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1000 Days for the Planet

April 11, 2013

At the end of the last mission, CREW (Coral Reef Educator on the Water) member Jim Evans was able to visit the Sedna IV which was tied up right next to us in Papeete. This ship is the main platform …

Probably the most significant thing I learned on this trip is that it is possible for coral to be resilient to environmental stresses … that reef revival is possible. It was exciting to see the reaction of researchers who studied …

There and Back Again, a Scientist’s Journey

March 25, 2013

Written by Professor Peter Mumby

In 1998, we visited Rangiroa Atoll shortly after sea temperatures rose 6 degrees greater than summer norms and caused massive coral bleaching. Virtually all of the branching coral Pocillopora died and a quarter of the mound-shaped coral, Porites, lost almost …

Coral Recruitment in the Garden of Good and Evil: How baby corals get started on coral reefs

March 22, 2013

Written by Professor Robert Steneck

Corals in tropical reefs are like trees in a forest. We all know from the tiny acorn, the mighty oak tree grows but where do the mighty corals come from? You’d think we know all there is to know about …

From the Classroom to the Field

March 20, 2013

Written by Jim Evans

Our CREW member Jim has written a blog about his initial experience with us on this research mission: “It is an incredible opportunity to spend time with scientists who are doing the research that gives us the science that we …

Teacher on board

March 18, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD

Our Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW) program is still running and we have the privilege of having Jim Evans on board with us. Jim is from the Washington D.C. area and works for School Without Walls; a high …

Getting to the bottom of things

March 13, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD

One of our survey methods that we do while diving at each site is photo transecting. Photo transects involve taking evenly measured photos of the reef bottom. This not only gives us a permanent record of the reef condition, but …

Filling in the Gaps

March 12, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD

It was back in November when we first conducted coral reef research in Rangiroa. A delayed start to that research mission meant we were not able to complete all that we wanted to then, so we are now back filling …

Austral Islands Album

March 11, 2013

The largest Atoll in French Polynesia

March 8, 2013

Written by Andrew Bruckner, PhD

Our fourth research mission to French Polynesia provides an opportunity for a more detailed examination of Rangiroa, the largest atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago and one of the largest in the world. Rangiroa (meaning Vast Sky) consists of 415 small islands, …