Reef Doctor Communications Team based in the UK and Madagascar
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 […]
In his third blog instalment, our aquaculture intern, Nathaniel Maekawa, describes his latest experiences and newly acquired responsibilities working on our sustainable livelihoods programme. “The water leapt at my knees as I stood next to the watchtower. Headlamp beams darted back and forth, illuminating purple and green plastic tubs that floated along idly. Piled within each bin, to […]
Reef Doctor is a UK-based non-profit organisation conducting conservation and social development in Southwest Madagascar
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