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BV Lovin’

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Taylor Mayol, Communications and Programme Development Officer, Madagascar August is a particularly special month for Blue Ventures’ (BV) Madagascar … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, conservation, Education, environment, Family Planning, fishing, sustainable, Velondriake, Vezo |

Trading Information in Tanzania

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Mialy Andriamahefazafy, Environmental Policy Specialist, Madagascar Last July, Blue Ventures had the chance to share our work in Madagascar during … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, aquaculture, conservation, environment, fish, Fisheries management, fishing, sustainable |

Blue Ventures’ Science Informs and Engages at International Coral Reef Symposium

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Dr Tom Oliver, Scientific Advisor to Blue Ventures, Hawaii and Dr Al Harris, Research Director, London. Every four years, … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences, UK | Tagged alternative livelihoods, aquaculture, blue ventures, conservation, fish, fisheries, fishing, sustainable |

Diving Deep in Belize

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Jen Chapman, Country Coordinator, Belize The queen conch (Strombus gigas) fishery in Belize is valued at approximately US$ 3,000,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Belize | Tagged alternative livelihoods, belize, blue ventures, conch, environment, fishing |

From Toliara’s Sights to Hong Kong’s Bright Lights

Posted on 5 October 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar Arriving in Hong Kong direct from Toliara, southwest Madagascar highlighted some fairly stark … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged award, fishing, hong kong, octopus, seafood, seaweb, sustainable |

War and Peace: Talking about the Barren Isles

Posted on 24 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Olivier Raynaud, Maintirano & Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Madagascar I’ve just arrived in the little town of Maintirano as … Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar, Maintirano | Tagged alternative livelihoods, Barren Isles, beach, blue ventures, conservation, environment, fish, fishing, maintirano, sea cucumbers, turtle, Vezo |

Nosy Hara – The Coral Island

Posted on 2 August 2012 by Blue Ventures
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I was exceptionally excited to be asked to join a team of scientists to help undertake marine resilience surveys in the Nosy Hara archipelago. Continue reading →

Posted in Madagascar | Tagged beach, blue ventures, conservation, coral, Cordio, environment, fish, fishing, IUCN, marine, tsingy, WWF |

Smartfish-eries and marine protected areas

Posted on 19 July 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar I recently travelled to Mauritius to attend a workshop funded by the FAO … Continue reading →

Posted in International Conferences | Tagged alternative livelihoods, beach, blue ventures, environment, fish, fishing, octopus, Velondriake |

Lionfish and camp refurbishments

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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By Richard Nimmo, Blue Ventures Expeditions Managing Director. In May I visited Belize to catch-up with the amazing progress that … Continue reading →

Posted in Belize | Tagged Bacalar Chico, beach, blue ventures, conservation, fish, fishing, Lionfish, volunteer |

Addressing gender differences in natural resource management

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Blue Ventures
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by Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Madagascar Octopus is the most commercially valuable species within the Velondriake LMMA (locally managed … Continue reading →

Posted in Andavadoaka / Velondriake, Madagascar | Tagged alternative livelihoods, blue ventures, decision making, fishing, octopus, Octopus reserves, Velondriake, Vezo, women |

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