Stacy Jupiter wrote this article for us when we researched in Fiji in 2013. Now with our results in – hand her words still seem apt. Threats to marine resources Across the world, coral reefs and fisheries are in crisis.
When we conducted field research in Lau in 2013 we noticed that the coral reefs seemed to have an unusually large number of fluorescent, brightly colored corals, more than we’d seen in past expeditions. Our full report of research in
As the crew and science team watched from the M/Y Golden Shadow, a bigger, brighter moon filled the night sky rising above the island of Vanuabalavu on June 23, 2013. When the moon is closest to Earth, called perigee, it
The overfishing of sea cucumbers is detailed in our Fiji report. Here are some observations on sea cucumber fishing that we made during our research in Fiji in 2013. June 2013 Throughout the Lau Province it’s typical to find sea
Our new Fiji report features detailed information about numbers of Sea cucumbers in Fiji. We also talk about what that means for the health of the reefs. Here’s a look back at our notes on Sea cucumbers during our field
We recently published our final report from our research in Fiji. Here’s an article we wrote while we collected all the data, and conducted the underwater research in 2013. From the Field Fiji’s coral reefs house some 333 species of
Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) surveyed coral reefs in Fiji in 2013. As part of the Foundation’s ambitious Global Reef Expedition the scientists gathered the most detailed data on these reefs ever collected. Now, with the
It’s been three weeks since we last met with the second year B.A.M. students at Forest Heights Academy. During our last session, the students plated their potentially diseased red mangrove leaves in agar. Since Ryann Rossi and I returned to the
Winners of the 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge The 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge invited students to explore how marine organisms develop unique adaptations to survive in challenging environments. With the theme Reef SuperSpecies, participants imagined new species with traits that
Mangrove Education & Restoration Blog By Ryann Rossi Participating in outreach is one of the greatest joys of being a scientist. Sometimes outreach is as simple as creating a pamphlet with information about your research or giving an informal talk
