On this particular occasion we were on our surface interval between the first and second dives on the southern tip of Huon Atoll. A …
Today we finished survey work at Huon Atoll, in the north west of the D’entrecasteaux Atolls Natural Park. As I descended on my dive, I was greeted by the now common site of a couple of grey reef sharks, a …
