Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
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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 …
Focus for today: Symbiosis on the reef. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5a: the distribution and relative abundance of organisms in habitats can be explained using ideas of interdependence, adaptation, competition and predation. …
This underwater video of Symbiosis on a Coral Reef was taken during Living Oceans Foundation Farasan Islands Expedition filming of coral ecology videos. About Symbiosis The word symbiosis comes from the Greeks, meaning ‘together’ and ‘life’, so literally it means: …
Focus for today: Marine Pollution. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5b; the impact of humans on the environment depends on social and economic factors, including population size, industrial processes and levels of consumption …
Focus for today: Photo transects: A picture is worth a thousand data points! Target Key Stage: Key Stage 4 – Double Award Applied Science: Unit 1, Developing Scientific Skills, Carrying out practical tasks (recording and analysing scientific data) / Unit …
Focus for today: Farasan Earthquakes (Earthquakes in the Farasan region.) 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 Farasan Islands …
A Message From the Executive Director of Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation on the Farasan Islands Mission in the Red Sea addressing scientific collaboration.
LOF Marine Scientist Dr. Annelise Hagan Q&A Video with 10th grade biology students from Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America during the Farasan Islands Expedition to the Red Sea.
This Fish Transect Coral Reef Research underwater video of fish surveys shows how to count fish underwater and was taken during the Farasan Islands Expedition to the Red Sea. About a Fish Transect At each research location on the reefs …
This Ghost Fishing Underwater Video was taken during the Scuba Transect Survey of the Farasan Islands Expedition to the Red Sea. About Ghost Fishing As we completed our first Scuba transect survey of the day we noticed a fish trap …