How to Conduct a Coral Reef Survey

By learning how to conduct a coral reef survey, you can make your own observations about aquatic resources near you. You may not live near a coral reef, but you can still use these methods to measure other important plants …

Rough swells on the Golden Shadow

Rough swells on the high seas for Living Oceans Foundation ocean research vessel Golden Shadow during the Global Reef Expedition.

Pair of nurse sharks

A pair of nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught on Steve Schill’s dropcam

Spearing a lionfish

Marine scientist Llewellyn Meggs spearing a lionfish on Pedro Bank during the Jamaica Mission of the Global Reef Expedition.

Climbing aboard the Calcutta

Check out our efforts at climbing aboard the Calcutta. Transferring between the tender and the Calcutta is tricky in active seas.

Pedro Bank nurse shark

We found this Pedro Bank nurse shark resting on the bottom while setting the current sensor in place on March 12 during the Jamaica Mission of the Global Reef Expedition.   Video by Brian Beck, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

Tender transfer

Tender transfer between the Golden Shadow and the tender is a tricky operation when the swells are up.