{"id":3522,"date":"2013-01-11T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2014-04-25T14:04:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T13:04:44","slug":"studying-octopus-in-southwest-madagascar-my-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/studying-octopus-in-southwest-madagascar-my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying octopus in southwest Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By\u00a0Daniel Raberinary, Community Conservation Coordinator,\u00a0Madagascar<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My name is Daniel Raberinary, I come from Majunga, Madagascar, and studied at the Marine Biology Institute at the University of Toliara (IHSM). I finished my masters degree in 2008, which was about octopus reproduction in the Andavadoaka region (southwest Madagascar), and now I am preparing my PhD to further analyse octopus reproduction and the state of the octopus stock in southwest Madagascar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3529\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3529\" class=\"wp-image-3529 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4420_small\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small-43x65.jpg 43w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small-238x357.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small-322x483.jpg 322w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_4420_small-300x450.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 426px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 426\/640;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel (in white) examines the octopus being caught<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During my childhood, I loved the sea and seafood. Later, during university I recognised the importance of octopus for coastal communities and Madagascar in terms of revenue. Coincidentally, BV collaborates with the Marine Biology Institute (IHSM), where I studied, to set up resource management projects with communities. In 2005, BV asked for a student who could study octopus biology, which is an important species for everyone in the coastal zone. I was very interested, not only to study octopus biology, but also to practice what I learned and apply it to help the local communities, so I applied and was hired by BV. The principal objective of my study was to better understand the biology of octopus in order to properly manage octopus temporary closures &#8211; where communities close fishing grounds for two to three months at a time. During my initial time with BV, I led a study on the biology of octopus reproduction and life cycle, hoping to identify peaks in recruitment and spawning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3531\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3531\" class=\"wp-image-3531 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-725x483.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/\u00a9_BV_Garth_Cripps_2008_0013_small-375x250.jpg 375w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Octopus is the most important source of income for the local area<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I finished my masters degree in 2008, I stayed with BV as octopus reserve coordinator until 2010, helping communities to choose the period and the site for temporary closures. During that time I organised several meetings for the villages to explain the biology of octopus in relation to the conservation and management system.<\/p>\n<p>BV started temporary closures in the village of Andavadoaka in 2004 and the surrounding villages the next year. Now, many villages in the southwest of Madagascar, and far away in the northeast, are learning from BV&#8217; model and implementing temporary octopus closures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3524\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3524\" class=\"wp-image-3524 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1890\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-725x483.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_1890-375x250.jpg 375w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel (in white) hard at work<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since 2011, I have continued my studies of octopus with IHSM, and with financial support from the government of Madagascar (Agence Malgache pour la P\u00eache et Acquacultue). From my research we aim to analyse the octopus fishery in the southwest of Madagascar by sampling fisher catches and collecting octopus gonad data. We also want to study the octopus habitat and have collected genetic samples for analysis at a university in the UK. I am especially focusing on gonad and genetic analysis for my PhD, which I am preparing at the IHSM in collaboration with the Ichthyology department of Rhodes University in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3530\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3530\" class=\"wp-image-3530 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2999_small\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small-43x65.jpg 43w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small-238x357.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small-322x483.jpg 322w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/IMG_2999_small-300x450.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 426px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 426\/640;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting gonad data for his studies<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Starting in March, I will start the histological (cellular) analysis of the collected gonad samples to compare and assess any variation in the maturity season of octopus between the southern and northern areas of \u00a0the southwest region of Madagascar. We also want to confirm the results in those two areas with genetic analysis, which I will achieve by working closely with Rhodes University for support with data analysis. However, I still need more help from anyone who can give a hand to accomplish those two laboratory analyses, and I am learning new skills everyday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Daniel Raberinary, Community Conservation Coordinator,\u00a0Madagascar My name is Daniel Raberinary, I come from Majunga, Madagascar, and studied at the Marine Biology Institute at the University of Toliara (IHSM). 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