Working at Sea

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 …

Rough swells on the Golden Shadow

Rough swells on the high seas for Living Oceans Foundation ocean research vessel Golden Shadow during the Global Reef Expedition.

Climbing aboard the Calcutta

Check out our efforts at climbing aboard the Calcutta. Transferring between the tender and the Calcutta is tricky in active seas.

Tender transfer

Tender transfer between the Golden Shadow and the tender is a tricky operation when the swells are up.

Photo-Documenting a Legacy Site

St. Kitts and Nevis Mission, June 2011, Global Reef Expedition. It takes multiple divers to accomplish photo-documenting a Legacy Site. In this video, Jason Phillip photographs every Montastraea in the entire 10m x 10m grid. Dr. Emma Grigg winds up …

Diving in rough seas at Great Inagua Island Bahamas

Divers must use extreme caution when approaching the dive boat while diving in rough seas at Great Inagua Island Bahamas under strong ocean currents during the Global Reef Expedition.  Video by Amanda Williams, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

James Bond Meets Coral Research: The Golden Eye Seaplane

The Golden Eye is a Cessna Caravan 208 Amphibious Aircraft embarked aboard the Golden Shadow.  The aircraft has tremendous endurance and can carry up to a maximum of 11 passengers and 2 pilots.  We have often installed a sophisticated hyperspectral …

Side View of the Golden Osprey

Here’s a great side view video of the Golden Osprey ocean research vessel taken at Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas during the Global Reef Expedition.

Observing Majestic Whale Sharks

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After another spectacular day exploring the Farasan Banks, I was once again enamored by the wonders of the Red Sea and the rich diversity of life that abounds on the reefs and in surrounding waters. We completed two spectacular wall …