Rebirth of a Coral Reef
For our third dive of the day we surveyed a submerged mid shelf reef, adjacent and west of a deep water channel that bisects the Farasan Banks. As I descended to the bottom, something seemed amiss. Unlike the crystal clear, …
Red Sea
Above the Waterline (Al Lith)
Today we continued exploring the reefs in the northern portion of the Farasan Banks and several team members surveyed the mountainous Abu Latt (Al Lith Island) Island. The islands sandy beaches are important hawksbill nesting grounds, with twelve tracks observed …
Our First Dives (Abu Latt)
Saturday, April 4. Our research team boarded the Golden Shadow on Saturday morning, departing from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia around mid day for a 7 hour (120 mile) journey to the northern end of the Farasan Banks. We reached our first …
Al Wajh and Yanbu Album
The ROVie
This ROV Movie (ROVie) was taken during the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Farasan Bank Expedition.
Ras Qisbah Album
Science Diary – 24 May 2006
Focus for today: Post-expedition data analysis. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: Double Award Applied Science; Developing Scientific Skills (Carrying our Practical Tasks, Recording and Post-expedition data analysis). Key information: During the 3 weeks of this expedition, a huge amount …
Science Diary – 19 May 2006
Focus for today: Reef Creatures. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 4a: variation arises from genetic causes, environmental causes and a combination of both. Key information: The sea not only occupies approximately two thirds …
Farasan Islands Album
24 May 2006: Fact of the Day – Executive Director Phil Renaud
Executive Director Phil Renaud: “Over six long months of persistent effort was required to plan this Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area research project. I always say that ‘there are a lot of moving parts’ to these expeditions. However, when the …