Club Alo Alo Play
On the 9th September 2007 the members of Andavadoaka’s ‘Club Alo Alo’ conservation youth group put on a play about the effects of over-fishing on the local coral reefs and fish populations, and the effectiveness of MPAs (marine protected areas)...
Poetry whilst whale watching by Tom Waight and William Winzor-Saile
Four O’clock in the morning, the diving began,Or would do when they found that young Marcellin.The night dive was cool, full of bioluminescence, they saw parrotfish and wrasse, including some crescents.At six O’clock science was required,Despite the early dive leaving...
National Geographic chooses BV for Tours of a lifetime list
Blue Ventures’ Madagascar Expedition has been chosen by National Geographic Traveler as one of their choices for ‘Tours of a Lifetime: 50 of the world’s best trips.’ This special edition from National Geographic Traveler is the second annual list of...
The Malagasy Cup
A unique event is taking place on the south west coast of Madagascar in October. The Malagasy Cup is a race from Anakao to Andavadoaka (where Blue Ventures is based) for traditional Malagasy vessels, boutry and pirogue/lakarna vezo.The race will...
Madagascar Exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London
Meet Blue Ventures at the 2007 Madagascar Exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society The Madagascar Embassy in London is hosting a Madagascar Exhibition on the 6th October from 2 to 9pm at the Royal Geographical Society in London (more information)....
Madagascar On Thames
Madagascar On Thames takes places aboard HMS President (a ship) moored next to Blackfriars Bridge on Victoria Embankment.Entertainment will include live performers, DJ’s and a free Malagasy BBQ on deck. The party starts at 2:30pm and finishes at 10:30pm. Facilities...
A day in the life of a BV scholar
My name is RAKOTONDRAZAFY Andry Malalan’Ny Aina. I come from Madagascar. I have been working as a biologist since 2001, but most of the fields that I have worked in have focused on terrestrial species. I applied for the scholarship...
The Night Dive
Despite working in Andavadoaka for over 6 months now and racking up over 100 dives I had never before done a night dive, mainly due to an extreme fear of the mysterious ‘unknown’ of the sea (useful you might think...
Research News
Find out all the stories and research news from Andavadoaka in the latest Research update.In this edition; Andavadoaka wins prestigious UNDP Equator Prize – Find out about the award and what happened at the ceremony in Germany BVCO Launch –...
The arrival of the Humpbacks
22nd June It was with massive excitement that i heard a small voice through the radio say ‘There’s whales right by you’ as i returned from a dive lastweek. The shore marshal had noticed 2 humpbacks travelling south along the...
Blue Ventures at London Aquarium
Check out Blue Ventures at the London Aquarium next week Monday 25th June to Sunday 2nd July. As part of the London Aquarium and the BBC’s ‘Saving Planet Earth’ month Blue Ventures will be running marine scientist workshops for children...
Make Travel Fair
Stephen Chapman from Make Travel Fair, a website dedicated to educating people about the impacts of travel, has written an article about Blue Ventures entitled ‘Good Ecology is also Good Business’ To read the article or find out more visit...
Inspired by Andavadoaka
2006 BV Expedition Manager Alan Jeffries has just made number one in the Canadian Campus Radio Chart. Listen here to this world class blues musician’s latest single, written during his time with BV in the village of Andavadoaka.
Radoko Show
The skit night at the end of expedition 29 will be remembered by all that took part. Maybe because they had a fun evening watching, or they had a fantastic time performing and sharing their memories of Blue Ventures with...
A Great Experience!
It’s nearly halfway through my second expedition in Andavadoaka, and it’s hard to believe how quickly it has all flown by! I definitely wasn’t ready to leave after the first 6 weeks, so I’m glad I chose to do 2...