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Author: Expedition Scientist

The Reef at First Sight: Inaguas

At last we have reached the Inaguas!  After a few days underway, the Golden Shadow is laying at anchor off the western shore of Great Inagua.  Great Inagua is located between 20.9° to 21.4° North latitude and 73° to 73.9°

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Better Safe Than Salty

Each phase of the Global Reef Expedition is a serious undertaking, involving hundreds of logistical details and many, many hours of work, not to mention communications with scientists, educators and governments spread out around the globe.  However, one of the

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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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Where in the World is the Golden Shadow?

Yesterday you were presented with a number of scenarios for the Golden Shadow to avoid Tropical Storm Emily.  Hopefully you spent some time considering the ship’s options for dodging the storm and steering clear of its predicted path.  Assuredly, the

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Ready, Set…Not Quite Yet

Clear skies and sunshine greeted the Golden Shadow this morning as drowsy research team members congregated over breakfast.  The conversation soon turned to the storm gathering and organizing in the southeastern Caribbean.   Many onboard wondered if the approaching tropical storm

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Welcome Back to the Bahamas!

The screech of plane wheels, a jolt as the plane touches down, a muggy wait in line through Customs, a taxi ride to the cruise ship pier and a first glimpse of the Golden Shadow at the dock; in a

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High Tech Reef Reconnaissance

Early on the morning of June 30th, as part of the Living Oceans Foundation’s (LOF) Global Reef Expedition (GRE), a Cessna seaplane named the Golden Eye took off from South Florida’s Opa-Locka Executive Airport bound for the southern Bahamas.  Aboard

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