Catlin Seaview Survey

Dominic Bryant was able to participate as one of the Catlin Oceans Scholars at the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute (GCI) in the Catlin Seaview Survey.

Dominic’s research earned him his PhD under direction of leading climate change and coral reef scientist, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. Dominic had the opportunity to travel and study the Caribbean, the Maldives and the Coral Triangle in the Indo-Pacific region. The Catlin Seaview Survey is a global coral reef survey which aims to reveal the world’s coral reefs in high resolution 360° panoramic images.

The Catlin Group is a global re-insurance company who believes they need to understand how current and future risks to our climate and populations could change the future of insurance. In sponsoring the Seaview Survey, they recognise how important coral reefs are to coastal communities and how important it is to measure change with a scientifically appropriate method. 

The GCI is situated within UQ’s St Lucia Campus, inside a “living building” designed to work with the environment to save energy and reduce emissions. The UQ in Australia is one of the leading research institutions in the world, and is committed to the sustainability of the world’s research through its research and learning practices. The GCI is a multi-disciplinary research institute focused on finding solutions to the challenge of global change in four key areas: food security and land use, healthy oceans, renewable energy, and transforming policy, institutions and society.

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