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Unraveling Algal Biodiversity
A key aspect of the work being done during the GRE involves the characterization of the diversity (number of different species) of different organisms – fish, corals, other invertebrates and algae. While species inventories for algae have been completed here, …
Trick or Treat?
Several hours after dark on Halloween, a large school of bait fish attracted to the lights given off by the Golden Shadow, congregated near the aft deck to feed on plankton. This fish behavior (and the lights) also attracted other …
Amazing Algae
The average person doesn’t get too excited about algae, which most know as seaweed. It smells when it accumulates on the beach and rots, it can outcompete coral when left unchecked, and it’s generally considered bad for reefs, especially when …
A Top Ten Ocean To See Before You Die: Galapagos and Countdown to World Oceans Day
In June 2012, the Global Reef Expedition visited the Galapagos Islands, a unique oceanic location considered to be a living laboratory of evolution. The 19 islands and surrounding waters are characterized by fragmented, isolated landscapes, a high numbers of species …
Surveys and Sampling
Two days of diving and our coral reef research is well underway in Isle de Pins, New Caledonia. Although sea conditions were very murky, we explored three lagoonal patch reefs yesterday and successfully completed our standardized coral, benthic and fish …
World’s Biggest Ever Coral Reef Survey: Global Reef Expedition: Mission Bahamas Coral Reef Research (French Subtitled)
Global Reef Expedition: Mission Bahamas is the culmination of the Living Ocean Foundation’s Bahamas coral reef research. Narrated by Bahamas National Trust’s Krista Sherman, the film highlights the importance of Bahamian reefs and urges a call to action to take …
Stunning and Extraordinary Coral Reef Systems of New Caledonia
Our 17th mission of the Global Reef Expedition is to New Caledonia, a special collectivity (a former territory under special status) of France located in the southwest Pacific about 1200 km from Australia, and home to some of the most …
Living Oceans Foundation Education
A look at the Living Oceans Foundation Education Efforts. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Education is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of living oceans and pledges to champion their preservation through research, education and a commitment to …
Jamaica Coral Reefs Crisis – What Can Be Done?
This Jamaica Coral Reefs Crisis video reveals how conservationists and fishermen in Jamaica work together to help restore Jamaica’s coral reefs. Once known as the jewels of the Caribbean, Jamaica’s reefs declined over decades. Hurricanes, disease, and pollution have all …
