Tag Results for marine conservation action fund

MCAF

The Ripple Effect: Part 2

June 27, 2022

In Part two of our blog series, we hear from more of the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) Program’s collaborative project partners....Read More

Educational program hosted by Misión Tiburón to educate local children about the hammerhead shark. Photo credit: Misión Tiburón

MCAF

The Ripple Effect: Part 1

June 17, 2022

MCAF's project, “The Ripple Effect – Capacity Development for the Ocean,” focuses on collectively scaling up the support of local leaders in their efforts to develop capacity in ocean conservation...Read More

ECOP awardee Jonathan Triminio

MCAF

Meet the MCAF ECOP Awardees

January 6, 2022

This year we were honored to award ECOP grants to three talented emerging leaders in Sri Lanka and Belize. We recently had the pleasure of asking them questions about core aspects of their work. ...Read More

MCAF: la semana de la Conservación Latina

September 10, 2021

Entrevistamos a algunos de los becarios y beneficiarios del Marine Conservation Action Fund sobre el increíble trabajo de conservación que están haciendo en América Latina....Read More

MCAF: Latino Conservation Week

July 20, 2021

In honor of Latino Conservation Week, we interviewed some of our MCAF fellows and grantees about the incredible conservation work they are doing throughout Latin America....Read More

MCAF

Tracking marine megafauna: Using acoustic telemetry to strengthen conservation efforts along Costa Rica’s pacific coast

March 1, 2021

Randall Arauz and Daniel Arauz Naranjo at Center for Endangered Marine Species (CREMA), coordinate a team of researchers whose objective is to protect species from unselective and destructive fishing....Read More

Diving in Costa Rica

MCAF

Tiburones martillo en el Mar Tropical del Perú

December 11, 2020

Mariano Cabanillas-Torpoco, describe un intercambio de aprendizaje entre la organización peruana sin fines de lucro Planeta Oceano y Misión Tiburón Costa Rica....Read More

Photo of Manatee

MCAF

Conservation of the Gentle Giants and Apex Predators of the Placencia Lagoon

December 4, 2020

Dr. Tellez and her team work alongside local communities and partners to pursue conservation efforts through research of the American Crocodile and other critical species sharing this unique habitat....Read More

Thamiliny takes notes as she speaks to a coastal fisher in Mathagal, Jaffna.

MCAF

Gaining insights into the effects of COVID- 19 on coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka – Tamil

November 20, 2020

COVID-19 இன் தாக்கங்களை புரிந்து கொள்ள ஓஷன்ஸ்வெல் செயல்படுகிறது, குறிப்பாக பூட்டுதல், சமூகத்தின் மிகவும் பாதிக்கப்படக்கூடிய பகுதிகளில், பெண்கள் மீனவர்களை இலக்காகக் கொண்ட ஒரு பெரிய பகுதி....Read More

photo of Thilini Apsara

MCAF

Journey to the East Coast of Sri Lanka for Rays – Sinhala

November 12, 2020

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වයාම්බා විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ උපාධි අපේක්ෂිකා තිලිනි අප්සරාට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මෝරුන් සහ කිරණ ගොඩබෑම පිළිබඳ ලේඛන සමීක්ෂණවලට සහභාගී වීමට අවස්ථාව ලැබුණි....Read More

Manatee breath in N'dogo Lagoon Gabon

MCAF

Protecting African Manatees during the COVID Pandemic

November 6, 2020

Lucy Keith-Diagne takes us through the challenges facing African manatees and the new challenges that researchers are facing due to COVID-19....Read More

Beautiful beaches in Eastern Sri Lanka.

MCAF

අවධානයෙන් ගිලිහී ගිය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මඩු මසුන්

October 27, 2020

ගයාත්‍රා බන්ඩාරා විසින් අධ්‍යයනය නොකරන ලද ගිටාර්ෆිෂ් විශේෂයක් වන ඇක්‍රොටීරියෝබැටස් වරිගෙටස් කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරමින් වයස්ගත ව්‍යාපෘතියක් සඳහා වැඩ කිරීමට ශිෂ්‍යත්වයක් ලැබුණි....Read More

Jamie holding a juvenile oceanic recently caught, trying to revive after it was having trouble breathing

MCAF

Haiti Ocean Project – French

October 9, 2020

Haiti Ocean Project se consacre aux espèces marines menacées d’Haïti depuis plus d’une décennie, à savoir les mammifères marins, les requins, les raies et les tortues marines....Read More

MCAF in Gambia Part 1

MCAF

We went to The Gambia – Part 1

February 25, 2020

MCAF Fellow Captain John Flynn, founder of Wildseas, launches a sea turtle conservation program in Gambia....Read More

Diving in Costa Rica

MCAF

The Hammerhead Sharks of Peru’s Tropical Sea

December 11, 2019

Mariano Cabanillas-Torpoco describes a learning exchange between the Peruvian non-profit or-ganization Planeta Oceano and Misión Tiburón Costa Rica. ...Read More

Thamiliny takes notes as she speaks to a coastal fisher in Mathagal, Jaffna.

MCAF

Gaining insights into the effects of COVID- 19 on coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka – Sinhala

November 20, 2019

ඕෂියන්ස්වෙල් විසින් COVID-19 හි බලපෑම, විශේෂයෙන් අගුලු දැමීම, ප්‍රජාවේ වඩාත් අවදානමට ලක්විය හැකි කොටස්, කාන්තා ධීවරයින් ඉලක්ක කරගත් විශාල කොටසක් අවබෝධ කර ගැනීම සඳහා අධ්‍යයනයක් සිදු කරයි....Read More

Thamiliny takes notes as she speaks to a coastal fisher in Mathagal, Jaffna.

MCAF

Gaining insights into the effects of COVID- 19 on coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka

November 20, 2019

Oceanswell is conducting a study to understand the impacts of COVID-19, specifically the lockdown, on the most vulnerable parts of the community, a large portion targeted at small-scale fishers....Read More

photo of Thilini Apsara

MCAF

Journey to the East Coast of Sri Lanka for Rays

November 12, 2019

Thilini Apsara, undergraduate of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, had the opportunity to participate in field surveys documenting shark and ray landings in Sri Lanka....Read More

Beautiful beaches in Eastern Sri Lanka.

MCAF

இலங்கையின் மறக்கப்பட்ட திருக்கை மீன்கள்

October 27, 2019

காயத்ரா பண்டாரா ஒரு வயதான திட்டத்தில் பணிபுரிய உதவித்தொகையைப் பெற்றார்....Read More

Beautiful beaches in Eastern Sri Lanka.

MCAF

Forgotten rays of Sri Lanka

October 27, 2019

Gayathra Bandara received a scholarship to work on an ageing project focusing on the under-studied guitarfish species, Acroteriobatus variegatus....Read More

Jamie holding a juvenile oceanic recently caught, trying to revive after it was having trouble breathing

MCAF

Haiti Ocean Project

October 9, 2019

Haiti Ocean Project has been dedicated to Haiti’s endangered marine species for over a decade, namely marine mammals, sharks, stingrays, and sea turtles....Read More

Jamie holding a juvenile oceanic recently caught, trying to revive after it was having trouble breathing

MCAF

Haiti Ocean Project – Creole

October 9, 2019

Haiti Ocean Project te dedye a espès maren ki an danje Ayiti pou plis pase yon dekad, sètadi mamifè maren, reken, stingrays, ak tòti lanmè....Read More