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Mission Fiji Begins

June 2, 2013

Departing from Nadi yesterday afternoon, we began our 17 hour transit to the remote islands of the Lau Province for our Fiji research mission. Lau Province is one of 14 provinces in Fiji. It is located in the South Pacific …

Seven Basketballs!

May 23, 2013

Written by Alison Barrat and

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 …

A Fond Farewell

April 17, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD and

The Golden Shadow arrived in Papeete, French Polynesia back in July 2012 and for the past eight months it has been our home, but we said goodbye to Papeete last week as we started our final research expedition in the …

Lessons Learned

March 28, 2013

Written by Jim Evans and

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 …

Getting to the bottom of things

March 13, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD and

One of our survey methods that we do while diving at each site is photo transecting. Photo transects involve taking evenly measured photos of the reef bottom. This not only gives us a permanent record of the reef condition, but …

Filling in the Gaps

March 12, 2013

Written by Brian Beck, PhD and

It was back in November when we first conducted coral reef research in Rangiroa. A delayed start to that research mission meant we were not able to complete all that we wanted to then, so we are now back filling …

Lessons from the Reef: Did You Know?

March 1, 2013

Written by Eddie Gonzalez and

It’s been two weeks since the Gambier portion of the Global Reef Expedition to French Polynesia ended. In less than two weeks, our science team will be heading back to French Polynesia to conduct research in Rangiroa. In the meantime, …

Finding Angels

February 21, 2013

Written by Eva McClure and

Spotting new fish species that you’ve never seen before and can’t put a name to is one of the many exciting and fulfilling aspects of being a fish surveyor with The Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. This latest expedition …

Paradise?

February 15, 2013

Written by Andrew Bruckner, PhD and

After 10 days of torrential downpours, low visibility, murky water, and heavy surge, the sun has finally returned. Our Mangareva work has been highly productive, and we’ve been fortunate to find some protection within the lagoon, but it’s been cold, …

Something’s Fishy Around Here

February 13, 2013

Written by Andrew Bruckner, PhD and

A fish sandwich? Think again. You may want to leave the fish on the reef, if you live in Mangareva. There’s a good chance it may be ciguateric and you may get ciguatera poisoning. Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is seafood …