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crustose coralline algae
cuttlefish
dead/dying reefs
disease+sickly corals
Euphyllia
fluorescence
giant clams
high coral cover reef
jellyfish
mesocosms
misc Caribbean corals
Montipora
nudibranchs
octopus
Pdam+Seri
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restoration
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sea cucumbers
Seriatopora
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sponges
Symbiodiniaceae
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Best of Bahamas
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Overview
Bridgetown and the Garrison
Worthing area
Pebble Beach
Barbados Dive 1-"G-Spot"
Barbados Dive 2-"Close Encounters"
Hastings and Rockley
Silver Sands and South Point
Speightstown area
St. Phillips and Bottom Bay
Bermuda
Bermuda-2003 semester abroad
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos)
BIOT overview
Cauvin Bank and Egmont (2015-3-09 to 3-11)
Danger Island (2015-03-12 to 03-14)
Eagle Island (2015-03-14 to 03-17)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-17 to 03-20)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-21 to 03-24)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-25 to 03-28)
Male, Maldives (interlude)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-14 to 04-15)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-16 to 04-17)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-18 to 04-19)
Nelson Island, Victory Bank, and Blenheim
Salomon (2015-04-22 to 04-25)
Salomon (2015-04-26 to 04-30)
Speaker's Bank
Peros Banhos (2015-04-30 to 05-03)
Land(erson)
Cook Islands
Cook Islands overview
Rarotonga
Aitutaki
Palmerston
Dominica
Dry Tortugas National Park
DTNP cover
June 24th-transit day
June 25th-field work day 1
June 26th-field work day 2
June 27th-field work day 3
June 28th-field work day 4
Best of Dry Tortugas
East Timor
Fiji
Lau Archipelago-overview
Best of Fiji
Totoya
Matuku
Moala
Fulaga
Kabara
Vanua Vatu
Nayau
Cicia
Mago
Tuvuca
Vanua Balavu
Flower Garden Banks (USA)
FGB overview
Dive 1 (2019-6-3)
Dive 2 (2019-6-3)
Dive 3 (2019-6-3)
French Polynesia
Overview and Papeete
Papeete
Raivavae
Tubuai
Rurutu
Rimatara
Maria
Moorea
Great Barrier Reef
Australia overview
Arrival (2014-9-1)
Ribbon Reefs (2014-9-3 to 9-5)
Lark and Williamson Reefs (2014-9-6 to 9-8)
Yonge, Hicks, and Carter Reefs (2014-9-09 to 9-11)
Jewell, Hilder, Eyrie, and Parkinson Reefs (2014-9-12 to 9-14)
Unnamed Reefs 34 and 39 (2014-9-15 to 9-17)
Milman and Monkman Reefs (2014-9-18 to 9-20)
Wood and Yule Detached Reefs (2014-9-21 to 9-23)
Pearson and Siddons Reefs (2014-9-24 to 9-26)
2014-9-27 to 9-29
2014-9-30 to 10-02
Indonesia
Indonesia overview
Lombok (late January 2019)
Best of Raja Ampat (Oct. 2018)
Komodo National Park (overview)
Best of Komodo (as of 2019-5-11)
Dive 1-Siaba Besar (2019-1-19)
Dive 2-Siaba Kecil (2019-1-19)
Dive 3-Mawan (2019-1-19)
Dive 4-Nando Pt. night dive (2019-1-19)
Dive 5-Hot Rocks (2019-1-20)
Dive 6-Deep Purple (2019-1-20)
Dive 7-Hot Rocks round 2 (2019-1-20)
Dive 10-Shotgun (2019-1-21)
Dive 11-Wainilu night dive 1 (2019-1-21)
Dive 12-Bonsai Rock (2019-1-22)
Dive 13-Makasaar Reef (2019-1-22)
Dive 14-Tatawa Besar (2019-1-22)
Dive 15-Wainilu night dive 2 (2019-1-22)
Dive 16-Three Sisters (2019-1-23)
Dive 17-Secret Garden (2019-1-23)
Dive 18-Padar Kecil (2019-1-23)
Dive 20-Loh Sera (2019-1-24)
Dive 21-Pink Beach (2019-1-24)
Dive 22-Pink Beach-2 (2019-1-24)
Dive 23-Pink Beach night dive
Dive 24-Police Corner (2019-1-25)
Dive 25-Mawan-round 2
Dive 26-Pengeh Kecil (2019-1-25)
Dive 27-Wainilu night dive #3
Dive 28-Siaba Kecil (2019-1-26)
Dive 29-Mawan-round 3
Dive 30-Siaba Besar-round 2
Dive 31-Wainilu round 4
Dive 32-Tatawa Kecil (2019-1-27)
Dive 33-Tatawa Besar (2019-1-27)
Kenya
Kenya's coral reefs
Mauritius
Mauritius overview
Maldives
New Caledonia
New Caledonia overview
Ile des Pins
Prony Bay
Pelotas Atoll
Cook Reef
Portail
Huon
Gilbert Atoll
Surprise Atoll
2020 data
Oman
Palau
Palau overview
Palau bioprospecting
Nikko Bay
Pincher Reef (near Rock Islands)
Ngerur Island
Ngeruktabel
Uchelbeluu and Rebotel Reef
Ulong
Peleliu
Angaur
Angaur (topside)
Northwest (southern)
Northwest (central)
Far north
Kayengall Atoll
Velasco Reef
Topside photos
THE Palau day trip (best day ever?)
Sam's Tour pier
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Red Sea
Red Sea
Egypt
Philippines
Anilao
South Luzon
Bohol
Boracay
Malapascua Island
Mactan Island
Moalboal
Negros
Palawan
Coron-Busuanga
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian reefs
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands overview
sampled Pocillopora spp. colonies: sites 1-31
sampled Pocillopora spp. colonies: sites 32-69
sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies: sites 1-31
sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies: sites 32-69
Honiara (2014-10-28)
Munda (2014-10-29)
Gizo (2014-10-30 and 10-31)
Kerehikapa and Sikopo (2014-11-01 to 11-02)
Malakobi (2014-11-03 and 04)
Nono Lagoon (2014-11-05 and 06)
Marovo (2014-11-07)
Lata Island (2014-11-09)
Utupua (2014-11-10 to 11-13)
Vanikoro (2014-11-14 to 11-16)
Reef Islands (2014-11-17 to 11-21)
Tinakula Volcano (2014-11-22)
Photobombs
Island visit
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Overview
Union Island
on-water views
Dive 1 (wrong site; 2019-09-26)
Dive 2 (correct site; 2019-09-26)
Dive 3 (2019-09-26)
Dive 4 (2019-09-27)
Dives 5-7 (2019-09-28)
Mayreau Gardens (2019-09-30 and 10-01
wreck off Mayreau
Best of SVG
Best underwater shots
Kingston and St. Vincent
Taiwan
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Sunset Red
Houwan
Checheng
Hengchun
Kenting
Wanlitong
Lilongshan
Nanren
Mudan
Pingtung by scooter
epic Pingtung sunsets
SCUBA diving
Pingtung Pork Knuckle Festival
Sandimen
Donggang
Foguanshan
Kaohsiung
Hsiao Liou Chiou
Meinong
Tainan County
Yushan National Park
Taichung County
Nantou County
Green Island
Orchid Island
Penghu
Weird food
Chiayi County
Changhua County
Yunlin
Taipei
Far Northern Taiwan
Wulai
East Coast
Food
Science
Dongsha Atoll
Tonga
Tonga overview
Best of Tonga
Ha'apai-first six days
Ha'apai-last five days
Va'vau-first four days
Va'vau-last three days
Niuatoputapu
Turks and Caicos
TCI overview
Providenciales
West Caicos
French Cay
Fun travel
Australia
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brunei
Cambodia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Hawaii
Honduras
Indonesia: Bali and Maluku
Indonesia-Flores & Komodo National Park
Indonesia: Sulawesi and Papua (through 2019-10-18)
Indonesia: Papua-2 (Raja Ampat 2: Pulau Misool area)
Indonesia-Papua/Raja Ampat 3: Fam and Dampier
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru-I
Peru-II
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
USA travel
Alaska
Arizona
California
Chicago
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
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Louisiana
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Michigan
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Friendly Bear Editorial Service
Current Projects
Overview of current projects
Machine learning & coral health
Coral Health Map™
Coral Triangle
Global Reef Expedition
The Coral Hospital™
Coral multi-'Omics
Back-burner projects
Back-burner
GCC effects on coral
Corals: stressed or pessimistic?
Transgenerational coral studies
Osmoregulation in endosymbiosis
Evolution of pocilloporid corals
Florida projects
Caribbean coral resilience
Florida Keys work
Florida Keys marine life
Crocker Reef
Little Conch
The Rocks
Cheeca Rocks
Urban Corals
Orbicella
Looe Key NMS
Florida fun dives
Past field-based projects
Anilao Philippines
Dongsha Atoll-bleaching
Maldives-COTS removal
Maldives-bleaching
Past laboratory-based projects
Projects-overview
SHSTTE
SHVTS
SHVTS-proteomics
PDpCO2-larvae
PDpCO2-adult
PDLTTE
PDSTTE#1
PDSTTE2
LTOA
Ph.D. (Hawaii)
Educational tools
Presentations
Interactive plots (test)
Web resources
Coral-focused agencies
Educational photos
amazing reef shots
acroporids
airial reef shots
anemones
bleaching
brain corals
competition
coral culture in situ
Crown of thorns seastars
crustose coralline algae
cuttlefish
dead/dying reefs
disease+sickly corals
Euphyllia
fluorescence
giant clams
high coral cover reef
jellyfish
mesocosms
misc Caribbean corals
Montipora
nudibranchs
octopus
Pdam+Seri
Plerogyra
Pocillopora
Porites
recruitment
restoration
science
sea cucumbers
Seriatopora
soft corals
sponges
Symbiodiniaceae
Taiwan
Other science stuff
Field sites
Protocols
SEM
Histology
Taiwan
Bahamas
Bahamas-overview
Goulding Cay Reef (west coast)
King Reef (north coast)
Best of Bahamas
Barbados
Overview
Bridgetown and the Garrison
Worthing area
Pebble Beach
Barbados Dive 1-"G-Spot"
Barbados Dive 2-"Close Encounters"
Hastings and Rockley
Silver Sands and South Point
Speightstown area
St. Phillips and Bottom Bay
Bermuda
Bermuda-2003 semester abroad
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos)
BIOT overview
Cauvin Bank and Egmont (2015-3-09 to 3-11)
Danger Island (2015-03-12 to 03-14)
Eagle Island (2015-03-14 to 03-17)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-17 to 03-20)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-21 to 03-24)
Three Brothers/Central Chagos (2015-03-25 to 03-28)
Male, Maldives (interlude)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-14 to 04-15)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-16 to 04-17)
Peros Banhos (2015-04-18 to 04-19)
Nelson Island, Victory Bank, and Blenheim
Salomon (2015-04-22 to 04-25)
Salomon (2015-04-26 to 04-30)
Speaker's Bank
Peros Banhos (2015-04-30 to 05-03)
Land(erson)
Cook Islands
Cook Islands overview
Rarotonga
Aitutaki
Palmerston
Dominica
Dry Tortugas National Park
DTNP cover
June 24th-transit day
June 25th-field work day 1
June 26th-field work day 2
June 27th-field work day 3
June 28th-field work day 4
Best of Dry Tortugas
East Timor
Fiji
Lau Archipelago-overview
Best of Fiji
Totoya
Matuku
Moala
Fulaga
Kabara
Vanua Vatu
Nayau
Cicia
Mago
Tuvuca
Vanua Balavu
Flower Garden Banks (USA)
FGB overview
Dive 1 (2019-6-3)
Dive 2 (2019-6-3)
Dive 3 (2019-6-3)
French Polynesia
Overview and Papeete
Papeete
Raivavae
Tubuai
Rurutu
Rimatara
Maria
Moorea
Great Barrier Reef
Australia overview
Arrival (2014-9-1)
Ribbon Reefs (2014-9-3 to 9-5)
Lark and Williamson Reefs (2014-9-6 to 9-8)
Yonge, Hicks, and Carter Reefs (2014-9-09 to 9-11)
Jewell, Hilder, Eyrie, and Parkinson Reefs (2014-9-12 to 9-14)
Unnamed Reefs 34 and 39 (2014-9-15 to 9-17)
Milman and Monkman Reefs (2014-9-18 to 9-20)
Wood and Yule Detached Reefs (2014-9-21 to 9-23)
Pearson and Siddons Reefs (2014-9-24 to 9-26)
2014-9-27 to 9-29
2014-9-30 to 10-02
Indonesia
Indonesia overview
Lombok (late January 2019)
Best of Raja Ampat (Oct. 2018)
Komodo National Park (overview)
Best of Komodo (as of 2019-5-11)
Dive 1-Siaba Besar (2019-1-19)
Dive 2-Siaba Kecil (2019-1-19)
Dive 3-Mawan (2019-1-19)
Dive 4-Nando Pt. night dive (2019-1-19)
Dive 5-Hot Rocks (2019-1-20)
Dive 6-Deep Purple (2019-1-20)
Dive 7-Hot Rocks round 2 (2019-1-20)
Dive 10-Shotgun (2019-1-21)
Dive 11-Wainilu night dive 1 (2019-1-21)
Dive 12-Bonsai Rock (2019-1-22)
Dive 13-Makasaar Reef (2019-1-22)
Dive 14-Tatawa Besar (2019-1-22)
Dive 15-Wainilu night dive 2 (2019-1-22)
Dive 16-Three Sisters (2019-1-23)
Dive 17-Secret Garden (2019-1-23)
Dive 18-Padar Kecil (2019-1-23)
Dive 20-Loh Sera (2019-1-24)
Dive 21-Pink Beach (2019-1-24)
Dive 22-Pink Beach-2 (2019-1-24)
Dive 23-Pink Beach night dive
Dive 24-Police Corner (2019-1-25)
Dive 25-Mawan-round 2
Dive 26-Pengeh Kecil (2019-1-25)
Dive 27-Wainilu night dive #3
Dive 28-Siaba Kecil (2019-1-26)
Dive 29-Mawan-round 3
Dive 30-Siaba Besar-round 2
Dive 31-Wainilu round 4
Dive 32-Tatawa Kecil (2019-1-27)
Dive 33-Tatawa Besar (2019-1-27)
Kenya
Kenya's coral reefs
Mauritius
Mauritius overview
Maldives
New Caledonia
New Caledonia overview
Ile des Pins
Prony Bay
Pelotas Atoll
Cook Reef
Portail
Huon
Gilbert Atoll
Surprise Atoll
2020 data
Oman
Palau
Palau overview
Palau bioprospecting
Nikko Bay
Pincher Reef (near Rock Islands)
Ngerur Island
Ngeruktabel
Uchelbeluu and Rebotel Reef
Ulong
Peleliu
Angaur
Angaur (topside)
Northwest (southern)
Northwest (central)
Far north
Kayengall Atoll
Velasco Reef
Topside photos
THE Palau day trip (best day ever?)
Sam's Tour pier
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Red Sea
Red Sea
Egypt
Philippines
Anilao
South Luzon
Bohol
Boracay
Malapascua Island
Mactan Island
Moalboal
Negros
Palawan
Coron-Busuanga
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian reefs
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands overview
sampled Pocillopora spp. colonies: sites 1-31
sampled Pocillopora spp. colonies: sites 32-69
sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies: sites 1-31
sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies: sites 32-69
Honiara (2014-10-28)
Munda (2014-10-29)
Gizo (2014-10-30 and 10-31)
Kerehikapa and Sikopo (2014-11-01 to 11-02)
Malakobi (2014-11-03 and 04)
Nono Lagoon (2014-11-05 and 06)
Marovo (2014-11-07)
Lata Island (2014-11-09)
Utupua (2014-11-10 to 11-13)
Vanikoro (2014-11-14 to 11-16)
Reef Islands (2014-11-17 to 11-21)
Tinakula Volcano (2014-11-22)
Photobombs
Island visit
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Overview
Union Island
on-water views
Dive 1 (wrong site; 2019-09-26)
Dive 2 (correct site; 2019-09-26)
Dive 3 (2019-09-26)
Dive 4 (2019-09-27)
Dives 5-7 (2019-09-28)
Mayreau Gardens (2019-09-30 and 10-01
wreck off Mayreau
Best of SVG
Best underwater shots
Kingston and St. Vincent
Taiwan
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Sunset Red
Houwan
Checheng
Hengchun
Kenting
Wanlitong
Lilongshan
Nanren
Mudan
Pingtung by scooter
epic Pingtung sunsets
SCUBA diving
Pingtung Pork Knuckle Festival
Sandimen
Donggang
Foguanshan
Kaohsiung
Hsiao Liou Chiou
Meinong
Tainan County
Yushan National Park
Taichung County
Nantou County
Green Island
Orchid Island
Penghu
Weird food
Chiayi County
Changhua County
Yunlin
Taipei
Far Northern Taiwan
Wulai
East Coast
Food
Science
Dongsha Atoll
Tonga
Tonga overview
Best of Tonga
Ha'apai-first six days
Ha'apai-last five days
Va'vau-first four days
Va'vau-last three days
Niuatoputapu
Turks and Caicos
TCI overview
Providenciales
West Caicos
French Cay
Fun travel
Australia
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brunei
Cambodia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Hawaii
Honduras
Indonesia: Bali and Maluku
Indonesia-Flores & Komodo National Park
Indonesia: Sulawesi and Papua (through 2019-10-18)
Indonesia: Papua-2 (Raja Ampat 2: Pulau Misool area)
Indonesia-Papua/Raja Ampat 3: Fam and Dampier
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru-I
Peru-II
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
USA travel
Alaska
Arizona
California
Chicago
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
The Rockies
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
Educational photos
amazing reef shots
acroporids
airial reef shots
anemones
bleaching
brain corals
competition
coral culture in situ
Crown of thorns seastars
crustose coralline algae
cuttlefish
dead/dying reefs
disease+sickly corals
Euphyllia
fluorescence
giant clams
high coral cover reef
jellyfish
mesocosms
misc Caribbean corals
Montipora
nudibranchs
octopus
Pdam+Seri
Plerogyra
Pocillopora
Porites
recruitment
restoration
science
sea cucumbers
Seriatopora
soft corals
sponges
Symbiodiniaceae
Taiwan
Bubble corals. Note similarities with
Euphyllia
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