Marine Protection
Dedicated to preserving marine biodiversity through scientific research, habitat restoration, and community engagement. Our conservation initiatives focus on protecting vulnerable species and restoring damaged ecosystems for future generations.
Active Initiatives
Protecting nesting beaches, monitoring populations, and reducing threats to endangered sea turtle species through research and community partnerships.
Program includes nest protection, hatchling monitoring, and bycatch reduction initiatives with local fishing communities.
Active restoration of degraded coral reefs through coral gardening, larval propagation, and artificial reef structures to enhance reef resilience.
Utilizes assisted evolution techniques to develop heat-resistant coral strains and restore ecological functions to damaged reef areas.
Monitoring populations, rescuing stranded animals, and reducing anthropogenic threats to dolphins, whales, and dugongs through research and policy advocacy.
Includes acoustic monitoring to reduce ship strikes, entanglement response teams, and public education about responsible wildlife viewing.
Replanting and protecting mangrove forests to restore coastal protection, carbon sequestration, and nursery habitat functions.
Community-based program involving local stakeholders in mangrove planting, monitoring, and sustainable resource management.
Challenge & Response
Ocean warming leads to coral bleaching, sea level rise threatens coastal habitats, and acidification affects shell-forming organisms.
Changing temperature regimes alter species distributions and disrupt ecological timing of biological events.
Developing heat-resistant coral strains through assisted evolution, creating climate-resilient marine protected areas, and restoring blue carbon ecosystems.
Implementing early warning systems for marine heatwaves and establishing climate refugia for vulnerable species.
Marine debris entangles wildlife, microplastics enter food webs, and ghost fishing gear continues to catch and kill marine organisms.
Plastic accumulation in ocean gyres creates massive garbage patches affecting vast marine areas.
Beach clean-up initiatives, development of biodegradable alternatives, fishing gear retrieval programs, and public education campaigns.
Implementing circular economy principles and supporting policies for reduced plastic production and improved waste management.
Unsustainable fishing practices deplete fish stocks, disrupt food webs, and damage benthic habitats through destructive fishing methods.
Bycatch of non-target species including marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds contributes to population declines.
Science-based fishing quotas, bycatch reduction technologies, marine protected areas, and certification programs for sustainable seafood.
Community-based management approaches and improved monitoring, control, and surveillance of fishing activities.
Ecosystem Recovery
Comprehensive evaluation of degraded ecosystems including water quality, habitat structure, and biological communities to identify restoration priorities.
Developing science-based restoration plans with clear objectives, methodologies, monitoring protocols, and success criteria tailored to specific ecosystem needs.
Active restoration activities including habitat rehabilitation, species reintroduction, invasive species removal, and ecological engineering interventions.
Long-term tracking of ecological recovery using standardized protocols to assess restoration effectiveness and adapt management approaches as needed.
Using monitoring data to refine restoration techniques, address emerging challenges, and ensure long-term sustainability of restored ecosystems.
Tracking our impact through measurable conservation outcomes and ecological recovery indicators.
Collaborative Approach
Successful conservation requires collaboration across sectors. We work with research institutions, government agencies, local communities, and international organizations to develop and implement effective marine conservation strategies.
Science-based Conservation
Ongoing studies examining conservation effectiveness, ecological restoration techniques, and human dimensions of marine protection.
Peer-reviewed research articles contributing to global knowledge about marine conservation science and practice.
Annual data collection on species populations, habitat conditions, and conservation intervention outcomes for evidence-based management.