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BCSS Ocean Observatory & Dive Centre: The Best Place to Dive Mozambique with Purpose

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If you’re dreaming about your next diving adventure, the Bazaruto Archipelago should be at the top of your list. Picture warm turquoise waters, coral reefs bursting with life, and manta rays sweeping through the current. You’ll also have the chance to swim alongside Bazaruto’s megafauna — from reef sharks to humpback whales during their seasonal […]

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BCSS Joins the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network: Sharing Vital Ocean Data from Mozambique

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The Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS) is proud to announce its official inclusion in the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network. By joining GOA-ON, the BCSS GOA-ON partnership now shares vital long-term datasets from its Ocean Observatory Mozambique with a global scientific community working to track ocean chemistry and the impacts of climate change. Why

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BCSS Featured in DAN’s Alert Diver Magazine: Dive into the Bazaruto Blue

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We’re in DAN’s Alert Diver! We’re thrilled to announce that BCSS has been featured in the latest edition of Alert Diver Magazine — the leading international dive publication by Divers Alert Network (DAN). Titled “Into the Blue,” the article explores the magic of diving in the Bazaruto Archipelago, placing a spotlight on BCSS as more

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Big and Small Wonders: Mega Fauna vs Micro Fauna in the Bazaruto Archipelago

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A Biodiversity Hotspot in Motion Stretching across the turquoise waters of Mozambique’s coastline, the Bazaruto Archipelago is not only a marine paradise — it’s a living laboratory. This chain of islands, seagrass beds, reefs, and lagoons is home to an extraordinary array of life forms, from breaching humpback whales to microscopic plankton drifting beneath the

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Saving the Last Herd: Why Bazaruto’s Dugongs Are Crucial to the Species’ Survival in the Western Indian Ocean

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In the clear, shallow waters of Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago, a quiet, slow-moving marine mammal grazes across seagrass meadows — a species many people have never seen in the wild, and one that could soon disappear without urgent conservation action. The dugong (Dugong dugon), sometimes called the “sea cow,” is now listed as Critically Endangered on

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BCSS Featured in Air France Magazine: A Global Spotlight on Ocean Science in Bazaruto

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We’re thrilled to share that BCSS has been featured in the August 2025 edition of Air France’s in-flight magazine, EnVols — a beautifully written, in-depth piece by celebrated French author and journalist Christophe Ono-dit-Biot, with photography by Jean du Sartel. The feature, titled “Dans le ventre de l’océan / In the Belly of the Ocean”,

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Marine Conservation as a Destination Driver: How Sophia Schmalzer’s TBCS Research Shapes Sustainable Tourism

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A Healthy Ocean, A Powerful Partnership “Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you’re in a healthy ocean.” – Dr. Sylvia Earle This evocative insight captures the essence of Sophia Schmalzer’s master’s thesis: a global study of how Tourism-Based Citizen Science (TBCS) initiatives are advancing shark

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Where Luxury Meets Science: How the R2R Model at Kisawa & BCSS Is Redefining Ocean Conservation – Copy

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The innovative partnership between BCSS (Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies) and Kisawa Sanctuary has been spotlighted in the June 2025 edition of DAN Alert Diver magazine — reinforcing their position as leaders in sustainable dive tourism and ocean science. Kisawa Sanctuary Entrance A Feature Worth Reading As part of their ongoing mission to bridge science

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Across the Oceans, Continents and Regions: How Photo ID Study is Redefining What We Know About Migration

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Photo credit: Humpback whale flukes. (Orlando Miranda + Salvador Colvee/BCSS) In 2022, a single photo taken off the coast of Zanzibar changed what we know about whale migration. The image — a clear shot of a humpback whale’s fluke — was uploaded to Happywhale, a global photo-identification platform powered by artificial intelligence. What happened next was

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Tracking Giants: BCSS and Happywhale Unite for Whale Conservation

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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 than 5% of their original size. Today, we are privileged to witness the slow recovery

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