Katya is an accomplished non-for-profit professional and biologist with over 13 years of managerial experience in East Africa. She brings to BCSS a wealth of knowledge on legal and institutional compliance, operational and administrative management, and financial controls.
Besides her managerial skills, Katya has a strong conservation background possessing MSc in biology. Her professional aspiration is cetaceans research, and she has been collecting data on humpback whales’ ecology in Tanzania since 2017.
Unusual encounters during BCSS’s long-term spatial mapping monitoring reveal the extraordinary ecology—and mounting vulnerability—of whale sharks in Mozambique and the broader Western Indian Ocean. In September and again in November 2025, researchers from the Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS)
In 1979, the Indian Ocean was designated a whale sanctuary by the International Whaling Commission. It was a critical and timely decision—by then, many populations of great whales had been hunted to near extinction, with some subpopulations reduced to less
Explore the opportunity to conduct your own research using the exceptional facilities of BCSS as your ground handler. Our station, driven by sustainability principles, provides visiting researchers with everything needed to advance marine science. Services include access to labs and
The beauty of Bazaruto Archipelago embraces diverse wildlife and its multi ecosystem habitat. Our visitors are privileged to see not only vast array of marine animals, monitoring of which is at the core of the BCSS operations, but also a
The BCSS Ocean Observatory is excited to share a new collaboration with Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) to enhance the understanding of the Yellow-edged Lyretail Grouper ecology (Variola louti) through advanced genetic sampling and analysis. This
The Blue Economy Summit, hosted by the One Ocean Foundation as part of world Ocean Week, will take place in Milan on June 4th,2024, at the Bocconi University. Keynote speakers include renowned conservationist Sylvia Earle, esteemed scientists such as Carlos Duarte, and international
BCSS Scientific Training Program (STP) doesn’t finish once the internship placement onsite comes to an end. We value new connections and always try to stay in touch with our students. This enables us to provide broader support in all aspects
We have an exciting new opportunity for a passionate and experienced person to provide Media, Design & Communications support and join our team. This position will help us communicate and visualise BCSS’s research globally. This role offers a great opportunity
The oceans are vast and teeming with life, harboring creatures of all shapes and forms, from the smallest plankton to the mightiest whales. Belonging to the carpet sharks group (having their name inspired by marbled appearance resembling ornamental carpet designs),
This week marks an exciting step for BCSS, as we launch our new brochure, showcasing over six years of dedicated work in and around the iconic Bazaruto seascape spanning 1,430 square kilometres across five islands. These waters are home to