Education

Ancient Art of Tonga

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Today we are near Ovaka in the Vava’u Island group. The sky is blue, the sun is out, and the scuba diving is incredible. During the morning dives, a couple of members of the Science Team saw two octopi only …

Feke and the Rat

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For thousands of years, Tongan fishing used traditional outrigger canoes known as popao. With modern technology, it is rare to see these traditional fishing boats and it’s even rarer to see traditional fishing gear being used; however, there are still …

Words into Action

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Happy International Coastal Cleanup Day! Across the world people are cleaning up beaches in order to conserve and protect their coastlines and the precious marine ecosystems that line them. While on the Global Reef Expedition in Tonga, the education team …

Tonga Coral Reef Education & Outreach Launched

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The coral reef education team is underway while on the Global Reef Expedition in Tonga. On the first day, five different environmental education programs were conducted in Ha’apai throughout the Lifuka district, including one secondary school and four primary schools. …

Raising Awareness: Faces of the Future

Over the past couple of decades, the future outlook of coral reefs has been dismal. With an increasing pressure from anthropogenic and natural stressors, coral reefs are declining around the world. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation recognizes the …

Education

The Living Oceans Foundation is dedicated to the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the living oceans. Our education department furthers that mission by creating awareness about the threats to coral reefs as well as the pertinent research our scientists are …