Category: Marine Conservation

Artificial Coral Reef Restoration in Madagascar

Project Overview: The Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI) at Turtle Cove, Nosy Komba, operates a leading marine conservation program dedicated to restoring damaged reef habitats. Through the deployment of engineered artificial...

Coral Reef Restoration: Building a Reef from Scratch

How MRCI Constructs and Restores Artificial Reefs in Madagascar

Volunteer conservation efforts during wet season challenges

Our volunteer conservation efforts during Madagascar’s wet season faced major setbacks this past week. A tropical storm passed over, which made way for an unusual week. Due to poor visibility and high swells our marine volunteers were unable to...

Why Are Seashells Important? | Importance of Seashells in Marine Ecosystems

Why Are Seashells Important?Seashells are crucial components in coastal and marine ecosystems as they have multiple functions. Perhaps the most obvious, natural uses for shell are the homes they make for hermit crabs, whose bodies curl comfortably...

Whale Shark Season in Madagascar – Swim with a Whale Shark

Swim with a Whale Shark in Madagascar!Our volunteers have the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of trips and activities during their free time on the weekends. One of the most unforgettable experiences you can have is to swim with a whale shark in...

Night Dive With Our Marine Conservation Team

Currently our two Marine Interns, Tom and Ella, are working towards completing their Dive Master training! Part of completing this course includes leading a night dive. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week Both Tom and Ella got the opportunity to...

Scorpion Fish on Nosy Komba

Re-Homing A Scorpion Fish Towards the end of August our neighbor reached out to our Dive Instructor Kyle about a Scorpion Fish that he had continuously spotted on his beach. Scorpion Fish have enough venom that their stings can be fatal to humans if...

Diving into the life of Tilo – Madagascar Volunteer

Diving into the Life of Tilo: From Space Science to Marine ConservationIt is always fascinating to find out more about our staff, their backgrounds and essentially what brought them to MRCI. Below, we pay homage to our marine science manager, Tilo...

Volunteer Experience: Life on the Marine Conservation Program

Marine Conservation Volunteer Q&A: Arthur at Turtle CoveAuthor: Alex Oelofse, Social Media Intern & PhotographerArthur decided to share some of his thoughts and experiences from his time at MRCI’s Turtle Cove Camp where he partook in...

Beach Clean-Ups on Nosy Komba

By Alex Flucke, MRCI SCUBA Instructor “Another Beach Clean…?” A typical day on the Marine Conservation Program here at MRCI consists of scuba diving, snorkeling, entering data we collected while scuba diving and snorkeling, and getting set up to go...