Cay Sal Bank: Observations at Anguilla Cay

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We completed another full day of research today with two dives in the morning about an hour away from our anchorage, and an afternoon dive nearby just off the point of Anguilla Cay. Our team continued with their surveys of …

A Full Day of Cay Sal Bank Coral Reef Research

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We had a very busy and successful first day of Cay Sal Bank coral reef research today, completing 6 separate dives in the vicinity of Anguilla Cay. The groundtruthing team, comprised of Dr. Sam Purkis and Jeremy Kerr, set off …

Practice Dives: The Team Gets Their Fins Wet

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Following our overnight transit from Freeport, the M/Y Golden Shadow pulled into the southeastern corner of Cay Sal Bank known as Anguilla Cay.  It was already mid-afternoon, so the team divided up into three groups to do some prep and …

A Quick Golden Shadow Rendezvous… And We’re Off!

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After months of anticipation, the Cay Sal Bank research team finally met up with their temporary home for the next three weeks: the M/Y Golden Shadow. The Shadow, along with the M/Y Golden Osprey, and their crews sailed yesterday from …

A Journey of a Thousand (Nautical) Miles Begins…

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Coral reefs have been called the heart of the ocean. They weave around our blue planet, forming a life-sustaining circulatory system for all varieties of life – from phytoplankton to sea slugs, and from fishes to, ultimately… us. As creators …

School of Surgeonfish Grazing Reef Macroalgae

This School of Surgeonfish Grazing Reef Macroalgae underwater coral reef video was taken at St. Kitts and Nevis during the Global Reef Expedition filming of coral ecology videos.

Farasan Islands Habitat Mapping in Saudi Arabia Using CASI and QuickBird Imagery

Farasan Islands Habitat Mapping in Saudi Arabia Using CASI and QuickBird Imagery Map products derived from remote sensing technology increase our understanding and ability to manage tropical marine environments. The enhanced mapping capabilities of hyperspectral sensors are well understood; yet technology uptake, particularly …

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Marie-Louise, Amirantes, Seychelles

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Marie-Louise, Amirantes, Seychelles The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese …

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Etoile, Amirantes, Seychelles

The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5° and 6° south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama on his second voyage …

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Desnoeufs, Amirantes, Seychelles

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Desnoeufs, Amirantes, Seychelles. The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese …