White Tip Reef Shark
A white tip reef shark was spotted off Bellinghausen, French Polynesia during our research missing to the Society Islands as part of the Global Reef Expedition. Luckily, we were able to video it eyeing us as much as we were …
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Anemone Fishes Dancing in Anemones
Clownfishes and anemone fishes living amongst the stinging tentacles of their host anemone. Videoed by Joao Monteiro in the Society Islands, French Polynesia during the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition, September 2012.
Setting Up GoPro Cameras to Monitor Herbivore Feeding Behavior
Dr. Sonia Bejarano setting up GoPro cameras underwater to monitor herbivore feeding behavior in French Polynesia as part of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. Video by Candice Jwaszko.
Establishing a Legacy Site in French Polynesia
The Society Islands science team is establishing a Legacy site in French Polynesia. Legacy sites are observational areas that can be compared over time. They provide incredible insight into the future of coral reefs, and their resiliency to ecological disturbances.
Alberta Primetime Interviews Candice Jwaszko Coral Reef Educator
Alberta Primetime Interviews Candice Jwaszko Coral Reef Educator, while on board the Golden Shadow in French Polynesia as part of the Foundation’s Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW) program. Candice Jwaszko, a science teacher from Alberta, Canada, was interviewed …
Sea anemone going with the flow
Sea anemone going with the flow of the surrounding ocean currents during Living Oceans Foundation Global Reef Expedition.
Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization and Decline in Coral Size
Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization and Decline in Coral Size Three independent line intercept transect surveys on northern Red Sea reef slopes conducted in 1988/9 and 1997/8 in Egypt and from 2006–9 in Saudi …
Diseases, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and Their Effects on Gulf Coral Populations and Communities
Diseases, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and Their Effects on Gulf Coral Populations and Communities Gulf coral populations exist in a harsh environment, which only allows a small subset of the typical Indo-Pacific fauna and flora to persist and/or form viable populations (Sheppard …
Global Reef Expedition Navassa Field Report March 25‐31, 2012
Global Reef Expedition Navassa Field Report March 25‐31, 2012 Navassa Island (18◦24’10’’ N, 75◦0’45’’W) is a U.S. possession that is approximately 5 km2 in area. The island lacks permanent human population. The island is comprised of a raised plateau surrounded by steep …
Applying Habitat Maps and Biodiversity Assessments to Coral Reef Management
Applying Habitat Maps and Biodiversity Assessments to Coral Reef Management The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is conducting a five year Global Reef Expedition (GRE) to map, characterize and assess coral reefs and develop tools and information to assist local …
