✨Coral Futures Academy: building a local network to protect Pacific reefs 🪸 Our researcher, Dr. Jue Lalas, supervises this program that trains local leaders in Micronesia to study coral heat tolerance and put it into action for coral restoration 👉

The “Workshop on Building Capacity for Climate-Smart Adaptive Reef Management in Palau” at PICRC was a huge success! 🌊 International experts trained local stakeholders in coral restoration, building a skilled workforce ready to support reef recovery 🪸 https://t.co/qOBl8v3TZI

#TBT to last year's exploration of the #PalauNationalMarineSanctuary and congrats to @PICRCPalau's Maikani Andres for using data from that expedition in their @uhmanoa’s Deep-sea Animal Research Center training! Learn more via @PalauTimes:

We'll celebrate our 24th anniversary on January 23rd, 2025! The theme for our upcoming Anniversary Dinner, ‘Resilient Ocean, Resilient Community’, highlights the interconnectedness between healthy ocean ecosystems and the wellbeing of Palauan people. https://t.co/jXkRwBU5yy

A huge round of applause to all the talented filmmakers who participated in this year’s Ocean Stories Film Challenge! Your creativity and dedication to ocean conservation is truly inspiring.

ROV Dive Alert 🎉 Come along to 10,000ft deep as we explore the slopes of an underwater mountain in Palau’s domestic fishing zone with @oceanexplorer @PICRCPalau

🌊 ROV Dive Alert 🌊 Descend with us into Palau National Marine Sanctuary to explore a never before seen seamount situated between the Yap and Palau Trenches. Send in your questions for the control room team- https://t.co/zhUi3dQOeD #LebuusVoyage @PICRCPalau @oceanexplorer

OET proudly welcomes @univ_ryukyu alum Meangeldil Ayla Azuma Malsol to the #CorpsofExploration as an #oceanscience intern during NA167. Ayla is a former @picrcpalau intern who works for the Coral Reef Research Center. Learn more in our #QandA #blog:

ROV Dive Alert! We’re only 5 nautical miles away from land in Ngarchelong state of Palau diving deep (3800m//12,500 feet) along the slope from the island to the trench! Explore with us: https://t.co/zhUi3dQOeD @PICRCPalau @oceanexplorer

We are excited to announce that the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) is the recipient of a #BlueParks Small Grants from @savingoceans ! These grants support MPAs and strengthen conservation outcomes in critical ocean ecosystems. https://t.co/A69yqGKoCs

🔔 ROV Dive Alert 🔔 Four hrs ago, this seamount had never seen in high resolution and now the vehicles are descending to the seafloor for the first camera views of this corner of the spectacular Palau National Marine Sanctuary! @PICRCPalau @oceanexplorer

Join us at Barracuda Restaurant tonight, 6:30pm, for a live ship-to-shore interaction with Exploration Vessel, @EVNautilus. Speak to ocean explorers about exploring the deep-sea and watch incredible footage of the animals and geological features found thousands of feet deep.

The team onboard #EVNautilus, in partnership with @PICRCPalau and @oceanexplorer, will spend the next three weeks gathering #seafloormapping data and exploring the #seafloor with #remotelyoperatedvehicles around #Palau. Watch the video:

🏆✨🌊🎥 We're delighted to share that our "Oceans in a new light" video won a @CASEAdvance award! This short film showcases how @oceansolutions, @Dionne_Group, @PICRCPalau are developing an optical sensor to help monitor marine species ➡️ https://t.co/lhiwWDujf6 📸 A. Brodhead

OET is proudly partnering with @PICRCPalau for the #LebuusVoyage expeditions to explore #PalauNationalMarineSanctuary. Together, we're bringing eleven #Palauan #researchers, #educators, cultural liaisons, and early career professionals onboard #EVNautilus for the next few weeks.

Congratulations to Ayumi from Maris Stella School for being the winner of the Lebuu's Voyage Sticker contest! An additional shout out to all the honorable mentions! Thank you to everyone for participating, your creativity is inspiring!

We're also seeking a Coral Futures Supervisor! The Coral Futures Supervisor will lead the coordination of Coral Futures Academy projects based in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federal States of Micronesia, and Palau. https://t.co/9kPzEsd5cc

We are seeking a Coral Futures Team Leader! The team leader will provide implementation, research, and monitoring for heat-tolerant coral restoration efforts at PICRC. Click the link below for specific duties & the application process https://t.co/L3WxZfT7wL

OET and @PICRCPalau are honored to share Ayumi from #Palau's Maris Stella School (age 12)'s winning design as the 2024 #LebuusVoyage Expedition Sticker! Check it out, as well as some of the honorable mentions in this #photoalbum: https://t.co/JhV1iqhWH2

Marine heatwaves can have a severe impact on coral populations. Humanes et al. demonstrate that selective breeding could enhance coral tolerance to short-term heat stress by up to 1°C. @Coralassist_Lab @adriana_humanes @LiamLachs @jr_guest @PICRCPalau https://t.co/BYpuki5xcT