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Virtual Connections

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

March 29, 2012

Throughout this week, students from two high schools—Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, Washington and Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona—have been virtually following the Global Reef Expedition to learn more about the work of the Living Oceans Foundation. Recruited through the Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW) Program, the schools represent entirely different environments from that of Navassa. They recently had an opportunity to submit questions to Navassa Mission researchers.

Our usual morning greeting.

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Tags: Acropora palmata, biodiversity, coral bleaching, coral reefs, Corona del Sol High School, Diadema urchin, elkhorn coral, Gig Harbor High School, Global Reef Expedition, invasive species, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, lionfish, Navassa, parrotfish, research
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Next Stop: Navassa

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

March 26, 2012

After a short break in Jamaica, the M/Y Golden Shadow departed for an overnight sail to the next stop on the Global Reef Expedition: Navassa. Joining the Living Oceans science staff is a cadre of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Miami researchers. Together, they will characterize the current status, threats and resilience of Navassa’s reefs.

By revisiting past survey sites, the researchers will update information on coral reef communities examined by NOAA and other partners over the last 10 years. The current mission includes a team doing fish counts, one assessing the density of Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and other corals, and one doing benthic transects.

Navassa Mission primary dive sites (by Southeast Fisheries Science Center)

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Tags: Acropora palmata, Coral Reef Educators on the Water, elkhorn coral, full face mask, Global Reef Expedition, Golden Shadow, Haiti, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Navassa, NOAA, research
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Mission’s End

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

March 19-20, 2012

The first day of spring was the last day of diving for the Pedro Bank mission. Winston “Shucksman” Kerr, a local fisherman, guided us to two sites within sight of the Golden Shadow. No nurse sharks today, but lots of coral, and two reef sharks appeared on the second dive. Nathalie Zenny speared a lionfish, which Winston neatly trimmed of its spines on board the Calcutta.

Winston “Shucksman” Kerr carefully trims off lionfish spines

The afternoon was a flurry of activity. Nathalie, Llewellyn, Andy Bruckner and a few others went to Middle Cay for a community meeting to explain the mission of the Global Reef Expedition and the Living Oceans Foundation and discuss all things reef-related.

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Tags: coral reefs, elkhorn coral, Global Reef Expedition, Jamaica, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Pedro Bank, research, staghorn coral, star coral
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