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2024
Blue finance: How new investments are protecting the ocean economy
In Finance Middle East By Beatriz Valero de Urquia November 11, 2024 From blue bonds to ocean conservation funds, sustainable finance initiatives are focusing on future-proofing marine ecosystems. What if there were no more fish in the sea? In 2022, …
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2024
HRH Princess Hala Signs MoU at Champions for Coral Innovation Accelerator Gala at the Science Museum in London London, UK — The G20 CORDAP and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) are proud to announce the signing …
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2024
Saudi Red Sea Authority Partners with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
The two organizations will collaborate to advance marine conservation and sustainable marine tourism in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Khaled bin Sultan Living …
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2024
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Science Without Borders® Challenge, an international student art contest that promotes ocean conservation. This year’s theme, “Hidden Wonders of the Deep,” …
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2024
Using satellites to monitor reef biodiversity
In DIVE Magazine By Stewart Butler February 15, 2024 Using space technology, a team of researchers has developed a technique for monitoring reef biodiversity on a global scale. Almost since the very day marine biology was invented the standard …
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2024
Researchers use satellites to analyze global reef biodiversity
In Phys.org February 10, 2024 Researchers used Earth-orbiting satellites to map coral reef biodiversity at a global scale to show that areas of high habitat diversity also have high species diversity. This new satellite mapping technique can help …
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2024
It’s Official: Coral Reefs are Facing a Mass Global Bleaching Event
In SevenSeas Magazine Issue 108, May 2024 This is the fourth global bleaching event in recorded history, the second to hit reefs in the past ten years. A worldwide network of coral reef scientists announced that the world is currently …
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2024
From Space to Seabed: Researchers use satellites to analyze global reef biodiversity
Researchers from the University of Miami and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation used Earth-orbiting satellites to map coral reef biodiversity at a global scale to show that areas of high habitat diversity also have high species diversity.
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2024
Over the past year, we have made significant strides in our mission to protect, preserve, and restore the health of our oceans. See some of what we were able to accomplish in our 2023 Annual Report. Highlights include: Harnessing our …
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2023
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is a proud member of the Foundation’s Dialogue, and signed on to the Monaco Statement to help align philanthropic investments in marine science to address the goals of the UN Decade of Ocean …
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2023
Sharing the wonder of coral reefs
In News@TheU By Janette Neuwahl Tannen August 30, 2023 Two new free VR applications created by faculty teams aim to teach students about coral reefs and let them participate in restoration efforts. Juliana Grilo, an alumna of the Rosenstiel …
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2023
Princess Hala bint Khaled bin Sultan participates in a high-level meeting in Monaco
In Harper’s Bazaar Arabia by Sondos Elgebaly June 23, 2023 الأخبار الملكية ما هي رسالة الأميرة هالة بنت خالد بن سلطان آل سعود في موناكو؟ الأميرة هالة بنت خالد بن سلطان تشارك في أجتماع رفيع المستوي في موناكو BY …
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2023
Princess Hala bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud Speaks at the Ocean Decade
In Marie Claire Arabia By Danny Abu Haidar June 22, 2023 خلال الحوار الثالث لـ Ocean Decade الذي جرى في موناكو، شاركت صاحبة السمو الملكي الأميرة هالة بنت خالد بن سلطان آل سعود بهذا المؤتمر المهم. وفي كلمتها الافتتاحية …
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2023
The Critical Role of Mangroves in Adapting to Climate Change
In Nonprofit Quarterly By Gladstone Taylor June 22, 2023 Jamaica’s critical mangrove forests are facing a range of threats, caused or exacerbated by climate change. Mangroves are essential for tropical countries like Jamaica, but they can provide the same …
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2023
Oceans heat up. So does concern for protecting fish.
In The Christian Science Monitor by Jason Thomson August 7, 2033 Our Executive Director, Alex Dempsey, speaks about the problem of overfishing in an excellent article in The Christian Science Monitor about the power of scientific collaboration.
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2023
We are thrilled to share some exciting news from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Her Royal Highness Princess Hala bint Khaled bin Sultan as the President of …
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2023
Joining Forces for Marine Conservation
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation pledge to work together to protect the ocean and its biodiversity. MONACO – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the Prince Albert II …
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2023
Charting a Course for Ocean Conservation: Meet Our New Leadership Team
We are delighted to announce an exciting new chapter in our organization’s journey as we introduce a new senior leadership team that will guide us into the future. With their diverse expertise and shared passion for ocean conservation, these individuals …
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2023
Inspiring Ocean Conservation Through Art
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of the annual Science Without Borders® Challenge, an international student art contest that promotes ocean conservation. This year’s competition, centered around the theme “The …
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2023
The power of a volcanic eruption: This one was bigger than any U.S. nuclear blast
In the Washington Post by Kasha Patel April 14, 2033 A new study estimated the Tonga volcanic explosion was 15 megatons, equivalent to 15 million tons of TNT The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano eruption in 2022 was larger than …
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2023
How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’
In Popular Science by RAHUL RAO April 14, 2023 A detailed simulation of underwater shockwaves changes what we know about the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption. When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga exploded on January 15, 2022—setting off a sonic …
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2023
Tonga volcano eruption triggered ‘mega-tsunami’
In Nature By Gemma Conroy April 14, 2023 Detailed analysis of the January 2022 event shows how underwater blasts generated huge waves that battered coastlines throughout the island nation. The events following last year’s massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the …
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2023
The 2022 Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Was the Largest Natural Explosion in Over a Century
A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation measured the size of the Tongan tsunami and found that it was similar in size to the one caused by the …
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2023
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has achieved a great deal in the past year, due in no small part to our ability to capitalize on the data and expertise we gathered on the Global Reef Expedition (GRE) — …
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2023
SCUBA Spotlight: Renée Carlton
Featured in ASI SCUBA Dive Center Spotlight March 1, 2023 Renée Carlton, a Marine Ecologist at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, was featured by Cal Poly Pomona in their SCUBA spotlight in honor of Women’s History Month. Q: …
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2022
Educators Dive into Ocean Odyssey
Lesson plans now available to accompany a film for IMAX® and other Giant Screen Theaters featuring Her Deepness, Dr. Sylvia Earle ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF), in partnership with K2 Studios, has just …
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2022
The Global Diwan's Blue & Green Security Forum
Featured in Kuwait TV September 9, 2022 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation’s participation in The Global Diwan’s Blue & Green Security Forum was covered by Kuwait TV! The event brought together environmental and business leaders from Europe and …
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2022
Global Coral Reefs - Crisis Expedition Assessment
In Ocean Geographic Magazine by Sheree Marris Published in the July, 2022 issue Over half a billion people rely upon coral reefs for their for their livelihoods, food and culture. The health of entire economies and communities are built around …
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2022
The Living Oceans Foundation is sharing its findings from the Global Reef Expedition at the 15th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Bremen, Germany.
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2022
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is a proud member of the Foundation’s Dialogue, and signed on to the Bouknadel Statement to encourage a greater investment in marine science from the philanthropic community. The Foundations Dialogue of the UN …
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2022
Ocean Decade unveils new set of endorsed Actions on all continents
By IOC-UNESCO World Oceans Day: June 8, 2022 UNESCO has announced the endorsement of 63 new endorsed Actions in the context of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’). The announcement adds to …
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2022
Students Beautifully Illustrate a Ridge-to-Reef Approach to Coral Reef Conservation
Published inSevenSeas Magazine June 2022 Issue The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of their annual student art competition, the Science Without Borders® Challenge. Now in its tenth year, this international contest engages students in ocean …
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2022
Jakarta (Pendis) – Pasuruan Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) student Salwa Putri (16) succeeded in bringing her work to the semi-final stage in an international art event. This competition is organized by The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and is …
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2022
Students Beautifully Illustrate a Ridge-to-Reef Approach to Coral Reef Conservation
Announcing the winners of the 2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of their annual student art competition, the Science Without Borders® Challenge. Now in its …
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2022
Despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, 2021 was a truly remarkable year for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. After spending ten years in the field circumnavigating the globe in an effort to understand the coral reef crisis, …
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2022
In ABC News ByJulia Jacobo January 20, 2022 The marine science community is buzzing with excitement after the discovery of a rare stretch of coral reef in pristine condition off the coast of Tahiti and the answers it could …
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2022
Global coral reef survey reveals extent of reef crisis
Oceanographic Magazine By Oceanographic Staff October 21, 2021 ON 21 OCTOBER, THE KHALED BIN SULTAN LIVING OCEANS FOUNDATION PUBLISHED THEIR FINDINGS FROM THE GLOBAL REEF EXPEDITION, THE LARGEST CORAL REEF SURVEY AND MAPPING RESEARCH MISSION IN HISTORY. NEARLY EVERY LOCATION SURVEYED …
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2022
Global Reef Expedition reveals the extent of the coral reef crisis
Earth.org by Ashikha Raoof October 13, 2021 A new study from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has investigated the state of coral reefs around the world. The researchers surveyed and mapped coral reefs in the Atlantic, Pacific, …
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2022
Survey of the world's reefs reveals the extent of the coral reef crisis
Phys.org October 7, 2021 View the accompanying slideshow on Phys.org. Today, after spending ten years assessing the state of coral reefs around the world, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has released a comprehensive report of its findings from …
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2021
A Groundbreaking Survey of the World’s Reefs Reveals the Extent of the Coral Reef Crisis
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation publishes their findings from the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping research mission in history Today, after spending ten years assessing the state of coral reefs around the world, …
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2021
The Global Reef Expedition circumnavigated the globe over the course of ten years to address the coral reef crisis Marseille, France – Coral reefs around the world are rapidly declining due to various natural and anthropogenic factors, including climate change, …
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2021
Mapping of the World’s Coral Reefs
World Ocean Observatory June 8, 2021 Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Partners with NASA to Accelerate the Mapping of the World’s Coral Reefs Satellite imagery of coral reefs near Al Wajh in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea Annapolis, MD …
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2021
KSLOF's Dr. Mohamed Faisal speaks with Alekhbariya TV about the coral reef crisis
Alekhbariya TV June 19, 2021 KSLOF board member and Lead Scientist Dr. Mohamed Faisal, speaks with Alekhbariya TV about the coral reef crisis, the Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition, and our ongoing work with partners to map the world’s coral reefs. …
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2021
Coral reefs are in crisis. Corals are an ancient life form and, because of the reefs that they build, the survival of countless other organisms is predicated on healthy coral ecosystems. But coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate. …
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2021
Winners of the 2021 Science Without Borders® Challenge
Students from the United States, South Korea, and Slovakia win international ocean art contest ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of their annual student art competition, the Science Without Borders® Challenge. Every …
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2021
'Wonderful to look at, but truly depressing to understand'
BBC World Service March 4, 2021 Newsday BBC News interviews KSLOF’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Sam Purkis, about what it was like to watch coral reefs bleaching in the Chagos Archipelago The Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean are one of …
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2021
Researcher studies the coastal dynamics of uninhabited islands
News@TheU By Robert C. Jones Jr. VIRGINIA KEY, Fla.—No one lives on them, but a group of atolls in the central Indian Ocean could teach coastal communities and island nations a valuable lesson about how to respond to sea level …
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2021
In The Conversation by Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles …
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2021
By all accounts, 2020 was an extremely successful year for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF). It was certainly a challenging year, but also a productive one, primarily because we were able to adapt to changes imposed by …
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2021
The Last Great Coral Reef Wilderness
Global Geneva Magazine April 21, 2021 By Liz Thompson & Renée Carlton Scientists aboard the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history—traveled to the Chagos Archipelago to study some of the most pristine coral …
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2021
Marine biologist documents the impacts of climate change
University of Miami, News@TheU By Janette Neuwahl Tannen March 19, 2021 In his travels around the world to survey and map coral reefs, Sam Purkis, a professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, has witnessed firsthand …
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2021
What’s Happening to The Most Remote Coral Reefs on Earth?
Seven Seas Magazine Issue 70 – March 2021 Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation have published their findings on the state of coral reefs in the Chagos Archipelago, considered the last frontier for coral reefs. In the …
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2021
The state of coral reefs in the Chagos Archipelago: The last frontier
The World Ocean Observatory March 4, 2021 The Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) embarked on the Global Reef Expedition (GRE) to assess the state of coral reefs around the world. This ambitious five-year scientific mission was designed …
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2021
Shrinking Shark Numbers on the Great Barrier Reef
By Adrian Stacey Scuba Diver – Australia & New Zealand February 26, 2021 Shark populations are dwindling worldwide, and scientists are concerned that the decline could trigger a cascade of impacts that hurt coral reefs. But a new paper published in Ecology suggests …
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2021
What’s happening to the most remote coral reefs on Earth?
Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation have published their findings on the state of coral reefs in the Chagos Archipelago, considered the last frontier for coral reefs. In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies some …
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2021
Shrinking shark numbers on the Great Barrier Reef unlikely to have cascading impacts
New evidence suggests that reef sharks exert weak control over coral reef food webs Shark populations are dwindling worldwide, and scientists are concerned that the decline could trigger a cascade of impacts that hurt coral reefs. But a new paper published …
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2021
Mangrove Forests | The world's protector against climate change
The Living Ocean Foundation’s mangrove education and restoration programs in Jamaica and The Bahamas are profiled in the Winter 2020 issue of Saving Earth Magazine.
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2021
Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) Case Statement
There is a decline in out-of-school science learning around the world, especially outdoor environmental education experiences. Through the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation takes students out of the traditional classroom setting and provides …
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2020
The Red Sea and the Future of Coral Reefs
G20 Riyadh Summit November 19, 2020 A short film featuring the Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Sam Purkis, and his research in the Red Sea was shown at the G20 meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After …
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2020
Palau reefs excellent compared to others in region
Matangi Tonga October 20, 2020 Palau’s reefs had the highest coral cover observed on the Global Reef Expedition—says the latest report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, undertaking the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. …
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2020
Palau's coral reefs found to have high coral cover
Guam Pacific Daily News USA Today Network October 24, 2020 Researchers discovered Palau’s reefs have among the highest amount of live coral across ecosystems worldwide, according to the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. Over the course of …
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2020
Pacific Island Times By Mar-Vc Cagurangan October 21, 2020 Palau’s reefs had the highest coral cover observed on the Global Reef Expedition but they had fewer and smaller fish than expected for a healthy coral reef ecosystem, according to a …
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2020
Palau’s Coral Reefs: A Jewel of the Ocean
International Coral Reef Institute (ICRI) Monitoring News October 21, 2020 The latest report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation finds Palau’s reefs had the highest coral cover observed on the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey …
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2020
The state of coral reefs in the Solomon Islands
Phys.org June 29, 2020 Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have published a report on the status of coral reefs in the Solomon Islands. Released today, the Global Reef Expedition: Solomon Islands Final Report …
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2020
Overfishing Highlighted in State of our Coral Reefs Report
Solomon Times by Georgina Kekea July 1, 2020 Solomon Islands boasts some of the richest fishing grounds in the Western and Central Pacific basin. This provides much needed income for the government and an important source of protein for coastal …
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2020
Coral reefs in New Caledonia provide hope for the future
Earth.com by Chrissy Sexton June 2, 2020 Survey of the State of Coral Reefs in the Solomon Islands A report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) is providing new hope for the future of the world’s …
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2020
Impressive reefs of the Solomon Islands
Scuba Diver – Australia & New Zealand by Adrian Stacey July 20, 2020 Survey of the State of Coral Reefs in the Solomon Islands The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation releases their latest findings from the largest coral reef …
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2020
Virginia high school student wins international art contest
NBC 12 by WHSV-TV July 1, 2020 HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — A 14-year-old student from Harrisonburg High School received a $500 scholarship to pursue his art career that has only just begun. Anish Aradhey submitted a piece that he thought …
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2020
The State of Coral Reefs in the Solomon Islands
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation releases their latest findings from the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have published a report on the state of …
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2020
Eastern Tech's Mareisha Banga in the running for an international art challenge
The Avenue News By Kaitlin Kulich May 12, 2020 ESSEX—Mareisha Banga has combined her love for science and art into a painting, titled: Restoring the Reef, that has been chosen as a semifinalist for an international art challenge; Science Without …
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2020
An assessment of coral reef health and resiliency in the largest marine protected area in the world
Scuba Diver Magazine by Adrian Stacey March 6, 2020 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has published their latest findings from the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. Released today, the …
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2020
COOK ISLANDS: Conservationists rescue coral reefs from starfish scourge
Pacific Media Watch by Sri Krishnamurthi March 11, 2020 AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) conservationists acted in the nick of time to save Cook Islands coral reefs from being devoured by the …
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2020
Survey provides valuable information on Cooks' reefs
Dateline Pacific by Don Wiseman March 23, 2020 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has published its latest findings from the Global Reef Expedition – the largest coral reef survey and mapping exercise ever undertaken. The expedition took in …
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2020
An assessment of coral reef health and resiliency in the Cook Islands
by International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) March 4, 2020 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has published their latest findings from the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. Released today, the Global …
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2020
Scientists publish latest findings from the largest coral reef expedition in history
Eco Magazine February 4, 2020 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has published their findings from extensive coral reef surveys conducted in the Kingdom of Tonga. Released today, the Global Reef Expedition: Kingdom of Tonga Final Report contains critical information …
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2020
Scientific survey of Tongan reefs reveals poor status of fish
Matangi Tonga Nuku’alofa, Tonga February 14, 2020 Nuku’alofa, Tonga A scientific scuba diver records fish along a transect line. Global Reef Expedition, Tonga 2013. Photo by Ken Marks. Alarmingly, very few large and commercially valuable fish were seen on …
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2020
Largest coral reef survey in French Polynesia offers hope
Mongabay by Shreya Dasgupta December 23, 2019 Researchers who studied and mapped coral reefs in French Polynesia over a seven-month expedition in 2012-13, have found that French Polynesia had one of the world’s healthiest corals, and some of the …
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2019
73 scientists study French Polynesia’s coral reefs – dive into what they find
Green Prophet by Karin Kloosterman December 11, 2019 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has released their findings from the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition ever conducted in French Polynesia. The Global Reef Expedition: French Polynesia Final Report provides …
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2019
As coral reefs suffer around the world, those in French Polynesia are thriving
Science By Liz Pennisi Dec. 16, 2019 In a world where warming seas, pollution, and predation are killing coral around the world, an extensive survey of French Polynesia has found a ray of hope. On some atolls there, live coral …
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2019
Alligator Head Foundation leading mangrove forest education in Portland
BUZZ By Gavin October 8, 2019 The Alligator Head Foundation in East Portland has moved to redirect the focus of science students in the parish, by swapping aspects of the biology curriculum to give children a better appreciation of forests …
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2019
With the storytelling tools in ArcGIS, the ocean community is telling powerful stories about ocean science, conservation, exploration, and field work. The Story Maps in this collection by Esri were chosen for the outstanding ways that they are informing, educating, and inspiring scientists, conservationists, decision-makers, and the general public, on a wide variety of ocean issues. They include two that feature our work with the iLCP in Palau and on the Great Barrier Reef.
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2019
Big data and the race to save coral reefs
JMP June 28, 2019 With climate change fast eliciting coral bleaching on global scales, marine biologists are using predictive modeling to help prioritize conservation efforts. Though coral reefs constitute less than 2% of the Earth’s oceans, they play …
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2019
Science Magazine | Atlas shows remote coral reefs
Science Magazine May 3, 2019 Scientists have produced a global atlas of coral reefs with unprecedented breadth and detail, providing a new baseline to track the health of these living structures threatened by climate change. The atlas (https://maps.lof.org/lof) focuses on …
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2019
Scientists create largest collection of coral reef maps ever made
Phys.org April 23, 2019 A study from scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a …
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2019
Scientists Create Giant Atlas of World's Most Remote Reefs
Gizmodo Australia April 24, 2019 Coral reefs line shores around the world, but they’re sometimes tough to spot because well, they’re underwater. Now, a group of researchers has found that satellite imagery is capable of mapping reefs on a global …
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2019
New Atlas Captures Conditions of Nearly One-Fourth of World's Coral
Popular Mechanics April 25, 2019 An international team of scientists has created the world’s first global coral reef atlas. The atlas, created with the help of Earth-orbiting satellites and field observations, contains 25,097 square miles (65,000 square kilometers) of coral …
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2019
KAUST.edu November 19, 2018 The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has been a major player in the preservation of marine life and the environment since it was established in December 2000. From its beginnings, the foundation adopted a specific strategy focusing …
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2018
Throughout 2017, the Foundation Staff completed the arduous task of cataloguing and quality-controlling the “big-data” we collected during the Global Reef Expedition field work component (2011-2015). In collaboration with the University of Miami (RSMAS), we have embarked on a scientific …
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2017
This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …
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2017
Smithsonian Channel celebrates Earth Day with “An Ocean Mystery”
This article featured on realscreen highlights the Earth Day premiere of the Foundation’s award-winning film ‘An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch’ on the Smithsonian Channel. Smithsonian Channel celebrates Earth Day with “An Ocean Mystery” realscreen April 4, 2017 By Selina Chignal …
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2017
How Close Are We to a Global Crash in Fish Populations?
A new film chronicles a scientist’s investigation to find out how much fish we have taken from the sea and determine how close we are to a global food catastrophe. ANNAPOLIS—The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is celebrating Earth …
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2017
Living Oceans Foundation Announces UM Rosenstiel School Partnership
Living Oceans Foundation Announces UM Rosenstiel School Partnership: New science collaboration will translate five-year Global Reef Expedition dataset into insight about the current health of the world’s oceans MIAMI—The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science …
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2017
Yachting With an Eco-conscience
When science and superyachts come together, great things can happen. This article featured in the October 2016 issue of ShowBoats International Magazine highlights the Foundation’s use of HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan’s Golden Fleet to further coral reef research and …
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2016
Oceanic Wonders Explored: World Heritage in the High Seas
This exceptional photo gallery featured in The Guardian online publication explores just a few of the incredible oceanic wonders that may become protected under the joint initiative between UNESCO and Living Oceans Foundation to expand World Heritage Sites to include …
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2016
UNESCO seeks to protect natural wonders in the high seas
This article in DW.com highlights how UNESCO is proposing adding sites in the high seas to the World Heritage List, a campaign sponsored by Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. These natural wonders are in international waters. Heritage status could …
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2016
United Nations report urges expanding World Heritage sites to high seas
This article in Science Magazine highlights Living Oceans Foundation sponsored campaign with UNESCO to expand its World Heritage sites to include the high seas. United Nations report urges expanding World Heritage sites to high seas Science Magazine August 4, 2016 …
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2016
UNESCO Expands World Heritage Sites Into the Deep Ocean
This article in Yale University’s Environment 360 online digest highlights how UNESCO Expands World Heritage Sites Into the Deep Ocean to include deep-sea ecosystems of outstanding universal value. This campaign has been supported by Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, embodying our theme …
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2016
2015 marked an important milestone in our Foundation’s life – completion of the field-work for our Global Reef Expedition (GRE). We circumnavigated the globe on the GRE, engaged with 15 different countries and surveyed 97 islands and over 1,000 individual reefs. However, …
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2016
Living Oceans Foundation Partners with Mission Blue for Marine Science Education Platform
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation partners with Mission Blue (Syliva Earle Alliance) to bring marine science education to students around the world through our new Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. Here is Mission Blue’s announcement of the partnership: Dive Into the …
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2016
Students from New Zealand and India win 2016 international art competition
Winners of the 2016 Science Without Borders® Challenge MAY 26, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Science Without Borders® Challenge, an international student art competition that highlights …
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2016
New Marine Science Curriculum Launches Online
MAY 17, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launches an exciting new educational resource. The Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum is a comprehensive digital resource freely available online. It includes award-winning videos, custom-built interactive exercises, …
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2016
Reviving Mangrove Wetlands in the Bahamas
This article featured in Tribune 242 highlights the Foundation’s Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program along with its phases, goals, and hopes for the future of reviving mangrove wetlands and inspiring stewardship of this vital ecosystem through out the Bahamas. …
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2016
B.A.M. - A New Project to Restore Mangroves in The Bahamas
April 21, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF), in partnership with Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS), is taking students and teachers to restore a local mangrove forest. It’s the final phase in …
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2016
Putting Preservation on the Map: Living Oceans Foundation Restoring the World’s Oceans thru Science
This article, published in What’s Up Magazine of Annapolis (Maryland), features an interview with Living Oceans Foundation Executive Director Captain Philip G. Renaud and discusses the Foundation’s headquarters relocation to Annapolis along with their charter and mission of preserving and …
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2016
El Niño’s warmth devastates reefs worldwide
This article on how El Niño’s warmth devastates reefs worldwide, published in Science magazine, references Living Oceans Foundation Coral Reef Ecologist Alex Dempsey and focuses on the impact to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) which the Foundation surveyed as part of …
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2016
Earth Matters January Puzzler: Palau's Coral Reefs
Each month, NASA Earth Observatory’s Earth Matters blog offers a puzzling satellite image for its readers to ‘solve’… or weigh in on as to what part of the earth the satellite image depicts and why it is of interest. The January …
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2016
Back in the summer of 2013, while conducting the Global Reef Expedition mission to French Polynesia, a team of cinematographers and researchers from Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation were documenting shark feeding without the use of bait or other attractants. This article …
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2016
Chagos Study Shows Coral Reefs Resilient To Warming Events
A recent Chagos study shows that substantial reef recovery is possible after large-scale warming events. This article by Climate Progress cites Living Oceans Foundation’s recent Global Reef Expedition mission to BIOT relative to the study and their significance with respect to recent …
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2015
The World’s Top Culture, Wildlife, and Nature Photographers
The International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) includes in its fellowship an international cadre of some of the world’s top culture, wildlife, and nature photographers. Together, they work with conservation organizations all around the globe to visually document their efforts in protecting …
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2015
Shark Footage Reveals New Feeding Behavior
This article published in Green Magazine highlights research conducted by Dr. William Robbins in partnership with Living Oceans Foundation to capture a rare shark feeding event which has revealed new information about shark feeding behavior. Shark Footage Reveals New Feeding …
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2015
Swimming with Sharks for Science
This article and recorded audio highlights the research conducted by Living Oceans Foundation science team member Dr. William Robbins as part of making the documentary Mysteries of the Coral Canyon. Swimming with Sharks for Science RN Afternoons November 13, 2015 By Michael …
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2015
BNT builds a mind-set of Conservation with BAMSI students
The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) received a generous donation from the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in the form of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation publication, ‘Atlas of Shallow Water Marine Habitats of Cay Sal Bank, …
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2015
Oceanco Presents Fabien Cousteau Blue Award
Oceanco Presents Fabien Cousteau Blue Award to the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. Oceanco Presents Fabien Cousteau Blue Award The World of Yachts November 11, 2015 Oceanco was pleased to sponsor the Fabien Cousteau Blue Award at the 25th …
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2015
WNAV News Interview with Capt. Phil Renaud
WNAV’s Donna Cole interviews Philip Renaud, Executive Director of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. Interview with Capt. Phil Renaud WNAV News (on SoundCloud) Nov 13, 2015 By Donna Cole How did the organization pick Annapolis for their headquarters, …
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2015
Divers Remove Over 7,000 Deadly Starfish
ANNAPOLIS, MD – During October and November the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation removed more than seven thousand (7,396) coral-eating Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS) from vulnerable reefs in the Maldives. Foundation scientists worked with divers from local resorts …
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2015
Scientists say a plague of sea stars is devastating Pacific coral reefs
This article, featured in the Washington Post, puts national public focus on the increasing threat posed to coral reefs by crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), as highlighted by the Foundation’s Starfish Collection and Removal (SCAR) Team work in the Maldives. Scientists say …
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2015
Documenting Shark Feeding in a “Wild Place”
This article, featured in R&D Magazine, chronicles the efforts of Living Oceans Foundation’s Executive Director Capt. Phil Renaud to document on video a rare shark feeding event in the atolls of French Polynesia. Documenting Shark Feeding in a “Wild Place” …
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2015
Shark Feeding Frenzy Provides Valuable Insight into Eating Habits
A shark feeding frenzy caught on film by a documentary crew provides valuable insight into the poorly understood eating habits of one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. Grey Reef Sharks Munch on Grouper in Feeding Frenzy Discovery.com November 6, …
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2015
Footage Reveals New Shark Feeding Behavior
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Scientists with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) dove into the shark-infested waters of French Polynesia to study how sharks hunt for prey in the wild–using a professional film crew. The cameramen were shooting footage …
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2015
Scientists convene in Paris Written by UNESCO World Heritage Centre Christmas Eve 1968 might seem like a strange date to mark as a pivotal point in our understanding of Earth. Yet it was on that date that William Anders of …
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2015
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to launch our brand new Coral Reef Education Portal! This custom-built online platform contains a comprehensive coral reef curriculum complete with lesson plans, quizzes, educational videos, interactives, and games designed to educate …
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2015
Anantara offers guests a diving holiday with a difference: a Five-Day Marine Expedition
Anantara Dhigu and Anantara Veli Resorts in South Malé Atoll, Maldives, are excited to announce they will be hosting a team of marine biologists from The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) 26 October to 1 November 2015. Led by …
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2015
New Student Project to Restore Bahamian Mangroves
ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) is launching Bahamian Awareness of Mangroves (or B.A.M. for short), a new program to support mangrove education and restoration in The Bahamas. The B.A.M. program will provide …
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2015
2014 marked the fourth year of our historic Global Reef Expedition. On our journey around the world’s coral belt we have been rewarded with scientific discoveries and concerned by the pace and scale of the coral reef crisis. During the …
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2015
Virtually There: Underwater in the Solomon Islands
LANDOVER, MD – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) is celebrating World Oceans Day with the launch of a short film detailing their research with XL Catlin Seaview Survey in the Solomon Islands. For World Oceans Day, XL …
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2015
First Underwater Atlas of the Bahamas Published
Nassau – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, along with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), recently presented a new Bahamas Underwater Atlas to the Right Honourable Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Honourable Khaalis Rolle, Minister …
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2015
Coral Bleaching Hits Indian Ocean Reefs
Findings of coral bleaching in the Indian Ocean from the Global Reef Expedition mission to BIOT were published on CBSNEWS.com. Coral Bleaching Hits Indian Ocean Reefs CBSNEWS.com May 19, 2015 Michael Casey Coral bleaching has reached the Indian Ocean after …
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2015
Galapagos Corals May Predict the Future of Reefs Worldwide
The Galapagos Islands have been famous for a century and a half, but even Charles Darwin thought the archipelago’s list of living wonders didn’t include coral reefs. It took until the 1970s before scientists realized the islands did in fact …
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2015
Living Oceans Foundation studies Bahamian coral reefs
Energy behavior in virgin coral reef communities taught seven Bahamian researchers with the team of Living Oceans Foundation’s scientists how natural law operates in the isolated marine environment of Cay Sal Bank. They spent 20 days at sea with 18 …
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2015
Q&A with filmmaker Alison Barrat
Alison Barrat’s film “Mapping the Blue” follows the story of the world’s largest marine park. The film is one of the entries in this year’s American Conservation Film Festival. Barrat lives in Maryland, near the Chesapeake Bay, and works for …
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2015
Global Reef Expeditions Assess Coral Reef Health
Prince Khaled bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia had a dream: to fund research expeditions focused on the health of the ocean. The dream became reality when the Living Oceans Foundation was founded in California. Global Reef Expeditions Assess Coral Reef …
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2015
Life in the Great Barrier Reef
Onboard the M/Y Golden Shadow, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is circumnavigating the globe to survey some of the most remote reefs on the planet. I recently joined their Global Reef Expedition, as a Fellow of the International …
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2015
Why the ocean matters...to Google
The fact that you now can explore the ocean through Google Earth isn’t going to make Google much money directly. But the move is nonetheless smart. Why the ocean matters…to Google c|net February 2, 2009 By Stephen Shankland Google generated …
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2015
Month-Long Palau Coral Reef Research Expedition Begins
LANDOVER, MD, January 8th, 2015 – Today a massive coral reef research expedition begins in Palau. It is a joint project between the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, the Coral Reef Research Foundation, and Palau International Coral Research Center …
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2014
Solomon Islands Reef Survey Reveals Unexpected Sights Underwater
LANDOVER, MD, November 24, 2014 – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed a large-scale survey of Solomon Islands reefs, and what they saw was quite unexpected. The team of scientists boarded the M/Y Golden Shadow at the …
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2014
Mapping the Blue Wins Film Award at BLUE!
LANDOVER, MD November 15, 2014 – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and its founder, His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia, have won the award for Best Film in the Conservation Innovation and Solutions category …
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2014
New Mangrove Restoration Project for Jamaica
LANDOVER, MD, October 10th, 2014 – This week the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launches a year-long mangrove restoration project in Jamaica called the Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves In Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) project. The venture, joined with the University of …
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2014
HRH Khaled bin Sultan wins Peter Benchley Award for Ocean Conservation
LANDOVER, MD May 29th, 2014 – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and its founder, His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia, have been awarded a Peter Benchley award for Excellence in Ocean Exploration. The award …
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2014
This 2013 annual report gives us the opportunity to refl ect on three full years completed on our ambitious Global Reef Expedition. We have now surveyed and mapped the coral reefs of eleven di fferent countries, widely distributed from the Caribbean Sea …
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2013
KSLOF Wins Website Award of 'Best In Class' at the Interactive Media Awards
We are very happy to announce that the new Living Oceans Foundation website has Won ‘Best In Class’ at the Interactive Media Awards, in the category ‘Natural Environment/Green,’ with an overall score of 480 out of 500! Interactive Media Awards …
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2013
SportDiver Magazine recently featured an article about Living Oceans Foundation Global Reef Expedition.
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2013
The Triton - Golden Shadow Shines on Global Tour
The Triton met Capt. Steven Breen during the Miami International Boat Show in February 2011. At that time the 220-foot M/Y Golden Shadow was preparing to embark on its scientific journey. The captain wrote this update from the summer expedition …
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2013
Underwater Photo Exhibit for World Oceans Day
LANDOVER, MD June 7th –‐The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation will celebrate World Oceans Day by sharing a stunning underwater photo exhibit for their local community. The exhibit features images from a collaborative project the Foundation did with the …
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2013
Month-long coral reef research in Fiji
June 28th, 2013 LANDOVER, MD. – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has wrapped up a month-long coral reef research expedition in Fiji. Travelling onboard the research ship M/Y Golden Shadow as part of the Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition …
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2013
Living Oceans Foundation Cleans Up Urban Wetland
LANDOVER, MD., May 14, 2013 – The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is leading a community cleanup of an urban wetland situated inside the Washington DC beltway. The Foundation’s headquarters lie within a small urban wetland in Landover, MD …
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2013
Cook Islands News - Reef Project Helps Vanishing Coral
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2013
C.R.E.W. Teacher in French Polynesia
Living Oceans Foundation gives Teacher a Classroom at Sea LANDOVER, MD,– On January 13th, Megan Berkle, a high school biology teacher from Huntington Park, California, will join the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation to survey coral reefs round the …
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2013
La Dépêche -The Students and the Coral (In French)
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2013
Bespoke Magazine - Coral Crusaders
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2012
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Completes Second Research Project in French Polynesia
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation completes second French Polynesia coral reef research project Landover, MD. December 11, – From Nov 13th to December 11th 2012 a team of scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, joined by …
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2012
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is now fully immersed in our historic Global Reef Expedition. We are circumnavigating the globe aboard the M/Y Golden Shadow research vessel in a quest to rapidly map and survey many of the …
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2011
Global Reef Expedition Background Information & Itinerary
Global Reef Expedition Background information & Itinerary The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is a non-profit environmental science organization and ocean research foundation based in the United States. We work to help preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans …
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2011
Global Reef Expedition Prospectus
ALL LIFE ON EARTH IS STRONGLY DEPENDENT UPON HEALTHY OCEANS. FUNCTIONAL AND RESILIENT CORAL REEFS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE OCEAN’S ROLE AS A LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM. MANY OF THE WORLD’S CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AND REQUIRE URGENT CONSERVATION …
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2011
Global Reef Expedition Research Plan
NEARLY 20% OF THE WORLD’S CORAL REEFS HAVE EFFECTIVELY BEEN LOST AND ANOTHER 15% ARE SERIOUSLY THREATENED AND MAY BE LOST WITHIN THE NEXT 10-20 YEARS. Coral reefs provide critical habitat for fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other marine creatures, and …
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2011
The following staff members are available for interviews, contact [email protected] for interview requests: Capt. Phil Renaud Captain Renaud is the executive director of the Living Oceans Foundation. Before joining the Living Oceans Foundation, he had a distinguished 25‐year career in …
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2011
High Resolution Images from the Global Reef Expedition
See photos here.
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2011
Living Oceans Foundation Accomplishments
A Decade of Accomplishments In over a decade since the inception of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation in the year 2000, there have been many notable accomplishments. View the LOF History Timeline The operations and research activities conducted …
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2010
Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Poivre, Amirantes, Seychelles
Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Poivre, Amirantes, Seychelles The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese …
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