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Global Reef Expedition: The Series

A new TV series follows our scientists on the Global Reef Expedition as they study some of the most remote coral reefs on Earth.

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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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Great Barrier Reef Management Zones

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® 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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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.
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We have announced the winners of our 2019 Science Without Borders® Challenge! Lesya Antoshkina from Ukraine is the winner of the high school category for her stunning artwork “The Bike We Ride,” which beat out fierce competition to take first place. The winner in the middle school category is Zeno Park from New Jersey, who at only 12 years old created the winning entry “The Place Where Fish are Free to Roam.” This international art competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, and we hope you consider applying next year!

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Meet one of the world's most venomous snakes: The Sea krait.

Sea kraits live in shallow coral reefs and mangroves, but come to land every 10 days or so, usually at night, to digest its food, engage in courtship, lay eggs, and slough its skin.

We came across this sea snake while surveying the reefs of Tonga on the #GlobalReefExpedition. Although sea snakes are among the most venomous of all snakes, being 10 times more toxic than a rattlesnake, this one seemed fairly docile, paying little attention to us. We kept our distance though, as one snake produces 10-15 mg of venom, only a fraction of which is a lethal dose.

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Hear how the students in The Bahamas feel about participating in our Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program!

“I learned how big of a part mangroves play in Bahamian ecosystems and that we should do more to protect them because they protect us.”

–MacKenzie Ferguson, Forest Heights Academy

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A movie comes out this weekend from Leonardo DiCaprio about the race to save the #vaquita porpoise, with special screenings in #NYC and #LA followed by talks from marine conservationists involved in the film. We had the chance to see the film at National Geographic headquarters in DC, and think it illustrates the complexities of trying to save a species, particularly one on the precipice of extinction (at last count, less than 30 vaquita remain in the wild).

The film, SEA OF SHADOWS follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-tech conservationists, investigative journalists, and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice.

A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from National Geographic Documentary Films and winner of the Sundance audience award. When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise. SEA OF SHADOWS follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-tech conservationists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice.

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A new TV series follows our scientists on the Global Reef Expedition as they study some of the most remote coral reefs on Earth. Now, for the first time, the entire "Global Reef Expedition" series is available to stream on our website!

Offering unprecedented access to our scientists in the field, this documentary film series follows scientists aboard the M/Y Golden Shadow as they explore six key research locations on our Global Reef Expedition. Watch as we witness coral bleaching first-hand on a pristine reef in the Indian Ocean, explore the little-known coral reefs of the Galápagos Islands, and record some of the last healthy footage of the northern reaches of the iconic Great Barrier Reef.

The Global Reef Expedition series documents the beauty and plight of one of Earth’s most critical habitats and lets you see our scientists in action, as they seek to better understand the intimate workings of these endangered ecosystems before it’s too late to save them. ... See MoreSee Less

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What on earth are these clownfish doing? Anemones have a powerful sting that can kill a fish. Clownfish rub themselves in the anemone to acclimatize their skin to the anemone, making them immune to the sting so they can hide from predators in the anemone. ... See MoreSee Less

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