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High and Dry in Sydney, Part 2

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We don’t often update and reissue a blog, but we felt that the journey that the Golden Shadow has undergone in dry dock is really cool.  Since we last put out this blog, the Golden Shadow has finished its repairs …

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 …

Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) Crisis

The venomous thorn-like spines that protect this crown of thorns starfish are the least of our problems – this species is destroying coral reefs in many parts of the world due to an imbalance in the oceans – find out …

High and Dry in Sydney

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Our Global Reef Expedition is one of the largest coral reef studies ever undertaken. Throughout the entire mission all our research is supported by the research vessel M/Y Golden Shadow. Now at 20 years old, Golden Shadow is required to …

Macro Coral

Here are some fantastic ocean images of macro coral we have come across during our underwater photography and coral reef research efforts…

COTS: Aitutaki

By James Barrat In May 2013, when the science team of the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation plunged into the waters surrounding Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, we discovered a reef in crises. Something had damaged between 80 and …

Inspiring Conservation through Art

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Do you love art? Love the reefs? Then please read on. For this year’s Science without Borders® Challenge, we are asking high school students around the world to use their creativity and inspiration to design poster art following the theme …