April 2026

Climate change could reshape tuna fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean

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A new peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Marine Science, led by BCSS’s Norton Cossa and co-authored by Helder A. Machaieie, Anildo Nataniel, and BCSS’s Dercio Maoze under the supervision of Dr. Mario Lebrato, reveals how climate-driven ocean warming may significantly impact tropical tuna fisheries and the economies that depend on them across the Western

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PADI Dive Master Programme Africa: Become a Professional at Africa’s First Permanent Ocean Observatory

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There are dive courses. And then there are paved professional pathways. The PADI Dive Master Programme Africa offered by the Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS) is not a tropical internship or a casual add-on certification. It is a three-month immersive professional experience based on Benguerra Island — inside Africa’s first permanent Ocean Observatory. Here,

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Best Time to Dive Bazaruto Archipelago: Plan With Precision Using BCSS Wildlife & Diving Calendars

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When is the best time to dive Bazaruto Archipelago? It depends on what you want to see. At BCSS, we created our Wildlife & Diving Seasonality Calendars to replace guesswork with data. These calendars are built from long-term monitoring conducted through our Ocean Observatory on Benguerra Island. They combine: Visual sightings Acoustic detections Structured dive

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New Nature Portfolio Publication Advancing Western Indian Ocean Marine Research

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A newly published Scientific Reports paper, part of the Nature Portfolio, led by Dr. Calum J.G. Murie provides new insight into how reef ecosystems influence shark and ray communities in southern Mozambique. Titled “Fish and coral communities shape elasmobranch reef use in southern Mozambique” (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-32333-y), the study is co-authored by Mario Lebrato, Livia Gavard,

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