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Final Reflections from Navassa

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

April 2, 2012

The mission to Navassa wrapped up on Friday. As the sun began to set, activity on the Golden Shadow continued. Laptops whirred while everyone entered their data for the week. Those not entering data compared notes, stories, and observations from the trip. Information about fish species, coral counts, discussions with the fishers and a lot more information will be compiled and processed by all the various organizations participating in the mission.

Mandy Karnauskas in the ship's office.

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Tags: coral reefs, Global Reef Expedition, Golden Shadow, invasive, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, lionfish, Navassa, NOAA, Port Antonio, reef fish identification, sea birds
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Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW)

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

March 28, 2012

The CREW program offers high school teachers the opportunity to join the Global Reef Expedition (GRE) on one of its missions. Participants gain first-hand experience of life on board a working scientific research vessel, a greater understanding of the importance of coral reefs, and the inspiration to share what they have learned with their students and community. Mike Trimble, a teacher from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, is the first participant in the pilot program.

Aurora Alifano (left), Island Conservation, Jean Wiener (middle), Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity, and Mike Trimble (right), CREW

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Tags: Coral Reef Educator on the Water, coral reefs, CREW, Global Reef Expedition, Golden Shadow, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, NOAA, University of Miami
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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.