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We are home to the first long-term African Ocean Observatory monitoring multiple ecosystems and ongoing climate change.

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You are invited to join us in Mozambique and volunteer at BCSS. Help us protect our oceans and build a sustainable future.

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Students and scientists are welcome to conduct their research using our field station laboratories in the Bazauruto Archipelago.

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December 30, 2020

Our 2020 highlights

This year has been like no other, with ups and downs none of us could have foreseen. Despite the tight grip of COVID-19 on the world and Mozambique border closures, we continued collecting data, conducting research and working on projects to the best of our ability. Please enjoy our 2020 highlights, and thank you for your continued […]

November 23, 2020

Artificial upwelling: an opportunity to reverse coral bleaching events

With 2020 being on course to be the warmest year on record, and the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere being the highest it has been in human history (as of May 2020), the oceans are being affected significantly. Thermal-stress events associated with climate change cause coral bleaching and mortality that threatens coral […]

November 13, 2020

Why we ask for a fee to volunteer or intern at BCSS

Do you want to join our Marine Science Program, but are you concerned that you have to pay? We understand that you might be wondering if joining BCSS will be real value, what is included and where your money goes to exactly. BCSS is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which means that BCSS is a non-profit […]