The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has been accepted into the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) as an organization member, the President of AAUS said Friday. “On behalf of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, I wish to extend our welcome and congratulations to the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation,” said AAUS president C. McDonald. “We look forward to your many years of active involvement with the AAUS. The strength and true value of the Academy resides with the expertise of our organizational membership,” McDonald said. Captain Philip Renaud, the executive director of the Foundation said, “Establishing a professional scientific diving program is a major milestone for our Foundation ensuring safe and effective coral reef research throughout our ambitious Global Reef Expedition program and beyond.” --MORE
