Expeditions

Living Oceans Foundation Expedition

Field of study

Coral

Vessel(s)

M/Y Golden Shadow

Funder(s)

Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation

Start

3/2015

End

/5/2015

Description

Between 7 March 2015 and 3 May 2015, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted two coral reef research missions as components of our Global Reef Expedition (GRE) program. Our primary objectives were to map and characterize the shallow marine habitats and assess the status of coral reefs and coral reef species within 12 locations in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).

Expedition leader

Philip Renaud

Expedition leader email

Members

• Sam Purkis
• Alex Dempsey
• Chris Mirbach
• Georgia Coward
• Andrew Bruckner

Publications

• Living Oceans Foundation Expedition Report 2015 - 2015

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