I had been following WiseOceans’ social media for a while, and it was through their Jobs Board that I found the organisation in Fiji where I did my Divemaster qualification. Leaving the beauty of Fiji was hard, especially as it was winter in the UK (and unlike most Brits, I enjoy 30°+ weather), but soon […]
At the end of 2018, I was lucky enough to participate in a competition run by the XPRIZE Foundation called Visioneering 2018. The XPRIZE Foundation is the world leader in launching highly incentivised funding opportunities in a competition format known as XPRIZES. When XPRIZE launched “Visioneering 2018” they invited anyone with the drive and passion […]
Our newest Marine Educator Flora reflects on her first month or so as a WiseOceans Marine Educator Working for WiseOceans is a great change of pace for me. Having come from the Maldives, as both a resident marine biologist and a dive instructor, I spent more time that I would have liked on the dive […]
The National Whale and Dolphin Watch is a unique opportunity for anyone in the UK to get involved in a nation-wide data collection event. Researcher, boat operator, wildlife enthusiast or citizen scientist, we urge everyone to get involved! Running from Saturday 27th July – Sunday 4th August, this event aims to get a “snap-shot” of […]
WiseOceans celebrated World Oceans Day across the globe – trying to pack in as much help for our oceans and marine education as possible. Here is a summary of what our teams got up to. Wales, UK For our first World Oceans Day celebrations in Wales, we joined forces with Sea Trust to arrange a […]
Sea Trust is an NGO based in North Pembrokeshire, Wales. We are lucky enough to have a large population of Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena Phocoena) living off our coast all year round. Relatively little is known about that harbour porpoise compared to other cetaceans. To understand more about Harbour porpoise, especially our local population we have […]
‘’Desroches is an island which has a soul’’ I previously wrote about my new island life on Mahé, having moved from my island home of Mauritius but I now have a chance to explore a new island – Desroches. It is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands of Seychelles […]
Last weekend, The International Seakeepers Society – Asia hosted their annual Award Dinner in Singapore. A very special evening where over 220 people with a mix of nationalities made up of diplomatic corps members, leaders from commercial companies, scientists, and individuals came together in the name of conservation. Seakeepers’ branch in Asia has a unique […]
Our Petite Anse Reef Restoration Project 2018 Annual Report has been published. The Project is a collaboration between WiseOceans Seychelles and Four Seasons Resort Seychelles, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and is an innovative approach to coral reef restoration, born of a desire to return the house reef of […]
Our Reef Restoration Project here in Petite Anse, Mahé, Seychelles celebrates its 4th anniversary on 26th March 2019! So I thought I’d talk about what it is like to be the Reef Restoration Project officer, overseeing the day to day care of our corals and giving them the best helping hand possible. The first […]
