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Successful EcoExpedition Completed in Oman

November 30, 2010

For the second year, Biosphere Expeditions, together with Emirates Diving Association, organized a Reef Check EcoExpedition to the stunning Musandam Peninsula in Oman. Two groups of eight divers each spent…

First EcoDivers Trained in Saudi Arabia

November 30, 2010

Dr. Mohammed Kotb of PERSGA (the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden) recently certified 11 divers representing the Presidency of…

North-Central California Coast Project Completes 1st Year

November 30, 2010

This summer Reef Check California had an exciting field season along California’s North Central Coast. As some of you may know, starting in May of this year marine protected areas…

Technical Question of the Month: Why use a 5 m gap in the tropical transect surveys?

November 30, 2010

For convenience, we recommend using a single 100 m transect line to carry out Reef Check (RC) tropical surveys. It is simpler to roll out one 100 m line than…

Brunei to Monitor New MPA Network with Reef Check

November 30, 2010

Brunei Darussalam is a tiny nation nestled between the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Saba on the historic island of Borneo. The country has an area of only 5,265 sq…

Nature.com: Fish’s mucous sleeping bag stops bedbugs biting

November 17, 2010

http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/11/fishs_mucous_sleeping_bag_stop_1.html