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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 variety of terrestrial species and myriads of residential and migratory birds.   Recently, guests of the […]

We join the world in marking International Coastal Cleanup Day by celebrating a new partnership in sustainable waste management and environmental protection efforts. BCSS Marine Debris Program – weekly waste collection. (BCSS) In June of this year, BCSS proudly signed a new 2-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sustainable Seas Trust (SST), an Africa-based, science-driven

This press release was written by Satlink. Project ReCon, the circular economy initiative driven by the Spanish technology company Satlink to give a second life to echosounder buoys used in tropical tuna fishing, is landing in Mozambique with its new local partner, the Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies.  Shoal of skipjack tuna (katsuwonus pelamis) hunting

New findings about potential humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding behaviour in the coastal waters of Tanzania, first presented at the European Cetaceans Society’s April 2024 conference in Catania, Italy, may shed new light on their migratory and behavioural patterns.  Humpback whale (Ekaterina Kalashnikova/BCSS) The study, led by BCSS’ Ekaterina Kalashnikova, Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine

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 partnership marks a step forward towards the population biomass estimates and the proportion exploited by

Where should you dive for a chance to encounter your favourite marine animal? Students participating in BCSS’ Scientific Training Program tried to answer this question by carrying out a nine-month exploratory diving survey of marine megafauna at different dive sites around the Bazaruto Archipelago. To assess the chances of encountering a particular taxon under the

The Western Indian Ocean region (WIO) is considered one of four global hotspots for endemic and threatened elasmobranchs. The Mozambique Channel is one of the most important migratory corridors for marine megafauna in the entire Indian Ocean.  A new scientific paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science, details the first study ever that examines spatial,

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 leaders like Minna Epps. Experts from science, entrepreneurship and finance will meet to discuss crucial

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 of the further career development, that extents way beyond onsite experiences, be it professional guidance

A year of monitoring coastal ecosystems of Benguerra Island has provided the team with extensive data on the marine debris found. As part of the Ocean Observatory’s Research Theme 4: Marine Debris Monitoring, during 42 collections a total of 125 hours were spent removing marine debris, yielding more than 1500 kgs. The five designated areas,