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.
Pacific Ocean
Invertebrate Hunting
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 …
An International Research Expedition Assesses the Biodiversity and Health of New Caledonia Coral Reefs
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 …
Galápagos Coral Reef and Coral Community Monitoring Manual
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 …
New Caledonia Field Report
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 …
Sea Turtle Nesting
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 …
Surface Interval
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 …
Reef Lizard
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 …
Spring Chicks
For the last few days, we have been in northern New Caledonia, near the protected D’entrecasteaux Atolls National Park. It feels very remote up here, and from where the M/Y Golden Shadow sits just outside the park boundary, we can …
