Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago

Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago Atoll Research Bulletin, November 2, 2017 By Charles Sheppard, Anne Sheppard, Andrew Mogg, Dan Bayley, Alexandra C. Dempsey, Ronan Roche, John Turner, Sam Purkis  Abstract The atolls and coral banks of the Chagos …

Coral reef recovery in the Galapagos Islands: the northernmost islands (Darwin and Wenman)

Coral reef recovery in the Galapagos Islands: the northernmost islands (Darwin and Wenman) Coral Reefs June 2015, Volume 34 March 5, 2015 By Peter W. Glynn, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel Purkis, Jeremy M. Kerr. Tyler B. Smith Abstract The remote northernmost Galápagos Islands, Darwin and Wenman, exhibited well-developed coral communities in 1975, which were severely …

Identifying corals displaying aberrant behavior in Fiji’s Lau Archipelago

Identifying corals displaying aberrant behavior in Fiji’s Lau Archipelago PLoS ONE 12(5):e0177267 May 24, 2017 By Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey Abstract Given the numerous threats against Earth’s coral reefs, there is an urgent need to develop …

2016 Annual Report

This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …

Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Fiji

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is conducting the Global Reef Expedition – the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. The Global Reef Expedition is a five-year mission to survey the health and resiliency of coral …

Smithsonian Channel celebrates Earth Day with “An Ocean Mystery”

This article featured on realscreen highlights the Earth Day premiere of the Foundation’s award-winning film ‘An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch’ on the Smithsonian Channel. Smithsonian Channel celebrates Earth Day with “An Ocean Mystery” realscreen April 4, 2017 By Selina Chignal …

How Close Are We to a Global Crash in Fish Populations?

A new film chronicles a scientist’s investigation to find out how much fish we have taken from the sea and determine how close we are to a global food catastrophe. ANNAPOLIS—The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is celebrating Earth …

Living Oceans Foundation Announces UM Rosenstiel School Partnership

Living Oceans Foundation Announces UM Rosenstiel School Partnership: New science collaboration will translate five-year Global Reef Expedition dataset into insight about the current health of the world’s oceans MIAMI—The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science …