The spectacular marine environment around Ilha De Mozambique will be devastated if this abandoned ship is allowed to break up. Action is needed now
The marine environment around Ilha De Mozambique is spectacular, but, like other places on the planet, it is stressed and could do with a little help. Sadly however, the opposite is happening. Somebody has recently dumped a great big ship on the local beach and now the outlook for our mangroves, coral reefs, turtles, dolphins and all the other sea creatures has suddenly got a whole lot worse. The
14/08/2020
https://woi.economist.com/sustainable-ocean-economy-2030/
A sustainable ocean economy in 2030: Opportunities and challenges - World Ocean Initiative Read the new report by the World Ocean Initiative on the opportunities and challenges of building a sustainable ocean economy by 2030
12/08/2020
Finally things are happening
Removing DSV Discovery The DSV Discovery has been abandoned on the beach for 2 or 3 years and nobody seemed able to find a solution. Finally their is action.
17/07/2020
30/06/2020
looking after the sea and all that swim in it
Event – Fathoms: Exploring the World in the Whale Please note that this video will be available to stream for 24 hours after it premieres. Blue whale voices have dropped the equivalent of three white keys on the piano in recent years. Why? What role have humans played in this and other changes to the lives of these mysterious and charismatic creatu...
28/04/2020
The ship, the moon and planet Venus
03/03/2020
We can't bury our heads in the sand. Its time for action
We Declare A Climate Emergency » Ilha Blue Island Safaris This is a climate emergency. We are joining with many other tourism organisations large and small around the globe to lead on climate action.
29/12/2019
The wreck of the Kathiawar. What you need to know about this spectacular snorkel site » Ilha Blue Island Safaris The wreck of the Kathiawar in 1937, Goa Island, Mozambique. History including court notes along with tips for snorkelling the wreck now
20/12/2019
Well at last some news on the fate of the ship abandoned on the beach of Ilha De Mozambique. In discussions with the owner I've secured his agreement to sink the ship to form an artificial reef. Its a breakthrough, but the work is just beginning.
Next stage is to do a costing while at the same time testing the port Authority on permission to do this. One idea is to sink the Discovery alongside the wreck of the Kathiawar, already a popular snorkelling site near Ilha De Goa. The advantage here is that because there is already a wreck marked on the maps no further hazard to shipping would be created.
Obviously the week before xmas is not the best time to get in to this, it can wait until the new year. But I'd encourage anyone with skills, experience or even just enthusiasm to speak up and get involved.
26/11/2019
The ship could become a home for transplanted coral like they are doing in Kenya. What a beautiful dive site that would create
'Lobsters and octopuses are back': the Kenyan women leading a reef revival A coral reef restoration project on a tiny island off Kenya’s south-east coast is reaping dividends for local people
13/11/2019
Can we turn this story around and have dugong back in all their former Range? This would include Ilha De Mozambique
The dugong debacle - what would happen without seagrass? Dugongs were abundant along Mozambique’s coast, but today most of Mozambique’s dugongs are concentrated around the Bazaruto Archipelago.