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Empowering Communities
Through our efforts to understand locals’ harvesting of endangered marine life, we realised that to protect the animals, we must offer an alternative source of sustenance and income. Our approach is simple: by empowering communities with alternatives to unsustainable fishing, we safeguard these precious marine animals and improve the lives of the residents. We’re working tirelessly to establish skills development projects, aquaculture farms, and tourism initiatives, and to build the area’s blue economy to create a blueprint for the projects to be rolled out to other areas.
Why It Matters
The coast of Mozambique is a sanctuary for five endangered turtle species. These magnificent creatures call this island home, and their survival is under constant threat due to poaching and unsustainable fishing practices. But we believe in a brighter future for both the turtles and the local communities.
Our Vision
We began with a mission to protect the turtles and empower the people who reside in the Zambezia Province of Mozambique. Our approach was simple: when we provide local communities with alternatives to poaching and unsustainable fishing, we create a win-win situation. We’re now working tirelessly to establish skills development projects and tourism initiatives, and to build the area’s blue economy. This will not only safeguard these precious marine animals and improve the lives of the residents but it will help us create a blueprint for the projects to be rolled out to other areas of the world.
Turtle Monitoring
While the turtle monitoring initiative has faced funding challenges, our commitment to marine conservation remains strong. We continue to identify individuals from local communities who show a passion for protecting marine life, with the goal of equipping them with skills for future conservation opportunities. Meanwhile, in South Africa, we remain actively involved in the Turtle…
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Fish Smart Mossel Bay
Join Mossel Bay’s Fish Smart movement: tips for recreational fishers on reducing snag risk, handling endangered species, and supporting our Clean Ocean Divers campaign to clean up lost fishing gear.
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End Lethal Shark Nets
South Africa’s Marine Protected Areas are meant to safeguard ocean life, but lethal shark nets and drumlines are still in use. These outdated methods kill red-listed species like sharks, turtles, and rays. Join us in calling for non-lethal, evidence-based alternatives.
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Too Rare to Catch
Join our movement to remove endangered marine species from South Africa’s legal fishing list, including critically endangered soupfin sharks, endangered smooth-hound sharks, and vulnerable hammerhead sharks. Sign the petition to support the protection of these species before it’s too late.
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Captain Fanplastic
We partner with Oceans Research to bring Captain Fanplastic’s innovative environmental education programme to underprivileged schools in Mossel Bay. Through storytelling, hands-on learning, and community engagement, the initiative empowers the kids with sustainable waste management habits.
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Clean Ocean Divers
An opportunity for open water+ divers to gain a NAUI qualification through Go Dive Mossel Bay, called Clean Ocean Divers. Designed by our partner, Keep Fin Alive, the workshop empowers divers to safely remove ghost gear from the ocean.
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Keep Fin Alive
We partner with Keep Fin Alive, a marine conservation and education campaign in Mossel Bay, South Africa, which is home to our head office. Their mission is to spread awareness of the catastrophic decline in marine populations due to plastic pollution, overfishing and other threats.
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Carpentry Workshops
Alongside our FSC-registered partners, LevasFlor, our goal for the project is to create a facility that can process responsibly harvested wood and train locals in carpentry skills. Apprentices will be identified from the communities and we will sell or export manufactured products, keeping the profits in Mozambique, to the benefit of the local population.
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Pebane Airfield
Pebane, Mozambique, is an incredibly remote area, and its once-functional airstrip had fallen into disrepair due to a lack of funding. Recognising the vital role of accessible transport for conservation and community initiatives, we revitalised the airstrip, enhancing the local area by improving connectivity, emergency response capabilities, and economic opportunities.
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Sundome Project
Our purpose-built solar stills can produce over 20 litres of fresh water per day, per still utilising seawater or grey water. We used these stills to ensure freshwater on the remote islands and developed more solar stills for the coastal communities, providing fresh drinking water for families in the area.
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