Palau’s Archipelago — A Nation of Islands and Reefs

This article, published in the Seven Seas travel magazine, was written by KSLOF science team member Keith Ellenbogen, a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) during the Global Reef Expedition mission to Palau. Palau’s Archipelago — A …

BNT builds a mind-set of Conservation with BAMSI students

The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) received a generous donation from the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in the form of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation publication, ‘Atlas of Shallow Water Marine Habitats of Cay Sal Bank, …

School’s out in the Maldives

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Expedition Log: Maldives – Day 6 As a fish surveyor it is always exciting, sometimes daunting, to come across schools of fish in the thousands. We have seen huge schools of fish in other areas we surveyed on the Global …

Divers Remove Over 7,000 Deadly Starfish

ANNAPOLIS, MD – During October and November the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation removed more than seven thousand (7,396) coral-eating Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS) from vulnerable reefs in the Maldives. Foundation scientists worked with divers from local resorts …

Trash Free Seas

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Cleaning up the ocean, one beach at a time Written by Amy Heemsoth Happy International Coastal Cleanup Day from the Bahamas! It’s a stagnant, sunny day here in Abaco, Bahamas, but luckily, the rain has held off. Before we begin …

Collecting Starfish from Sunrise ‘til Sunset

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Expedition Log: Maldives – Day 5 The Living Oceans Foundation SCAR (Starfish Control and Removal) team is working at the Gili Lankanfushi atoll with other marine biologists from the Gili Lankanfushi resort. They have asked for our help removing and …

Scientists say a plague of sea stars is devastating Pacific coral reefs

This article, featured in the Washington Post, puts national public focus on the increasing threat posed to coral reefs by crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), as highlighted by the Foundation’s Starfish Collection and Removal (SCAR) Team work in the Maldives. Scientists say …

Stopping the Spread

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Expedition Log: Maldives – Day 4 Whenever crown of thorns starfish (COTS) are reported, we never know if they will still be in the same location or how much they have moved. In part, this depends on how quickly a …

Documenting Shark Feeding in a “Wild Place”

This article, featured in R&D Magazine, chronicles the efforts of Living Oceans Foundation’s Executive Director Capt. Phil Renaud to document on video a rare shark feeding event in the atolls of French Polynesia. Documenting Shark Feeding in a “Wild Place” …