Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a month-long coral reef research mission to assess the status of coral reefs in the Kingdom of Tonga. The mission included extensive coral reef research and habitat mapping as well as educational …
In April of 2013, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to the Austral Islands in French Polynesia as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted research missions to Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia in 2012 and 2013 as part of the Global Reef Expedition. Tuamotu forms the largest chain of atolls in the world, stretching an area roughly …
In 2005, the Living Oceans Foundation traveled to the Seychelles, a 115-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to study the impact of the 1997/1998 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ocean warming event on their coral reefs. This ENSO event resulted …
Throughout the month of May 2006, the Living Oceans Foundation led a collaborative research project in the south-central Red Sea in the vicinity of the Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area. The multi-national science team members provided ‘live’ daily reports of …
The Living Oceans Foundation conducted coral reef research in the Farasan Bank, a series of islands along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The Farasan Bank covers an area of about 350 miles north to south and 30 miles …
The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research in the US Virgin Islands. Our scientists conduct extensive local mapping of coral reefs through aerial surveys using remote sensing carried out aboard the Golden Eye, our Cessna amphibious aircraft. The information …
The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research on the reefs around St. Kitts and Nevis, a small two-island nation in the Eastern Caribbean. The land masses are volcanic with steep mountainous slopes, and the ocean shelf is relatively small. …
The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research missions off the coast of Navassa Island, a small uninhabited island situated between Haiti and Jamaica. The island is a United States possession and may be a crucial refuge for endangered coral …
The Living Oceans Foundation has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to assess the coral reefs on Pedro Bank, Jamaica, one of the largest offshore banks in the Caribbean. While the reefs located off the north coast of the Jamaican mainland …
