Location
Cay Sal, Bahamas
In March 2011, we conducted aerial assessments of Cay Sal Bank’s shallow marine habitats to collect on-site information that supports the remote sensing work that we do. The aerial surveys also allow us to obtain photographs of the landmasses and …
Restocking the Future – Part 1
For those of you who have never seen a giant clam, let me tell you they are incredible creatures. I’m intrigued by these enormous, marble-colored flesh animals. Their size alone is impressive with potential to grow up to almost 5 …
Colorful Corals
In addition to a much larger variety of corals, reefs of Lau seem to have an unusually large number of fluorescent, brightly colored corals, more than we’ve seen in past expeditions. Corals are usually light or golden brown, but some …
National Geographic Newswatch – Where are the Gambier Islands Predators
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 …
Sea Cucumber Craze – Part 1
They have cylindrical bodies, leathery skin, and generally are peculiar looking creatures. You may or may not have noticed these slow moving animals on the bottom of the sea floor. They are sea cucumbers, and they are considered a delicacy …
Warm Fijian Welcome in Totoya
As the sun began to set on the second day of our Fiji research mission, many different colors and patterns of sulus, traditional Fijian sarongs, emerged from the M/Y Golden Shadow. The crew and scientific team were invited by Roko …
Sneaky Minke
After the usual teething problems setting up electronic equipment at the start of a research mission, we (Gwilym and Jeremy (scientists) and Ade (boat driver)) finally made it away from the M/Y Golden Shadow to begin the Fiji ground truthing …
Totoya’s Sacred Marine Protected Area
Decades ago on the Fijian island named Totoya, Roko Sau Kubunanavanua and his wife had a stillborn baby. The baby was buried at sea and henceforth the channel leading to the island was labeled as “sacred passage” or Daveta Tabu. …
Mission Fiji Begins
Departing from Nadi yesterday afternoon, we began our 17 hour transit to the remote islands of the Lau Province for our Fiji research mission. Lau Province is one of 14 provinces in Fiji. It is located in the South Pacific …
