Our field reports  are short reports drawn up after we have finished collecting data in a location. For a fully detailed analysis of our results please also look at our Final reports.

• 2012

  Global Reef Expedition Pedro Bank, Jamaica Field Report March 10‐20, 2012

  Bruckner, A. (2012) Global Reef Expedition: Pedro Bank, Jamaica. Field Report. March 10-20, 2012. Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Landover MD. pp. 28.

  The coral reefs located off the north coast of the Jamaican mainland are some of the best and most studied reefs in the world (Hughes 1994). In contrast, very few research studies have been conducted on the banks located off the south coast of Jamaica. The first and only comprehensive coral reef assessment conducted on a portion of Pedro Bank was completed in 2005 (Kramer 2006). Since this time, considerable work has been done in the development of management measures to protect these resources. This includes development of a possible zoning strategy, including the adoption of marine protected areas...

• 2012

  Mapping, Characterizing and Assessing the Composition, Health and Resilience of Galápagos Coral Reefs

  Bruckner, A. (2012). Mapping, characterizing and assessing the composition, health and resilience of Galápagos coral reefs. Field Report. June 1-16, 2012. Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Landover MD. pp. 46

  Mapping, Characterizing and Assessing the Composition, Health and Resilience of Galápagos Coral Reefs.

• 2012

  Global Reef Expedition San Andres Archipelago, Colombia Field Report April 9-24, 2012

  Bruckner, A. (2012) Global Reef Expedition: San Andres Archipelago, Colombia. Field Report. April 9-24, 2012. Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Landover MD. pp. 52

  Global Reef Expedition: San Andres Archipelago, Colombia April 9-24, 2012 Field Report.

• 2011

  Inaguas, Bahamas and Hogsty Reef Field Report

  Between 1 August 2011 and 24 August 2011, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a coral reef research mission to Great Inagua, Little Inagua, and Hogsty Reef as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The research included two components: habitat mapping and characterization of coral reef community structure and health. This is the field report resulting from that mission.

• 2011

  Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas Field Report

  Between April 25-May 18, 2011, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (LOF) and our partners assessed the coral reefs and associated habitats of Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The mission encompassed 20 days at sea at 8 different anchorage locations around Cay Sal Bank. This is the field report resulting from that mission.

• 2010

  Cayman Islands Coral Reef Health and Resilience Assessments

  During June 2010, a team of 5-7 marine scientists surveyed 41 shallow reefs off Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman. These surveys assessed benthic cover, population dynamics (size structure and condition) of reef building corals, and community structure of about 100 species of reef fishes, along with a number of factors that confer resilience. At the time of these surveys, the reefs were recovering from a recent (2009) bleaching event and an ongoing outbreak of white plague was threatening the vitality of these communities. In addition, an infestation by a pest species of macroalgae (Microdictyon spp.) carpeted northern Cayman Brac reefs, and the algae was overgrowing many of the corals....

• 2010

  An Assessment of the Health and Resilience of Bonaire's Coral Reefs

  From July 19-26, 2010, a dedicated team of researchers completed transect surveys on 25 reefs located on the leeward side of Bonaire and the adjacent Klein Bonaire to characterize the current status, threats, and resilience of Bonaire’s reefs. The assessments focused on corals, fish, algae and motile invertebrates using belt transects, point intercept methods and photographic documentation, incorporating attributes of the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) protocol and the IUCN bleaching resilience protocol. The main purpose of this work was to 1) assess changes in reef structure and health since the last region-wide AGRRA assessments (1998-2000) and other...