Atlantic Ocean
Final Reflections from Navassa
The mission to Navassa wrapped up on Friday. As the sun began to set, activity on the Golden Shadow continued. Laptops whirred while everyone entered their data for the week. Those not entering data compared notes, stories, and observations from …
Jamaica Album
Mike Trimble interviews Jean Wiener
Mike Trimble interviews Jean Wiener aboard the Golden Shadow ocean research vessel during the Global Reef Expedition. Mike Trimble was the first Living Oceans Foundation Coral Educator on the Water (CREW) participant, attending the Navassa Mission in June 2012, and …
The Island Conservation Organization in Navassa: Mike Trimble interviews Aurora Alifano
An Interview with the Island Conservation Organization in Navassa Mike Trimble interviews Aurora Alifano of the Island Conservation organization aboard the Golden Shadow ocean research vessel during the Global Reef Expedition Navassa Mission. Mike Trimble was the first Living Oceans Foundation …
Coral Reefs for Dummies: Underwater Coral Reef Lesson with Mike Trimble and Dr. Andy Bruckner
Underwater Coral Reef Lesson Join Tempe, Arizona based high-school teacher Mike Trimble and Living Oceans Chief Scientist Dr. Andy Bruckner for an underwater coral reef lesson. Mike became the first CREW (Coral Reef Educator on the Water) member of the …
Virtual Connections
Throughout this week, students from two high schools—Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, Washington and Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona—have been virtually following the Global Reef Expedition to learn more about the work of the Living …
Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW)
The CREW program offers high school teachers the opportunity to join the Global Reef Expedition (GRE) on one of its missions. Participants gain first-hand experience of life on board a working scientific research vessel, a greater understanding of the importance …
Next Stop: Navassa
After a short break in Jamaica, the M/Y Golden Shadow departed for an overnight sail to the next stop on the Global Reef Expedition: Navassa. Joining the Living Oceans science staff is a cadre of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
Surface Interval
The crew of the M/Y Golden Shadow is busy getting the ship ready to depart for the Global Reef Expedition’s next mission to Navassa Island, an uninhabited island between Jamaica and Haiti currently managed by the US Fish and Wildlife …