The Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition visits The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living thing on the planet, and home to one of the best managed marine parks in the world. The Foundation’s research here focuses on identifying differences in reef health and fish population between the various fishing, no-take, and no-entry zones of the park to provide answers about the effectiveness of the zones, the role of top predators like sharks, and get a baseline of the reefs in the northern region in parts where the Australian government has recently proposed agriculture development.
From Students to Stewards: A Full-Circle Moment for J.A.M.I.N.
There are certain faces you never forget.
Over the years, hundreds of students have stepped into mangrove forests with us through the Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. I may not always remember every name, but I remember the expressions — the hesitation before stepping into thick mud, the laughter when someone loses a shoe, the look of surprise when they catch that unmistakable sulfur smell rising from the mangrove soil…
