Community-run Eco-lodge on the Indian Ocean Photo Gallery

Landing the day's catch

Blue Ventures' extensive fisheries monitoring programme tracks the flow of seafood products to gain a detailed understanding of the socioeconomic conditions of the village of Andavavdoaka

Household survey

Ongoing census work is carried out in local communites by Blue Ventures' team of social scientists.

Environmental Education in Andavadoaka

School children prepare for field lesson in marine ecology

Field visit for school children

Local children taking part in field environmental education visit

Reef life

Madagascar's underwater world represents one of the remotest and most biodiverse marine environments in the region

Madagascar's underwater world

Extraordinary biodiversity on local reef system, Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Marine conservation workshop

Village children participate in a workshop organised by Blue Ventures to raise awareness of marine conservation issues

Marine science training

School children participate in field course in marine ecology

Conservation planning workshop

Marine scientists and village elders take part in community discussions for conservation planning