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Sea cucumbers removed from the reef dry out before being exported.

Fishing for Sea Cucumbers

The overfishing of sea cucumbers is detailed in our Fiji report. Here are some observations on sea cucumber fishing that we made during our research in Fiji in 2013. June 2013 Throughout the Lau Province it’s typical to find sea

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The Value of Sea Cucumbers

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

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Fiji’s Canopies of Coral

We recently published our final report from our research in Fiji.  Here’s an article we wrote while we collected all the data, and conducted the underwater research in 2013. From the Field Fiji’s coral reefs house some 333 species of

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Alex Dempsey delivers the findings of Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation research to officials in Fiji

Using Science For Conservation in Fiji

Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) surveyed coral reefs in Fiji in 2013. As part of the Foundation’s ambitious Global Reef Expedition the scientists gathered the most detailed data on these reefs ever collected. Now, with the

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Students studying mangrove disease

The Big Reveal – Fungi or Not

It’s been three weeks since we last met with the second year B.A.M. students at Forest Heights Academy. During our last session, the students plated their potentially diseased red mangrove leaves in agar. Since Ryann Rossi and I returned to the

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Reef SuperSpecies

Winners of the 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge The 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge invited students to explore how marine organisms develop unique adaptations to survive in challenging environments. With the theme Reef SuperSpecies, participants imagined new species with traits that

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Diseased mangrove leaves

Helping Students Study Diseased Mangrove Leaves

Mangrove Education & Restoration Blog By Ryann Rossi Participating in outreach is one of the greatest joys of being a scientist. Sometimes outreach is as simple as creating a pamphlet with information about your research or giving an informal talk

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New BAM Partnership

New B.A.M. Partnership

Mangrove Education & Restoration Blog Last February, I presented about the B.A.M. program at the Bahamas Natural History Conference, a conference in the Bahamas that offers presentations about the science and education programs being implemented by various organizations that are

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round two mangrove education

Round Two! Mangrove Education & Restoration Program

Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog It’s spring break in North America, which means that many families are traveling to warmer destinations to enjoy some rest, relaxation, and much needed warmth and sunshine. This is evident by the many travelers on

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