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The Global Reef Expedition Final Report summarizes the findings from our 10-year research mission to survey and map coral reefs across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as the Red Sea. The Expedition involved hundreds of research scientists …
On our Global Reef Expedition mission to Palau in January 2015, our team of scientists surveyed 85 different coral reefs, stretching from Angaur in the south, through the majestic reefs of the Rock Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, all the way to Kayangel Atoll and Ngeruangel Reef in the north. The team explored barrier reefs, atolls, fringing reefs, reef channels, back reef environments and lagoonal patch reefs assessing the community dynamics and health of corals, fish and other benthic organisms.
Perhaps one of the more striking takeaways from this mission was the incredible coral cover and diversity. Palau boasted over 40% live coral cover across all sites surveyed—the highest overall average live cover observed on the Global Reef Expedition. To put that number into perspective, when the GRE visited reefs in Fiji we recorded an average of just over 30% live coral cover. Even when compared to other locations that are well known coral hot spots, like French Polynesia and areas of the Great Barrier Reef, Palau’s live coral cover still appears to be unrivaled.
Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2018 High School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Why Coral Reefs Matter.” We’ll announce the High School winners next week.
Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2018 Middle School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Why Coral Reefs Matter.” We’ll announce the High School winners next week.
To celebrate the International Year of the Reef (IYOR), we partnered with the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) to bring you the Science Without Borders® Challenge. The theme for the 2018 international student contest was “Why Coral Reefs Matter.” Students were …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has formed several education partnerships to bring marine science education and the Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum to students and teachers around the world. Alligator Head Foundation Alligator Head Foundation is a non-profit …
Maggie Dillon is a Science and Education Intern for the Khaled bin Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF). She is a senior at St. John’s College in Annapolis Maryland. After graduating, Maggie is interested in pursuing a Master’s Degree in Marine …
When we conducted field research in Lau in 2013 we noticed that the coral reefs seemed to have an unusually large number of fluorescent, brightly colored corals, more than we’d seen in past expeditions. Our full report of research in …
As the crew and science team watched from the M/Y Golden Shadow, a bigger, brighter moon filled the night sky rising above the island of Vanuabalavu on June 23, 2013. When the moon is closest to Earth, called perigee, it …
Our new Fiji report features detailed information about numbers of Sea cucumbers in Fiji. We also talk about what that means for the health of the reefs. Here’s a look back at our notes on Sea cucumbers during our field …
