Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
Coral reefs are subjected to natural and human-induced disturbances, both of which can have a negative impact on the health of the ecosystem. Examples of human caused disturbances include pollution, destructive fishing practices, overharvesting animals for the aquarium trade, among …
While conducting coral reef surveys in the Cook Islands, scientists were shocked to see the ongoing devastating effects of a Crown-of-Thorns-Starfish (COTS) outbreak. On the reefs surrounding the island of Aitutaki, over 80 percent of the live coral community was …
Best Management Practices Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are naturally occurring organisms on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean that primarily eat coral. Finding a few COTS living on a coral reef is a normal and healthy part of the coral reef …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation formed a novel partnership with resorts and recreational divers to protect reefs in the Maldives from destructive starfish. In 2015, the Foundation worked in the Maldives to combat an outbreak of Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) and invited certified …
Coral reefs are undergoing a worldwide crisis and being lost at an alarming rate. Climate change, overfishing, and pollution are all taking their toll, but some corals face an additional problem: they are being eaten alive. Outbreaks of Crown …
