Journey to the Centre of BV
by Jo Hudson, Conservation & Research Assistant, UK I left London very early on a cold and damp morning towards … Continue reading
Category Archives: Toliara
Blue Ventures Staff Q&A with Taylor Mayol, Communications Officer
In the third of our series of Q&As with Blue Ventures staff, we ask Taylor Mayol, our Communications and Programme … Continue reading
Blue Ventures Staff Q&A with Shawn Peabody, Madagascar Country Director
In the second of our series of Q&As with Blue Ventures staff, we ask Shawn Peabody, our Madagascar Country Director, … Continue reading
Have you ever encountered a live sea cucumber?
by Taylor Mayol, Communications and Programme Development Officer, Madagascar I hadn’t either until just a few months ago. I knew … Continue reading
The Highs and Lows of the Octopus Project
by Sophie Andriamalala, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar For the last two weeks the octopus team in Toliara have spent 10 hours … Continue reading
BV Scholar Paubert is ‘cruising’ on a wave of success
by Paubert Mahatante, Roger Samba and J. Paul Getty Scholar, Toliara, Madagascar (introduction by Joanna Hudson, Blue Ventures Science Intern, London) Introduction: … Continue reading
Mapping the octopus: road tripping south of Toliara
by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar On a recent trip to the south of Toliara I seem to have … Continue reading
Rediscovering Malagasy wildlife
by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar I have become a city girl again. My move to Toliara, the capital … Continue reading
Finding Nemo… and some Kenyan inspiration as well.
By Shawn Peabody, Locally Managed Marine Area Coordinator, Toliara – Madagascar I didn’t know that clown fish could be so … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Samba-Getty Scholar
By Ravelomahafaly Andriamihaja Guénolé “After I had completed my scientific option baccalaureate in 2009, I had no idea what university … Continue reading