The Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history—circumnavigated the globe over the course of 10 years, studying the health and resiliency of coral reefs in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as the Red Sea. The Global Reef Expedition brought together hundreds of scientists who spent tens of thousands of hours underwater conducting comprehensive surveys of more than 1,000 coral reefs and associated fish communities, and resulted in the creation of 65,000 square kilometers of high-resolution coral reef habitat maps, or about one fifth of the world’s coral reefs. H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Sultan announced the launch of the Global Reef Expedition at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, now, he is set to announce its completion and the foundation will present their findings at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille.
