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• Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Fiji

  The Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Lau Province, Fiji is the result of extensive scientific surveys conducted by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation and local partners. This scientific report contains assessments of the health of coral reefs, surveys of the coral and fish communities, and detailed maps of shallow water marine habitats in Fiji.

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  Watch to see how we conducted research into the effectiveness of management zones on the Great Barrier Reef while on the Global Reef Expedition.

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• Living Oceans Foundation Completes Global Coral Reef Atlas

  The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed the World Reef Map, an online interactive coral reef atlas that allows users to explore all of the coral reefs and shallow water marine habitats mapped on the Global Reef Expedition.

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Science Without Borders®

Science Without Borders® is the overarching theme of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. It provides financial sponsorship of marine conservation programs and scientific research around the globe, and raises awareness of the need to preserve, protect and restore the world's oceans and aquatic resources.

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• Education Portal

  Our Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum is a great resource for students and teachers. Filled with lesson plans, videos, and interactive learning exercises, our education portal engages and inspires students to learn about coral reefs and to become stewards of this vital ecosystem.

• Science without Borders^® Challenge

  The application period for the 2019 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now closed. Follow us on Facebook for the latest updates on the selection process and announcement of the finalists in our international student art contest.

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How scientists conduct research on the diet of sharks:

Step 1: Catch a juvenile tiger shark.
Step 2: Stick a big tube and a hose in the shark's mouth.
Step 3: Turn the shark upside down, and catch whatever comes out.

To everyone's surprise, birds were found in their stomachs 40% of the time. It took a fisheries biologist, a molecular ecologist, a bid ecologist, and data from citizen scientists using Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird app to figure out why. ... See MoreSee Less

Why So Many Sharks Have Bird Feathers in Their Bellies

theatlantic.com

Spoiler: Migration is hard.

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Today is the LAST DAY to send in your artwork for the 2019 Science without Borders® Challenge! ... See MoreSee Less

International Student Art Contest – Science without Borders® Challenge

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An American explorer traveled to the deepest part of the ocean, breaking a world record for the deepest submersible dive, and found...a plastic bag.

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Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic waste

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An American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the...

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This Mother's Day we're thankful for the seven North Atlantic right whales who had calves this year. Last year, no calves were born at all. With only 400 of these endangered whales in the wild, each birth is a celebration. ... See MoreSee Less

North Atlantic Right Whales’ Very Important Mother’s Day | Hakai Magazine

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With just over 400 North Atlantic right whales in the wild, we are especial...

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A big thank you to each and every one of the teachers participating in our B.A.M. and J.A.M.I.N. Mangrove Education and Restoration programs. Your commitment to this program (and willingness to get in the mud with your students) has helped bring this unique outdoor education program to hundreds of students in the Bahamas and Jamaica over the past 5 years.
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