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Search results for “marine protected area”
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In the middle of towing Ron across the local marine protected area (MPA) set up in front of Mavana Village, on Vanuabalavu Island, he popped his head up to shout, “Hey, this MPA is really working! The fish are huge. …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/mpa-hooray/
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Local Management to the ‘Reef’ Rescue
Across the world, coral reefs and fisheries are in crisis. In Fiji over the past few decades, increased demands for cash income and material goods, coupled with growing populations and access to markets, have led to substantially increased pressure on …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/local-management-to-the-reef-rescue/
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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has conducted extensive research in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea since our first coral reef mapping expedition to the US Virgin Islands in 2001. Since then, we have crossed the …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-expedition/atlantic-ocean/
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The last stop on the Global Reef Expedition was to conduct coral reef surveys and high-resolution mapping on reefs in the Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Chagos is home to some of the …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-expedition/indian-ocean/
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The Global Reef Expedition visited many countries in the Pacific Ocean to assess the health and resiliency of their coral reef ecosystems. We observed some of the most pristine reefs in the world in French Polynesia and experienced swarms …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/global-reef-expedition/pacific-ocean/
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Part of the Global Reef Expedition involved hosting education seminars and workshops in as many places as we can. For instance, in Jamaica, we conducted a workshop for high school and college students about coral reefs and how they can …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/coral-ecology/
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Since the inception of the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, we have conducted much-needed baseline research on coral reefs. We have also supported the research of some of the most prestigious coral reef scientists whose research interests include coral …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/publications/
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Ecological Risk and the Exploitation of…
Nominally herbivorous reef fish play a variety of functional roles that are important in maintaining coral reef resilience, yet are major targets of spear fisheries in Micronesia. Although protection is afforded to iconic species in some areas, impacts of the fishery on the …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/publication/ecological-risk-and-the-exploitation-of-herbivorous-reef-fish-across-micronesia/
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Assessment of the Community Structure,…
Assessment of the Community Structure, Status, Health and Resilience of St. Kitts and Nevis Coral Reefs When we first began this mission in early June, several of the researchers had their first exposure to the rapid assessment protocol we were applying …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/publication/assessment-of-the-community-structure-status-health-and-resilience-of-coral-reefs-off-st-kitts-and-nevis/
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Global Reef Expedition Pedro Bank, Jamaica…
Global Reef Expedition Pedro Bank, Jamaica Field Report March 10‐20, 2012 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 …
www.livingoceansfoundation.org/publication/global-reef-expedition-pedro-banks-jamaica-march-10%e2%80%9020-2012-field-report/