BV on BBC
BBC reporter Jonny Hogg recently visited Blue Ventures’ research site in Andavadoaka. Click here to listen to his news piece covering Andavadoaka’s recent UNDP Equator Prize win, as well as an investigation for the BBC World Service examining some of...
Blue Ventures Director wins Social Entrepreneur Award
Co Founder of Blue Ventures Tom Savage was announced as winner of the Young Social Entrepreneur of the year award in the Edge Upstarts awards 2007. (www.edgeupstarts.org/awards) The awards, started in 2001, showcase businesses that offer innovative and sustainable solutions...
The Village of Andavadoaka, announced as Winners of the UNDP Equator Prize
The Village of Andavadoaka was honored yesterday at United Nations Headquarters by the UNDP Equator Prize, an international recognition of extraordinary work to diminish poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Prize serves to further advance the...
Tana to Toliara, The Scenic Route!
I have just arrived in Andavadoaka as the new field scientist and so far it has proven to be quite a trip.I met up with 2 volunteers in Tana, the capital of Madagascar, before exploring the city which is full...
Juice Concert
BV staff and vols were invited to a ‘Jus Concert’ in aid of a sports scholarship for local school kids. For the small fee of 1500ariary we were greeted by home made juice (well, orange squash) and plates of nibbles...
Fish Test Dilemma
Sitting down to learn 150 fish species in the boiling midday heat might not seem like the most inviting way to spend an afternoon(napping for example would be a preferred alternative) but having quickly learnt all the coral types we...
Once upon a time… an open day in Andavadoaka…
This day was organised 2 expeditions ago and it began with a presentation of all the Blue ventures projects that have been run over the past couple of years.The Radoko (doctor in malagasy) bought 5 boxes of condoms to the...
Pirogue Race
…and they’re off! A blazing hot afternoon in March, the wind is good and the waves are… well, wavy. Four Vezo per pirogue, all working hard to keep the boat moving faster, faster, faster. Jumping, pushing, standing, pulling, ropes out,...
Marine Protected Areas and their fishermen
One of our current, groundbreaking projects in Andavadoaka is related to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Basically the villages choose their best fishing reefs and put them in the MPA, which means that they have agreed to not fish there anymore....
BV featured in The Sunday Telegraph
Blue Ventures was featured in The Sunday Telegraph on 15th April, 2007. The article, entitled: “Avoiding the guilt trips on a feel-good holiday” investigates the opportunities for people looking to do something ‘worthwhile’ with their holidays and offers a guide...
Blue Ventures’ New Marine Expedition
Blue Ventures is now recruiting for an exciting new volunteer expedition in Madagascar. In the summer of 2007 we’re launching two rapid reef exploration and assessment expeditions around the remote islands off Manahy, approximately 75km south of Morondava. The islands...
MPA Exploration
February and March marked the beginning of the MPA exploratory diving. Travelling via boat and motorized pirogue north to the islands of Nosy Ve, Nosy Mitata, Nosy Masai, and Andrombala. The first day diving was at Ampasy, a site that...
National Geographic marine reserves feature
National Geographic Society, supporter of Blue Ventures’ research into turtle fisheries in Madagascar, has recently put together an excellent feature on the global fisheries crisis, profiling the role of marine reserves in managing the collapse of fisheries around the world....
European Scientists’ Marine Reserves consensus
Join Blue Ventures Scientists and put your name to this consensus in support of Marine Protected Areas. In 2003, the World Parks Congress, the largest global assembly of protected area specialists and conservation managers recommended that marine “protected area networks...
Jewellery auction supporting Blue Ventures
A jewellery designer called Shirley Boyt has created a charm bracelet inspired by the Blue Planet TV series. Shirley has kindly offered to donate 25% of all sales to Blue Ventures to support the marine conservation work we do in...