Looking Back to the Line Islands

In the fall of 2010, researchers from SDSU, SIO, and other coral reef ecologists collaborated together for a research cruise to the Northern Line Islands, home to the some of the most pristine coral reef ecosystems still thriving in the world today.

Featured Research: Ocean Acidification

Read more about some of our current research on Ocean Acidification in this recently published piece from Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry News. See pg. 9 for some images and data from our last trip to the Line Islands. Check out the full article here: Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry News, Winter 2011

Notes from the field: Line Islands

This is a blog post by Levi Lewis, a PhD student in our lab, that follows his diving experience at Kingman Reef in the Line Islands. “Getting it at Kingman Reef” By Levi Lewis “Okay, I get it.”  Dr. Sandin (fish team) was wondering what I thought of my first dive on Kingman Reef, one of the most remote and … Read More

Check out the research in the Northern Line Island Expedition!

The Tent Brigade by Jen Smith, head researcher on the Benthic Team Prior to setting out on this expedition, I really had no idea how the Benthic Team was going to accomplish the goal we had set: performing three separate experiments at each island given no more than four days each. It seemed impossible. Now, after our fourth island, we … Read More

The Underappreciated Reef Algae

Halimeda opuntia

The Underappreciated Reef Algae by Jennifer Smith, head researcher on the Benthic Team   The green alga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa, commonly known as green bubble algae. Photograph by Jen Smith. Coral reefs are known for their spectacular diversity and striking beauty. When most people think of coral reefs they think of the colorful coral animals themselves—the organisms that build the reef structure and … Read More

A Most Useful Useless Reef

Gray reef shark at Kingman. Photograph by Jen Smith.

Learn about Kingman Reef as we follow the Northern Line Islands Expedition with the latest posts from the field.