Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
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 …
Between September 10, 2013 – October 3, 2013 the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to Tonga as part of the Global Reef Expedition, focusing on coral reefs surrounding the islands in the Ha’apai group (Sep 11-21), …
The Triton met Capt. Steven Breen during the Miami International Boat Show in February 2011. At that time the 220-foot M/Y Golden Shadow was preparing to embark on its scientific journey. The captain wrote this update from the summer expedition …
National Geographic Newswatch recently featured Living Oceans Foundation Global Reef Expedition in an article posted by Michele Westmoreland of International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) about where are the Gambier Islands predators. Michele and iLCP joined the Global Reef Expedition …
Nominally herbivorous reef fish play a variety of functional roles that are important in maintaining coral reef resilience, yet are major targets of spear fisheries in Micronesia. Although protection is afforded to iconic species in some areas, impacts of the fishery on the …
Scuba Diver magazine
Coral Health and Disease in the Pacific: Vision for Action “We are studying arguably the most complicated ecosystem on the face of the Earth, and it is under serious threat…..We have an incredibly important message, if this ecosystem dies, if …
Indonesia Tsunami Impacts: Aceh Provence and North Sumatra The huge earthquake and resulting tsunami which occurred on December 26, 2004 off the west coast of Sumatra resulted in regionally variable patterns of impact in and around the Indian Ocean basin. The coast …
Indonesia Coral Reefs: Status of Coral Reefs in Indonesia After the December 2004 Tsunami The 2004 tsunami was the worst natural disaster in the history of Indonesia. More than 120,000 people died or are still missing; more than 500,000 people lost …
Coral Cover: The Cover of Living and Dead Corals from Airborne Remote Sensing Trends in coral cover are widely used to indicate the health of coral reefs but are costly to obtain from field survey over large areas. In situ studies of reflected …
