Galapagos Octopus

A Galapagos octopus scavenges the reef for food in the Galapagos Islands during the Global Reef Expedition.  Video by Brian Beck, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation June 2012

Whale Shark Near Wolf Island Galapagos

Our Coral Reef Ecologist Brian Beck caught sight of a whale shark near Wolf Island Galapagos while conducting research during the Global Reef Expedition.

Bajo Nuevo Highlights

Bajo Nuevo Highlights from lagoon dive at San Andres Archipelago, Colombia from April 16, 2012. Colombia Mission is part of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition.

Dolphins at Bajo Nuevo, Colombia

These dolphins at Bajo Nuevo, Colombia joined our conch survey team for about 10 minutes during the San Andres Archipelago leg of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. Of several dolphin encounters, this was by far …

Uncensored! Green turtles mating

Endangered sea turtles (Chelonia mydas): Green turtles mating at Bajo Nuevo, San Andres Archipelago, Colombia. Footage, by Andy Bruckner, taken during the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition in April 2012.

Dolphins at Serranilla

Catch these playful dolphins at Serranilla as they visit with Living Oceans marine scientists during the Global Reef Expedition.

Lagoon Life

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One of the most exciting aspects of this expedition is that every morning we get in the water having no idea what we’re about to find. There’s always something interesting to see, but sometimes the reefs we find are a …

Pair of nurse sharks

A pair of nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught on Steve Schill’s dropcam

Spearing a lionfish

Marine scientist Llewellyn Meggs spearing a lionfish on Pedro Bank during the Jamaica Mission of the Global Reef Expedition.