Diving deep.Curious students who might be the next marine biologists or ocean explorers couldn't get enough of a coral reef coral reef Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. off the coast of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. in the Red Sea recently. High school science students from the U.S., as well as from Great Britain and Saudi Arabia, posed questions to scientists taking part in a Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation expedition to the Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area Marine Protected Area (MPA) is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of marine areas with some level of restriction to protect living, non-living, cultural, and/or historic resources. A commonly used definition is the one developed by the World Conservation Union. in May. The foundation aims to conserve and restore the world's oceans. Khaled bin Sultan is a member of the Royal House of Saudi Arabia. The expedition was built into their marine science classes over three weeks. Students tracked and analyzed the expedition progress while scientists answered thoughtful questions from students and sent pictures of colorful flora, fauna and fish, videos and science articles to fatten fat·ten v. fat·tened, fat·ten·ing, fat·tens v.tr. 1. To make plump or fat. 2. To fertilize (land). 3. their coral reef knowledge. One of the questions the students asked is, "It appears ... that there is not much damage to the coral reef systems in this area. Is this an indication that the human impacts are less in this area than in places like the Florida Keys, wherein the coral reef systems have significant damage?" True, the scientists said, saying that certain activities are legally limited in the area. "We're trying to stimulate students to first of all have a connection to the ocean and maybe stimulate them to go after a career in marine science or ocean exploration," says Capt. Philip Renaud, executive director of the foundation that held a similar expedition around the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean This is a list of islands in the Indian Ocean. Eastern Indian Ocean (East of India)
tr.v. in·grained, in·grain·ing, in·grains 1. To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind: the conservation issues in young people." The five American schools taking part were mainly magnet or charter schools with marine science programs, including Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST, TJ, Jefferson) is a public secondary magnet school in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. in Virginia. The reasons for the expedition included generating the first wide-scale habitat maps of the islands and conducting specific coral and fish surveys. |
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