2016 Annual Report
This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …
Red Sea
Coral Reef Biodiversity in the Red Sea
Written by: Elizabeth Rauer Red Sea coral reefs are known for their remarkable heat tolerance and resiliency in the face of rising sea temperatures, but many reefs are threatened by other factors such as development, overfishing, and disease. In order …
The Status, Threats, and Resilience of Reef-Building Corals of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
This article on the status of Red Sea corals is a direct result of the research conduction by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation during its missions to the Red Sea, including Farasan Islands (2006), Ras Al-Qasabah (2007), Al …
Diversity in the geomorphology of shallow-water carbonate depositional systems in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Highlights: A typology of Saudi Arabian Red Sea coral carbonate systems is developed. Using a GIS, sixteen system end-members are identified, mapped and tallied. Several types of carbonate system are present throughout the length of the Red Sea. Other carbonate …
Swimming the Seven Seas
By Alison Barrat In August this year the Foundation teamed up with endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to complete seven long-distance swims in under a month. He is the United Nation’s Patron of the Ocean, and the goal of the challenge …
Anemonefish
Everyone loves a Nemo, right? Well, did you know that these cute, colorful fish, also known as anemonefish, are found throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Red Sea? They live in a symbiotic relationship with a …
Farasan Islands
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 …
Farasan Bank
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 …
Ras Al-Qasabah
The Living Oceans Foundation conducted coral reef research missions at Ras Al-Qasabah, an inlet in the northern corner of the Red Sea near the Straits of Tiran. The goals of this work were to map and characterize coral reefs east …
Al Wajh and Yanbu
The Living Oceans Foundation continued its series of ocean research expeditions off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia in May, 2008, focusing on Yanbu Barrier Reef and Al Wajh Bank area, north of the city of Jeddah. In collaboration …
