The Quirimbas National Park includes the southern Quirimbas Islands, but not Metundo Island which is where we focused our short study. The aim was to assess the coral reef and fish populations around Metundo Island and we undertook short surveys on Medjumbe Island and St. Lazarus Bank, which lies about 100 nautical miles east of northern Mozambique’s coast set in very deep water. The plateau reaches about 6 to 60 m deep but it drops to over 2,000 m around it. We were based initially on Vamizi Island and used from a boat from Vamizi Lodge, working with Eric Allard and Alastair Louw of Extreme Adventures Ltd., who have local knowledge of the reef structure. When M.Y. Danah Explorer arrived, we moved on board and worked from small boats off the main boat. Captain Mick Norman is a lovely man with a great crew, providing a really good atmosphere and facilities to make the work as effective and efficient as possible.
International Workshop on Marine Biology- Ecology and Applications, Advancements and Issues of the 21st century, June 26-28, 2012 at the COMSTECH Building, Islamabad, Pakistan Mauvis was invited to give a keynote talk on MARINE BIOLOGY – 20TH TO 21ST CENTURY, concentrating on top marine predators and advancements in our understanding of this key role. She conducted a dry lab with case studies on marine mammals and sharks looking at experimental design as well as field and laboratory methods and techniques. There was a good atmosphere among the participants from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states for their Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation three day meeting. It was lovely to be in Pakistan again and to meet up with colleagues and friends, as well as meeting new ones. |
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