20 JUN
categories: Andavadoaka / Velondriake Madagascar

Addressing gender differences in natural resource management

by Kame Westerman, Velondriake MPA Project Coordinator, Madagascar Octopus is the most commercially valuable species within the Velondriake LMMA (locally managed … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: UK

End overfishing or fishing will be over!

by Jo Hudson, Conservation & Research Assistant, London OCEAN2012, Greenpeace, Birdlife International and Oceana have released an animation on overfishing. The … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: Andavadoaka / Velondriake Madagascar

Climate Change Adaption in Southern Madagascar

by Paubert Mahatante, Roger Samba and J. Paul Getty Scholar, Toliara, Madagascar (introduced & adapted by Jo Hudson, BV Science Intern, UK) … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: Belo-sur-Mer Madagascar

The Patsa Express Comes to Antanimanimbo (though I would have never noticed it)

By Brian Jones, Belo-sur-Mer Project Coordinator, Madagascar If the village of Antanimanimbo had a street, they’d be dancing in it. The … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: Andavadoaka / Velondriake Barren Isles Belo-sur-Mer Madagascar

Setting sail: a brief look at migration in southwest Madagascar

By Kame Westerman, Velondriake LMMA Coordinator, Madagascar Human migration can be influenced by a number of factors – political, social, … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: International Conferences UK

Conserving biodiversity in an ever expanding world

by Jo Hudson, Science Intern, London Dr Vik Mohan, Director of the Blue Ventures Sexual & Reproductive Health programme, joined … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: Madagascar Toliara

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

20 JUN
categories: Andavadoaka / Velondriake Madagascar

2012 – Year of the Sea Cucumber

by Antoine Rougier, Aquaculture Project Coordinator, Madagascar With a growing cycle of 8 to 12 months, Holothuria scabra or sea … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: Ghana

Woman Power: The role of Ghana’s fish mongering women

By Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, Ghanaian Research Team, 21st Febuary 2012 It is early morning in Miemia Village, Western Ghana. The sky … Continue reading

20 JUN
categories: International Conferences

The path to sustainability for developing world fisheries…

by Sophie Benbow, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Madagascar On February 13th 2012 I attended a conference organised by the Marine Stewardship … Continue reading