Fiji
During the month of June 2013, the Global Reef Expedition conducted coral reef surveys in and around the Fiji Islands. All of the coral reef research was staged from the research vessel M/Y Golden Shadow and lasted approximately 30 days. The …
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Cook Islands
The Living Oceans Foundation conducted coral reef research in the Cook Islands as part of our Global Reef Expedition. From April 23 to May 6, 2013, our scientists worked alongside researchers from the Ministry of Marine Resources, members of the …
Society Islands, French Polynesia
The Living Oceans Foundation conducted extensive coral reef research in the Society islands on the Global Reef Expedition. In September and October of 2012, the Foundation conducted surveys of fish and coral reefs around the islands of Mopelia, Scilly, Bellinghausen, …
Kingdom of Tonga
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a month-long coral reef research mission to assess the status of coral reefs in the Kingdom of Tonga. The mission included extensive coral reef research and habitat mapping as well as educational …
Austral Islands, French Polynesia
In April of 2013, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to the Austral Islands in French Polynesia as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French …
Tuamotu, French Polynesia
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted research missions to Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia in 2012 and 2013 as part of the Global Reef Expedition. Tuamotu forms the largest chain of atolls in the world, stretching an area roughly …
Seychelles
In 2005, the Living Oceans Foundation traveled to the Seychelles, a 115-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to study the impact of the 1997/1998 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ocean warming event on their coral reefs. This ENSO event resulted …
Farasan Islands
Throughout the month of May 2006, the Living Oceans Foundation led a collaborative research project in the south-central Red Sea in the vicinity of the Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area. The multi-national science team members provided ‘live’ daily reports of …
Farasan Bank
The Living Oceans Foundation conducted coral reef research in the Farasan Bank, a series of islands along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The Farasan Bank covers an area of about 350 miles north to south and 30 miles …
US Virgin Islands
The Living Oceans Foundation conducts coral reef research in the US Virgin Islands. Our scientists conduct extensive local mapping of coral reefs through aerial surveys using remote sensing carried out aboard the Golden Eye, our Cessna amphibious aircraft. The information …