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.
Researchers working on sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras are invited to contribute to a Frontiers in Fish Science Topic exploring new approaches to elasmobranch research and conservation in regions where long-term ecological and fisheries data remain limited. The Research Topic,
Every year, thousands of humpback whales pass through the warm waters of Mozambique during one of the longest migrations on Earth. For most people, witnessing this spectacle is a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife experience. For researchers, however, every photograph has the potential
On 11–12 June 2026, Organised by BIOFUND, the 4th Marine Biodiversity Conference (CBM) brought together hundreds of participants including scientists, government representatives, conservation organisations, academia, civil society organisations, policymakers, and coastal communities in Maputo, Mozambique, to discuss the future of
BCSS Whale Shark & Megafauna ID Expeditions provide guests with the opportunity to participate in operational marine megafauna spatial mapping surveys conducted within the greater Bazaruto Seascape. Built around BCSS’s long-term Theme 2 monitoring program, these expeditions contribute to ongoing
Some dive destinations become predictable after a few days underwater. The Bazaruto diving experience is the opposite. Spread across Benguerra, Bazaruto, and Santa Carolina within the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, the region offers one of the most dynamic and ecologically
Some places are difficult to describe with data alone. The Wild Bazaruto catalogue was created to bridge that gap — combining photography, science, ecology, and storytelling into a visual record of one of the most remarkable marine regions in the
A newly published study in Royal Society Open Science (DOI: 10.1098/rsos.260251) has documented another extraordinary long-distance humpback whale movement and a new record helping to reshape scientific understanding of how humpback whale populations migrate and connect across entire ocean basins.
Every year between July and September, the waters surrounding the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park begin to transform. The ocean becomes louder. Surface activity increases. Blow sightings appear on the horizon. Breaching events become part of daily fieldwork. This is Whale
The role serves as a sales & reservation key point of contact and a liaison between BCSS team and the clients (researchers/visitors/students/interns/divers) on Logistics/Media support, Scientific Trainings Program (STP) and Diving. The role also deals with agencies, collaborators, partners and
The Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS) is pleased to share a new regional opportunity for marine scientists, conservation practitioners, institutions, and technical experts working in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The MARIO Project has launched a Call for Expressions