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• Revisiting the paradigm of shark‐driven trophic cascades in coral reef ecosystems

  A paper in the journal Ecology, based off research conducted on the Global Reef Expedition, suggests that reef sharks exert weak control over coral reef food webs, and that environmental features play a more definitive role.

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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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  We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This annual art contest encourages students to learn about important ocean science and conservation issues through art. This year's theme is "The Sixth Extinction." The competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is at Abaco Islands, Bahamas.

It’s time to plant #mangroves! We’re back in the Bahamas this week, helping students in Abaco restore a mangrove forest.The other day we brought students from Forest Heights Academy to the forest to collect mangrove seedlings, called #propagules. Now that the students are back in their classroom, they are planting the propagules and preparing to track their growth. This is all part of our experiential #STEM education project, the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (#BAM) program, which we run with our local partners, Friends of the Environment. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is thrilled to once again run our Mangrove Education & Restoration program in The Bahamas! We’re working with our local partners, Friends of the Environment (F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) to teach high school students in Abaco all about mangrove forests, their importance to the marine environment, and the benefits mangroves provide to their coastal community.This year we will be working with students from Patrick J. Bethel High School and Forest Heights Academy. For their first lesson, we took students to a local mangrove forest to learn about mangroves and collect mangrove seedlings, called propagules.Check out these photos of students from Forest Heights Academy participating in their first Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference, #COP15, researchers at the University of Oxford called on policymakers to put in place specific actions and targets to protect deep reefs. Deep reefs are found below 30m and have a larger geographic range than shallow reefs. They are biological hotspots, essential for #climatechange #resilience, #oceanhealth, and #foodsecurity, and a #refuge for ocean life threatened in shallow waters. Learn more in Sevenseas Media: ... See MoreSee Less

Scientists Called for Urgent Conservation of Deep Reefs, One of The Planet’s Largest & Least Protected Ecosystems — SEVENSEAS Media

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#FactFriday: Animals have different defense mechanisms to help protect themselves from predators. The balloonfish is no exception. When an enemy attacks, this fish responds by puffing itself out and filling its stomach with air or water. The balloonfish expands its body to look larger in order to intimidate predators. In addition to their puffed-up status, their body is also covered in spines that make them look quite menacing.Learn more: https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/portal/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Calling all middle school teachers! Encourage your students to enter EarthEcho’s OurEcho Challenge for biodiversity! 10 finalist teams will present their ideas to a panel of experts and the top 3 teams will receive up to $5,000 in grants to make their dream a reality! Learn more and apply by March 3 at http://www.OurEchoChallenge.org. ... See MoreSee Less

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