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Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:51
Strategies for improving survivorship of hatchery-reared juvenile Holuthuria scabra in community-managed sea cucumber farms
Antoine Rougier, Mebrahtu Ateweberhan and Alasdair Harris: SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin #33 - May 2013 pp 14-22
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:31
Winter 2012 Edition 40
- Mangrove madness, and reserve success in Antanimanimbo
- Have you ever encountered a live sea cucumber?
- The Highs and Lows of the Octopus Project
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 15:38
Adoption of socio-cultural norms to increase community compliance in permanent marine reserves in southwest Madagascar
Westerman, K. and Gardner, C.J. 2013. Conservation Evidence, 10 pp 4 - 9
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 00:00
Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Research and Monitoring Plan
Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Research and Monitoring Plan
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Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00
The Women Are Waiting: Conservation through Reproductive Health Service Provision
Mayol, T. 2013. Population Matters Magazine, 22 pp 12 - 13
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013 00:00
Expansion of community based marine conservation in the WIO
Westerman, K. 2012. theWIOMSA magazine, 5 pp 9 - 12
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Thursday, 03 January 2013 00:00
Status of marine resources in Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve 2011
Chapman, J.K. -Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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- 2011_Belize_Annual_Report.pdf (131 Downloads)
Friday, 21 December 2012 00:00
Healthy Reefs Initiative (2012). Report Card for Mesoamerican Reef
Healthy Reefs Initiative (2012). Report Card for Mesoamerican Reef
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012 00:00
Autumn 2012 Edition 39
- The IUCN's World Conservation Congress
- From Toliara's Sights to Hong Kong's Bright Lights
- Diving Deep in Belize
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Thursday, 01 November 2012 12:26
“Share Your Story”: Madagascar’s First Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Forum
Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Tuesday, 16 October 2012 17:13
Equator Initiative Case Study: The Village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar
United Nations Development Programme 2012. Equator Initiative Case Study Series.
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Monday, 01 October 2012 00:00
The Nearshore Rocky Reefs of Western Ghana, West Africa: Baseline ecological research surveys
Ateweberhan, M., Gough, C., Fennelly L. and Frejaville, Y. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Monday, 10 September 2012 15:59
Socio-economic Monitoring: A baseline assessment of the fishing villages of the Kirindy-Mite MPA
Jones, B. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Friday, 07 September 2012 15:31
Summer 2012 Edition 38
- BBC2 documentary Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
- Representing reproductive rights at Rio+20
- Let's explore the Comoros
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Friday, 01 June 2012 00:00
Blue Ventures Primary and Secondary School Scholarship Programme 2011-2012
Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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- blue-ventures-scholarships-report-2011-12.pdf (129 Downloads)
Monday, 28 May 2012 00:00
The reproductive cycle of Octopus cyanea in southwest Madagascar and implications for fisheries management
Raberinary, D. and Benbow, S. - Fisheries Research 125– 126, pp 190– 197
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:00
Spring 2012 Edition 37
- Ghana-ing Information in West Africa
- Andao Fa Lera!
- Support to Neighbouring LMMAs in Southern Madagascar
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Monday, 02 April 2012 00:00
Integrating family planning service provision into community-based marine conservation
Harris, A., Mohan, V., Flanagan, M. and Hill, R. - Oryx Vol 46 No 2 pp 179 - 186
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Saturday, 03 March 2012 00:00
Contrasting Patterns of Coral Bleaching Susceptibility in 2010 Suggest an Adaptive Response to Thermal Stress
Guest, J.R, Baird, A.H., Maynard, J.A, Muttaqin, E., Edwards, A.J., Campbell, S.J., Yewdall, K., Affendi, Y.A. and Chou, L.M - PLoS ONE. Vol 7, No 3, pp 1 - 8
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Friday, 02 March 2012 00:00
Business Case for Adaptation; Wealth of the Oceans: Blue Ventures, Madagascar
Endeva, C.G., Krämer, A. and Winkler, J. - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) case study
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 01:00
Winter 2011 Edition 36
- Exploring the Barren Isles
- Radio Feom'Bezo: Integrated conservation messages
- 'Finding Nemo'... and some Kenyan inspiration as well
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Sunday, 01 January 2012 00:00
Unreported fishing, hungry people and political turmoil: the recipe for a food security crisis in Madagascar?
Le Manach, F., Gough, C., Harris, A., Humber, F., Harper, S. and Zeller, D. - Marine Policy 36 pp 218-225
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Thursday, 01 December 2011 00:00
Biomass and Abundance of Herbivorous Fishes on Coral Reefs off Andavadoaka, Western Madagascar
Vincent, I.V, Hincksman, C.M, Tibbets, I.R and Harris, A. - Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science. Vol 10, No 1, pp 83-99
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 01:00
Autumn 2011 Edition 35
- Blue Ventures focuses in girls' education
- Youth for biodiversity conservation: empowering youth in Madagascar
- 'Ando fa fera!' Expanding the Velondriake 'Vezo aho' social marketing campaign
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 00:00
Blue Ventures Primary and Secondary School Scholarship Programme 2010-2011
Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:00
Bacalar Chico: Belize Barrier Reef's northernmost marine reserve
Ateweberhan, M., Chapman, J., Humber, F., Harris, A., Jones, N. - Fisheries Centre Research Reports
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Thursday, 11 August 2011 17:46
Summer 2011 Edition 34
- BV wins Buckminster Fuller Challenge
- Thousands attend marine turtle festival in Velondriake
- Sharing dialogue across the Western Indian Ocean
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Monday, 01 August 2011 17:46
Spring 2011 Edition 33
- Coastal communities coping with climate change
- Velondriake enters protected area network
- Madagascar's first national workshop on marine turtle conservation
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Monday, 01 August 2011 00:00
Reconstruction of total marine fisheries catches for Madagascar (1950-2008)
Le Manach, F., Gough, C., Humber, F., Harper, S. and Zeller, D. - Fisheries catch reconstructions: Islands, Part II. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia
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Monday, 11 July 2011 00:00
Who gets what? Developing a new framework for EU fisheries partnership agreements by example of Madagascar
Le Manach, F., Harper, S., Harris, A., Hosch, G., Lange, G., McCrea-Strub, A., Zeller, D., Sumaila, U.R. - Fisheries Centre Working Papers
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Friday, 01 July 2011 00:00
To live with the sea in Madagascar
Cripps, G. - SWARA
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Friday, 01 July 2011 00:00
Feasibility study on the protection and management of the Barren Isles ecosystem, Madagascar
Cripps, G. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 00:00
Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve 2010: a survey of the coral reefs in Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Belize
Jones, N., Ateweberhan, M., Chapman, J., Humber, F., & Gough, C. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 00:00
Report on the workshop for the adoption of a management and conservation plan for marine turtles in Madagascar
Humber, F., & Hykle, D. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Monday, 13 June 2011 00:00
Velondriake Region Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Project: Year 3 Report
Hill, R., Mohan, V. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Sunday, 12 June 2011 00:00
Livelihoods and PHE in the Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area in Madagascar
Westerman, K. - BALANCED Newletter Vol 3 Issue 3
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Saturday, 11 June 2011 00:00
Assessment of current data for the octopus resource in Rodrigues, western Indian Ocean
Sauer, WHH., Potts, W., Raberinary, D., Anderson, J., & Sylvio Perrine, M. - African Journal of Marine Science
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Friday, 10 June 2011 00:00
Managing Madagascar's octopus fisheries. Proceedings of the Workshop on Octopus cyanea fisheries
Benbow, S. & Harris, A. - Blue Ventures Conservation Report
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 00:00
To Live With the Sea: Reproductive Health Care and Marine Conservation in Madagascar
Mohan, V., Hill, R., Harris, A. - The Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars
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