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The Caribbean Lionfish Predicament

Although no one knows for certain how they came to be in these waters, Caribbean lionfish are probably here to stay.  Living Oceans Foundation research divers have noted Caribbean lionfish on every dive in Great Inagua and Hogsty Reef so

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Off the Deep End: Deep-Water Corals

Like jumping feet first into the rabbit hole made famous in “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, the deeper you dive on a reef, the more things change in interesting ways.  “Curiouser and curiouser,” mused Alice as she delved into

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Reef Wrecks

In surveying Hogsty Reef, the team aboard the Golden Shadow cannot help but notice at least two dramatic landmarks above the sea surface.  Shipwrecks.  The word summons images of high seas, blinding wind, adventurers, and a storied Caribbean history.  Because

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Hogsty Reef: It’s No Pig Pen

Early this morning, the Golden Shadow left its anchorage off Great Inagua and moved north to Hogsty Reef, one of only a few atolls in the Caribbean.  The opportunity to survey such a rare Bahamian coral formation is a true

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Science Without Borders ®

Science Without Borders ® is a critical component of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition.  The founder, His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was inspired by the well-known organization,

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Where in the World is the Golden Shadow?

Yesterday you were presented with a number of scenarios for the Golden Shadow to avoid Tropical Storm Emily.  Hopefully you spent some time considering the ship’s options for dodging the storm and steering clear of its predicted path.  Assuredly, the

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High Tech Reef Reconnaissance

Early on the morning of June 30th, as part of the Living Oceans Foundation’s (LOF) Global Reef Expedition (GRE), a Cessna seaplane named the Golden Eye took off from South Florida’s Opa-Locka Executive Airport bound for the southern Bahamas.  Aboard

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