Author: Ava GrahamDate: April 2021 I arrived at MRCI’s hidden camp found on the beautiful shores of Nosy Komba, also known as Lemur Island. I was feeling excited and eager to learn and explore yet nervous to call this remote camp home for the upcoming 7 weeks. I soon realised that there was nothing to […]
Marine Conservation Volunteer Q&A
Author: Alex Oelofse, Social Media Intern & Photographer Arthur decided to share some of his thoughts and experiences from his time at MRCI’s Turtle Cove Camp where he partook in the Marine Conservation Program. So Arthur where are you from? Hampshire, England. How did you come across MRCI? I decided to embark on something […]
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 diving and snorkeling. One would not typically think that a marine activity could be done […]
Marine Conservation Monthly Report
Author: Ethan Getz, Marine Science Manager January 2018 Over the past few months, the marine conservation staff have worked to continue long-term reef monitoring projects while developing new methods to measure the health of our home reef and the surrounding reefs on Nosy Komba. Robust datasets have been collected from reef transect surveys, turtle watch, […]
PADI Top Instructor in the Country
Congratulations are due to our Director of Diving Operations and Health & Safety Kyle Devine for placing as one of the top PADI instructors in the country! Kyle has been living in Madagascar for over 6 years. He has a love for the ocean and has been diving for nine years. He is a qualified PADI […]
