Jul
3
to Jul 12
French Riviera
The world’s most visited country at the busiest time of year….Still, it’s going to be great!
Jul
13
to Aug 2
Morocco
Spent most of June in France for work so decided to chip away at North Africa while I’m over on this side of the world. By the way, this beautiful photo of camels traversing the sand is NOT my own and was taken off of Google image search.
Jun
28
to Jul 3
Tunisia
Why not? A friendly North African country known for epic desert scenery (featured in the original Star Wars films)
Jun
10
to Jun 17
UNOC3 in Nice, France
Attended the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France for a combination of science and fundraising activities.
Mar
4
11:30 AM11:30
Project Zero fundraiser at Greenwood Place
Hopefully can help drum up some support for coral reefs at this intimate philanthropic event.
https://www.greenwood.place/
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00
Jan
31
to Feb 12
Mauritius: coral reef health assessments and project coordination
Will conduct coral reef surveys and discuss potential coral reef interventions with local scientists at the University of Mauritius and Odysseso.
Jan
30
8:00 PM20:00
Jan
23
to Jan 25
Jan
16
to Jan 18
Dec
8
to Dec 15
Reef Futures
Excited to be attending my first Reef Futures conference, where I will be both presenting my own research and running a CORDAP workshop on bridging the scientist-practitioner gap.
Oct
13
to Oct 18
The 7th International Marine Conservation Congress
Excited to be attending my first International Marine Conservation Congress to discuss capacity development for coral conservation and restoration
Sep
8
to Sep 13
38th ICRI General Meeting
My first ICRI meeting, just down the road in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I’ll be representing CORDAP.
Aug
22
to Aug 24
Bahrain round 2
Back to little Bahrain to see how these mega-high-temperature reefs are doing.
Jun
12
to Jun 15
CORDAP Scientific Advisory Committee annual meeting
CORDAP staff with convene with our lovely scientific advisory committee (SAC) for three days to discuss this year’s proposals. On the fourth day, we will have a fundraising event.
Jun
1
to Jun 11
Turkey
Fun trip to Turkey en route to London for the CORDAP annual scientific advisory committee meeting.
May
16
to May 28
May
9
to May 11
Riyadh
Never thought I’d ever find myself WANTING to go to Riyadh, but I’ve always managed to have a good time there despite its historically conservative nature.
Apr
29
to May 3
Asir National Park
Spent a few days in the high-mountain area of Saudi Arabia, the region of the kingdom most don’t even know exists. Mean elevation is around 2,400 m, reaching nearly 3,000 m in certain areas.
Apr
18
to Apr 20
Apr
8
to Apr 12
Mar
6
to Apr 6
Mombasa, Kenya
CORDAP’s inaugural capacity development workshop focused on growing the capacity of the developing world to confront the climate crisis’ impact on coral reefs.
Feb
18
to Feb 21
Jan
28
to Feb 3
East Timor
Characterizing the resilience of the reefs of Atauro Island and Dili, East Timor
Jan
27
to Jan 28
Jan
19
to Jan 26
Jan
3
to Jan 18
Dec
27
to Jan 2
Dec
16
to Dec 27
Oct
6
to Oct 7
Yanbu area (Saudi Arabia) bleaching surveys
The Yanbu area has long been known to feature some of the most beautiful reefs of the Red Sea, and, while gorgeous underwater scenery is not in short supply, high-temperature-induced coral bleaching is certainly an issue.
Sep
21
to Sep 24
Persian Gulf field work
I will be conducted coral reef surveys near Manama, Bahrain on Sept. 22-23. These are some of the hottest reefs on the planet, and I’m excited to see what they can tell us about the limits of coral thermotolerance.
Sep
15
to Sep 16
Coral reef surveys-Yanbu (Saudi Arabia Red Sea)
I will be conducting coral reef health surveys at reefs off the town of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia on September 15 and 16 in collaboration with Ulmuj Dive Center.