Maui Nui – 2019

Dates: May 16-26, 2019 Divers: Sam Clements, Anela Akiona, Nicole Pedersen Lead Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Partner Publication: Hard Coral Nutrition

What do corals eat anyway? Corals get nutrients in two ways– from microscopic algae living within their cells as well as ‘hunting’ for food when the polyp extends tentacles to consume microscopic zooplankton from the waters current. Dr. Mike Fox, a recent PhD graduate from the Smith Lab found that corals get more nutrients from hunting than previously thought. Check it … Read More

Palmyra – 2019

Dates: September 8 – September 23, 2014 Divers: Dr. Stuart Sandin, Dr. Jennifer Smith, Sam Clements, Clinton Edwards Lead Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, The Nature Conservancy Hawaii

Okinawa – 2019

Dates: July 7 – August 5, 2019 Lead Organization: SIO & Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Partners: University of the Ryukyus EXPEDITION TEAM Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Dr. Brian Zgliczynski, Postdoctoral researcher Lindsay Bonito, Staff Researcher Chris Sullivan, Staff Researcher Sho Kodera, Staff Researcher Gabe Turner, Volunteer Diver Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Satoshi Miturai, Professor … Read More