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Surface Interval

The crew of the M/Y Golden Shadow is busy getting the ship ready to depart for the Global Reef Expedition’s next mission to Navassa Island, an uninhabited island between Jamaica and Haiti currently managed by the US Fish and Wildlife

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Mapping the Proposed Fish Sanctuary with the Starfish

Another long, three-dive day in the Calcutta, with more lionfish spearing and a sea turtle sighting. While almost everyone else was underwater, Steve Schill and his group—Sean Green, Junior Squire, and Azra Blythe-Mallet—were staying dry, although they were looking at

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Science Without Borders ®

Science Without Borders ® is a critical component of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition.  The founder, His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was inspired by the well-known organization,

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Our First Find of Staghorn Coral!

Our research team headed south for today’s dives, surveying two reefs off the southwestern end of Nevis and one off the northwestern end.  The first site, Caverns, was a raised terrace with large volcanic boulders at its margin and a

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Think Globally, Act Locally

As part of the Living Oceans Foundation’s efforts to inform local stakeholders on the importance of their coral reefs and the benefits of the proposed marine zoning strategy in conserving these resources, our St. Kitts & Nevis program includes a

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Welcome to St. Kitts and Nevis

Today we are embarking on the second leg of the Global Reef Expedition. Destination: the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis (AKA Saint Christopher).   The twin islands are part of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean, roughly east of

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