This week we chat to…April Burt, a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford in partnership with Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF). April believes passionately that success in marine conservation comes more from building strong teams, working collaboratively, being resilient and self-motivated, than having strong qualifications. Name: April Burt Job Title: PhD candidate (Marine conservation) Organisation: University of Oxford and […]
Starting 2020 as a Marine Educator with WiseOceans has been the best way to begin the New Year. After making the long trip from Texas, the entire team made me feel at home, and helped me get settled into the role. My first view of Petite Anse left me speechless. Towering granitic rock blooming with […]
This guest blog is from French student Mateo Delclos, who recently took part in a two-week internship with our Marine Education team based at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles. Mateo really threw himself into the role and it is great to read how useful he found the experience too. For my university formation in France, I […]
After three years (where I did my undergraduate degree) I am back into the Marine Educator role at Petite Anse, Four Seasons Resorts Seychelles and I feel like I’ve never been away! I was very happy to have been offered this position. Having enjoyed my degree at The University of Seychelles I now love the […]
This week we chat to…Victoria Beasley from GVI, Curieuse, Seychelles. She never gave up when it seemed that landing a job in marine conservation was out of reach. Hard work, networking and making all her volunteer experience count was what paid off in the end. Name: Victoria Beasley Job Title: Science Coordinator Organisation: GVI What inspired […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Interview with WiseOceans… Jordan Sutherland from WiseOceans This week we chat to Jordan, WiseOceans’ Marine Educator and Reef Restoration Officer based at Four Seasons Resorts Seychelles. Her advice is to never miss out on a networking opportunity and learn another language (or two) if you can! Also – sign up to our Weekly Job Alert […]
‘’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 […]
An Interview with WiseOceans… Flavio Joseph from WiseOceans This week we chat to Flavio – WiseOceans’ own Marine Educator. Growing up on the beautiful island of Mauritius Flavio didn’t have to go far to see incredible tropical marine life but for him, it is all about sharing his passion for it – creating that connection […]
