Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove Project

Rain brings studying and sun means snorkel........ Lisanne, Sheril and Marie practicing coral ID Last week we stayed in the office a lot due to the bad weather caused by a big cyclone around Madagascar. Ideal weather to stay inside and study the most common fishes and corals, as well as developing a reef impact and substrate data collection sheet. This to assess the bleaching rate and the diversity of corals on the reef of Fishermen’s Cove. The monitoring is going to start in two weeks and that is to give us time to learn more about the corals for when we start the transects. In the process we have started to do coral ID to better identify them once we start the monitoring. fluorescent coral  On Friday the sun came back again, so we decided to test our coral and fish knowledge in the field during a snorkeling trip at Sunset Beach. Butterflyfish, Batfish, Moorish Idol and brain coral, we recognized a lot already! The water was surprisingly warm and the corals lo

Introducing Lisanne and Marie! They will do their internship with the MCSS: Marie,Sheril and Lisanne's first day together Hi everyone! Let’s introduce myself first. My name is Lisanne and I’m from The Netherlands. I’m 24 years old and I got my bachelor’s degree in biology last year. Currently I’m enrolled in a master program called ‘Marine Biodiversity and Conservation’. At the moment I’m studying in a nice city called Ghent, Belgium. But for my internship I wanted to widen my horizon. Yes, we do have a sea with a coastline in Belgium, but it’s maybe a little bit less spectacular than the tropical ocean around the Seychelles. I’m interested in coral reefs, marine mammals, turtles, whales, but basically I have an interest for all fauna you can find in tropical seas.That’s the reason why I came all the way from The Netherlands to stay with the MCSS for the next 6 weeks. The perfect location to do research on the animals and habitats that interest me the most! 

Le Meridien Fishermen’s cove opening My first snorkel at Fishermen's Cove Hi my name is Sheril De Commarmond and I will be mainly working on the snorkeling trail project at Le Meridien, Fishermen’s Cove.  The trail will be approximately 400metres without including the swim out from shore to the trail. The trail project is due to start at the end of April which is very exciting for it is not a common practice here on Mahe. The trail will be opened three times a week with the Fishermen’s Cove guests. The trail has five points containing different specific marine organisms. In addition there will be a snorkel trail marine life slate provided to help better identify the different species spotted on the trail and increase guests awareness and enthusiasm for the local marine life. The slate will also contain a map of the area, giving a general idea of the snorkel trail of the two entries and exits for low and high tide. An informative kiosk will be situated inside the ho