Reef Doctor Communications Team based in the UK and Madagascar
July 26th is International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Along with coral reefs and seagrass, mangrove ecosystems are amongst the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. The Reef Doctor Honko Project works with local communities and authorities to conserve and restore mangrove ecosystems in the Bay of Ranobe. World Mangrove Day is celebrated […]
Two weeks ago, our Science Team added a new feature to the Rose Garden Marine Protected Area (MPA): a swim-through tunnel! Although, currently only a bare metal framework, we hope that it will soon become colonised by interesting and colourful invertebrates and algae, which will in turn attract reef fish. The idea of this tunnel […]
Here is the fifth blog instalment of our aquaculture intern, Nathaniel Maekawa, in which he describes further his experience working at Reef Doctor, some projects he has followed and even a spark of tourism… “Seaweed flour and fertilizer, water bottle crab traps, a harvest day salt shaker, and scarecrows for turtles. These are all projects […]
In his fourth blog, aquaculture intern Nathaniel Maekawa describes the latest opportunities and experiences our internship programme has presented to him……. “On my third day at Reef Doctor, I woke up at 6:00 am, ate some breakfast, and went down to the aquaculture shed with my wetsuit pulled on halfway and my snorkel gear slung […]
Madagascar is amongst the poorest countries in Africa. As estimated by the World Food Program (WFP), over 90% of the population lives below the international poverty line and nearly half of all children under the age of five are malnourished due to a lack of access to and diversity of food. The Toliara Province, a […]
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