NEWS ARCHIVE
February 2012
Goodbye Omri our dedicated Project Manager
10 Feb, 2012
Omri our dedicated project manager unfortunately has to leave RD to go back to the US. Heres what he had to say about his time with us ... read more
School children from Toliara continue their annual education vist to ReefDoctor
10 Feb, 2012
Every year ReefDoctor welcomes a group of children from the College Francais in Tulear for an afternoon of educational activities and this year we had twenty-one of them! ... read more
Bubbles Burst at the Surface
10 Feb, 2012
Vato Soa, or ‘Good Rock’, is a site that lies roughly seven kilometres north of the ReefDoctor base and one of the few sites that remains in stable health and shows what the reefs used to be like throughout the entire Ranobe lagoon reef system ... read more
ReefDoctor moves to a new site
08 Feb, 2012
ReefDoctor main office of operations moves to a new site, well just 50m down the beach from the old place and closer to the village, but is a whole new move and a great new location and facilities ... read more
It looks like a ray; it swims like a shark… Who brought the plectrum…?!?
08 Feb, 2012
Our urchin predation assessment has just rolled around once again, with staff and volunteers spending two days collecting and spearing urchins, stringing them up to entice various fish with an easy meal, and then looking at the remains of their spiny little bodies to figure out what sorts of urchin-eaters there are out there. ... read more
Masters Students from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris visit ReefDoctor
08 Feb, 2012
‘Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris’ HEC is a highly regarded institution, consistently ranked by the Financial Times as the best business school in Europe, and, if taking into account the number of Fortune 500 companies with an HEC graduate as their CEO or equivalent, it would be ranked as the 4th higher education institute in the world. ... read more
Monogamous Sea Moths at the Bay of Ranobe
08 Feb, 2012
A recent submarine encounter shows that the diving here is still full of surprises; despite everything, there are rare and cryptic species eking out an existence in the Bay. Given that this ecosystem may be on the verge of collapse, to be allowed a glimpse of something special, under these circumstances, really is a gift. ... read more
Smashing success Burns fund fundraising event washington DC USA
08 Feb, 2012
ReefDoctor has extended its reach across the Atlantic Ocean, holding for the first time a fundraiser in the United States. Taking place at the house of Dr. Alain Thibault and Mrs. Mireille Lapeyre in Washington DC, this event was dedicated to ReefDoctor’s Burn Fund for the children of Ifaty. Among the distinguished guests we had the honour of having Mr. Jocelyn Radifera, the Malagasy ambassador to the United States, and his wife Mrs. Erna Radifera. ... read more
ReefDoctor attends IOSEA Marine Turtle conference
08 Feb, 2012
ReefDoctor, along with other organisations in Madagascar have just attended the IOSEA conference on marine turtles – the first of its kind in Madagascar. ... read more
Interview with the new ReefDoctor Director
07 Feb, 2012
For the past several months, we have all been eagerly awaiting the arrival of ReefDoctor’s newest addition. After giving our new Director a few weeks to settle in, we decided that the time had come to sit him down and find out more about the man who will be taking charge of our little crew. ... read more
Stakeholders unite to manage Rose Garden MPA
07 Feb, 2012
The Rose Garden Management Committee (comite gestion de Massif des Roses) met on 11 November 2010 to agree upon new procedures that will strengthen the sustainability and success of this community managed marine reserve. ... read more
ReefDoctor Appoints new company Director
07 Feb, 2012
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A new logo for the womens association of the Bay of Ranobe
07 Feb, 2012
A new logo for the womens association that will go on the handycrafts they sell to tourists and an update to the chicken co-operative pilot project ... read more
Coral Reef Education Day for local school kids
07 Feb, 2012
Today 34 children came to celebrate education at Reef Doctor. They were chosen to come to Reef Doctor and learn about the local ecosystem after they showed particular enthusiasm and knowledge in their school assessments this year. ... read more
Conservation takes centre stage – RD, WWF and local partners scout for a Theatre Group
07 Feb, 2012
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Volunteers see Humpback Whales
07 Feb, 2012
6 volunteers embarked on the mission to find a needle in a haystack – the humpback whale. ... read more
Volunteer Sea Urchin Predation study
07 Feb, 2012
Study being undertaken by interns and volunteers part of our research projects that can be done by volunteers requiring research projects for their university degrees ... read more
Experience a visit to the North of Madagascar
07 Feb, 2012
Teschna Christie and Morgan Payne – Science Team visit the North of Madagascar ... read more
Rotary Club Tricastin Medical supplies for ifaty clinic arrive
07 Feb, 2012
ReefDoctor would like to thank Rotary club of Tricastin Southern France for their recent donation of medical supplies to medical clinic of the village of Ifaty. ... read more
Local fishermen continue to move towards sustainable resource management
07 Feb, 2012
the local fishermen’s association FIMIHARA (FIkambanana Miaro sy HAnasoa ny RAnomasina – “Association to protect and improve the marine environment”) has recently taken steps towards increased autonomy from its founding partner ReefDoctor ... read more
The Problem at the Rose Garden Marine Protected Area
07 Feb, 2012
suspected coral disease outbreak? ... read more
chicken raising co-operative pilot project begins
07 Feb, 2012
Last week heralded the first meeting of the Tsivonoe chicken-raising co-operative, a pilot project aiming to develop alternative income streams to fishing and build business skills. ... read more
Coral Reef Survey Update
07 Feb, 2012
Humphead wrasse loomed in the distance, alas they avoided the presence of man …. A tragedy for Reef Check, a triumph for endangered fish everywhere! ... read more
Community Education and leadership Training
07 Feb, 2012
The program will equip villagers with the communication skills to introduce ideas of integrated resource management to other fishermen and villagers in a collaborative way that promotes community ownership of problems and support for solutions. ... read more
volunteers help re-release captured endangered radiated tortoise back to the wild
07 Feb, 2012
At Reef Doctor, our focus is not limited to the marine environment; our efforts are also on the land based environments and communities that surround us. ... read more
As part of the ReefDoctor volunteer experience we arrange trips to see more of this amazing island
07 Feb, 2012
A weekend trip to see the Isalo national park is fundamental for anyone staying with us at RD. Please read on to find out more of our voluntary research assistant’s experience in Isalo. ... read more
Coral Bleeching assessment update April 2010
07 Feb, 2012
This year (April 2010) evaluation of each permanent survey station indicates a minimal bleaching response despite local sea temperatures consistently exceeding the suggested bleaching threshold of 27.5C (McClanahan 2005). ... read more
MIAMBY FANO Turtle Conservation project update April 2010
07 Feb, 2012
MIAMBY FANO meaning 'guardian of the turtle' in Vezo dialect conservation project continues to make huge advances in community lead marine turtle conservation ... read more
SeaGrass Surveys update April 2010
07 Feb, 2012
Reef doctor conducts another successful survey in partnership with international seagrass monitoring network seagrass.net. ... read more
Bleaching response initial surveys
07 Feb, 2012
ReefDoctor has established a coral bleaching monitoring program to according to the protocols of Dr. Tim McClanahan of WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Kenya to assess the base level of bleaching and therefore be in a position to perform in depth studies should a bleaching event occur ... read more
ReefDoctor Blog site Launched
07 Feb, 2012
see updates to our work and volunteer experiences ... read more
new marine turtle community lead conservation effort created the first for the region
07 Feb, 2012
The Vezo tribal leaders of Ifaty have asked ReefDoctor for assistance in the protection of their sea turtle, as a result the group ‘Miamby Fano’ was created to establish a permanent monitoring and education program in the Bay of Ranobe. ... read more
Project Plan with rotary club Tricastin southern France to supply clean water to villagers
07 Feb, 2012
The aim is to improve water accessibility and quality in the local villages with the idea to start with the villages of Ifaty, Mangilly, Tesvenoie and Amboaboaka, four of the 13 local fishing villages ReefDoctor has been working with in the Bay of Ranobe. Only 2 of 13 villages in the Bay of Ranobe have access to clean water! ... read more
Surge forward for community and schools education on the marine environment
07 Feb, 2012
Primay and middle school teachers from 7 schools in the Bay area attend further workshops on the ReefDoctor Marine Curriculum ... read more
Further capacity building work for FIMIHARA and the No Take Zones
07 Feb, 2012
Further Capacity building for FIMIHARA and the No Take Zones focusing on the Octopus fishery a very important economic resource for the Vezo fishermen ... read more
New FIMIHARA members elected by villagers of Bay of Ranobe March 2009
07 Feb, 2012
On the 7th of March, 2009, 130 delegates from the 13 villages of the Bay of Ranobe meet on Reef Doctor’s grounds in Ifaty to undertake elections for the board of FIMIHARA. ... read more
Conservation Efforts Surge Forward
07 Feb, 2012
December 1st 2008 marked the official closure of 6 new rotational no-take-zones, the first in the bay and some of the first in Madagascar after our partners Blue Ventures successful pioneered and implementation such zones at their site in Andavadoaka and whose methodology we replicated. Additionally, 3 marine parks where closed permanently to fishing, anchoring, and shell collecting while opening up to sustainable, community managed tourism. ... read more
