Scientist hard at work
Our scientists sure work really hard when aboard the M/Y Golden Shadow. Here are some shots of them in action.
What we do
2014 Winners! Science Without Borders® Challenge
Science Without Borders® Challenge Winners The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation announces that Riley Samels from Ohio is this year’s Science Without Borders® Challenge winner. His stunning art work ‘Reef in a Bottle’ beat out the fierce competition to take …
Sea Stars
See some of the most beautiful sea stars and starfish that we have come across in our journeys.
Mapping The Blue
GIS Mapping for Cook Islands Mega Marine Park In 2012, the Cook Islands announced a Mega Marine Park, what was, at the time, the biggest marine park on Earth. This is one of the most awesome places on the planet …
The Global Reef Expedition
The Foundation is conducting one of the largest coral reef studies in history. Called the Global Reef Expedition it will circumnavigate the globe surveying some of the most remote reefs on the planet. It will take five years to complete …
Austral Islands Field Report
Between April 10, 2013 – April 20, 2013, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to the Austral Islands, French Polynesia as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The research focused on coral reefs surrounding the …
High and Dry in Sydney, Part 2
We don’t often update and reissue a blog, but we felt that the journey that the Golden Shadow has undergone in dry dock is really cool. Since we last put out this blog, the Golden Shadow has finished its repairs …
Anemonefish
Everyone loves a Nemo, right? Well, did you know that these cute, colorful fish, also known as anemonefish, are found throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Red Sea? They live in a symbiotic relationship with a …
Scientist Spotlight – Chief Scientist Andrew Bruckner
Title: Chief Scientist Name: Andrew Bruckner Questions: What do you do? I am a Coral Reef Ecologist. I am working to identify strategies to halt the degradation of coral reefs and promote their conservation and sustainable use. As Chief Scientist, …
Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) Crisis
The venomous thorn-like spines that protect this crown of thorns starfish are the least of our problems – this species is destroying coral reefs in many parts of the world due to an imbalance in the oceans – find out …