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Groundtruthing

Over the last few weeks, you’ve heard a lot about our SCUBA surveys, what we’ve seen, and the health and resilience of these reefs. One of our major goals during this Expedition is to identify areas of rich biodiversity, as well as areas that are likely to persist and rapidly recover following regional disturbances, such as a major bleaching event. We...

Fishing at the Farasan Banks

Even though we are in a very remote location off the southern Red Sea coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fishermen abound. There are many coastal villages near the Farasan Banks with large fishing communities. Many of our sites are 50 miles or more offshore, and as we approach a reef we see small fiberglass fishing boats. Sometimes they fish in pairs,...

Sharks and Rays Today

Our fifth day of research was an epic day. Once again, we had blue skies, calm seas and clear water. One of the local experts warned us of strong winds and a change in conditions, but so far the seas have been like glass. The Golden Shadow relocated to a third anchorage, deep into the Farasan Banks. As the Golden Shadow picked up anchorage, the second...

Science Diary - 24 May 2006

Focus for today: Post-expedition data analysis. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: Double Award Applied Science; Developing Scientific Skills (Carrying our Practical Tasks, Recording and Post-expedition data analysis). Key information: During the 3 weeks of this expedition, a huge amount of data has been gathered by the scientists. Due to time and resource...

Science Diary - 19 May 2006

Focus for today: Reef Creatures. 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 sea not only occupies approximately two thirds of the surface of our planet, but it is also home to a large proportion of the species...

Farasan Islands Benthic Habitat Assessment and Mapping, Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area, May 2006 Preliminary Field Report

Farasan Islands Benthic Habitat Assessment and Mapping – Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area, May 2006 Preliminary Field Report A collaborative expedition between Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) and the Regional Organisation for the Conservation of the Environment...

Science Diary - 7 May 2006

Focus for today: The Farasan Islands Protected Area. 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. Key information: The Farasan Islands Protected Area. The Farasan...

Farasan Islands, Red Sea Coral Surveys

During our research in the vicinity of the Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area, our multi-national science team provided ‘live’ daily reports of our scientific observations and operational activities during the expedition.

U.S. Virgin Islands Habitat Mapping Expedition

We conducted extensive mapping of local reefs for an area of over 41,000 hectares – the largest analysis of its kind ever performed in the U.S. Virgin Islands – to develop baseline data of reef systems. The project led to the discovery of new reefs that were previously unknown. The U.S. Virgin Islands expedition was the Foundation’s...

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