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in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique

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Apply for our Scientific Training Program.

Join us at our African Ocean Observatory

in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique

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We are now accepting applications for our Volunteering and Internship Programs

Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies

BCSS is an innovative platform hosting the first permanent Ocean Observatory focused on multi-ecosystem time series research in Africa.

We aim to use our strategic location and data to support environmental management at a local level, facilitate regional collaboration, and contribute to international scientific programs.

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A New Record Across Ocean Basins — and What It Means for Whale Research Worldwide

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. The …

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Whale Season Mozambique: Humpback Whale Research Placements at BCSS
Every year between July and September, the waters surrounding the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park begin ...
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BCSS Hiring: Bookings & Client Relations
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Screenshot 2026-06-01 at 12.34.32

A New Record Across Ocean Basins — and What It Means for Whale Research Worldwide

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 ...
Screenshot 2026-05-09 at 11.37.33

Whale Season Mozambique: Humpback Whale Research Placements at BCSS

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 ...
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BCSS Hiring: Bookings & Client Relations

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, ...

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