Category: Marine Conservation

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MPA Reef Survey with MRCI

Author: Kirk Stewart 14 February 2018 Evaluating MPA Reef Health The marine program at MRCI has been evaluating, monitoring, and protecting the reefs of Nosy Komba and surrounding islands for several years. Rigorous surveys are conducted every...

MRCI’s Impact on Conservation and Commitment to the Environment

MRCI’s Impact on Conservation and Commitment to the Environment

One of our previous forest conservation volunteers conducted some research on the impact the Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI) has on social behaviour towards conservation for her university degree. She asked all volunteers...

Madagascar Volunteer - Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Nested Hawksbill Sea Turtle Returns to the Sea

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle, so you can imagine our excitement when we caught this nesting female on video. Marine Science Officer Emma wrote the following: “During the first of our...

Volunteering in Madagascar - Turtle Towers coral reef

Volunteering Gains Protection for Turtle Towers

Volunteering in Madagascar is a wonderful way for students to give back during their gap year. With its sparkling clear waters and high number of endemic species, diving around the island of Nosy Komba makes for a...

Volunteers Spend a Day in Paradise

Volunteers at MRCI recently took the “Turtle Express” out on a day trip to Nosy Tanikely to check out the seabed and landscape of this beautiful, uninhabited island. Nosy Tanikely is situated about 10 kilometres west of Nosy Komba. With its great...

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