Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
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. …
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 …
Chief Scientist Dr Andy Bruckner answers students from the Middle East and the US how he became so passionate about coral reefs.
A cultural view of Totoya sharks written by the high chief. As a young boy growing up Totoya, I recall that there were incidents of shark attacks on some of our villagers. In our culture, this type of incident is …
Roko Laitia Raloa, Assistant Roko Tui Lau at the Lau Provincial Council’s Office, and I are greeted at the boat tender by the head teacher of the primary school to which we are presenting our talk on Fiji coral reef …
They have cylindrical bodies, leathery skin, and generally are peculiar looking creatures. You may or may not have noticed these slow moving animals on the bottom of the sea floor. They are sea cucumbers, and they are considered a delicacy …
As the sun began to set on the second day of our Fiji research mission, many different colors and patterns of sulus, traditional Fijian sarongs, emerged from the M/Y Golden Shadow. The crew and scientific team were invited by Roko …
Students from around the world aged 14-18 submitted 1-5 minute videos answering the question, “How are we all connected to the oceans.” The winning video is titled, “How Tennessee Affects the Oceans.” The film makers, Alexis Braden, Martin Lampkin Jr., …
It seems as if every urban cleanup these days involves dragging a shopping cart out of the muck and ours was certainly no different. The Living Oceans Foundation headquarters sits right beside a small wetland a stone’s throw from …
Probably the most significant thing I learned on this trip is that it is possible for coral to be resilient to environmental stresses … that reef revival is possible. It was exciting to see the reaction of researchers who studied …
