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Fabien Cousteau Visit

ByWendy Grosenbach

Every few years, Lighthouse Reef and Long Caye gets a visit from renowned conservationist Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques Cousteau. During this visit, he helped clean-up ocean trash, including a discarded battery from the ocean floor. Wendy had the opportunity to speak with him regarding the health of the reef and continuing conservation efforts for the area, particularly upcoming contributions to the Lighthouse Reef Research Repository. Given his grandfather’s intimate knowledge of Lighthouse Reef, Fabian could provide access to decades of data about the reef, enhancing our baseline of information. More recent data will then be compared to that baseline as evidence of change. This connection bodes well for the future of Lighthouse Reef and LR3 is excited to continue the conversation. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Cousteau

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