Supermoons and Coral Reefs
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New Report on Fiji’s Reefs
This month we released our Fiji final report, titled Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Lau Province, Fiji, it reveals that despite vibrant coral communities, Fiji’s reefs show signs of trouble. The report is the result of extensive scientific surveys we …
2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge Winners!
Written by Amy Heemsoth Students from New Zealand and Russia Win First Place We are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Science Without Borders® Challenge, an international student art competition that highlights important ocean conservation issues. The theme for this …
Science without Borders® Challenge 2017 High School Finalists
Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2017 High School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Reef SuperSpecies.”
Science without Borders® Challenge 2017 Middle School Finalists
Congratulations to all the Science Without Borders® Challenge 2017 Middle School Finalists! This year’s theme focuses on “Reef SuperSpecies.”
B.A.M. Spring 2017
Check out the photos from the final phase of the 2016-2017 Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program. Thanks to all the students and teachers who participated in this year’s B.A.M. program who helped to restore and monitor the mangrove forest in Abaco, …