Based in Mikindani, Mtwara, we are living in a secluded area with insane marine ecosystems: untouched coral gardens, world-class critters, whale migration, etc. Unfortunately, the quick development and poor fishing practices are slowly but surely destroying the marine environment.

As dedicated environmentalists, we have decided to run volunteering projects about marine conservation to protect the local ecosystems and support the local communities.

Coral restoration and Sea Turtle conservation by scuba diving in the South of Tanzania

Coral reefs are the most important ecosystems underwater. They cover less than 1% of our oceans, and yet, they are home to 25% of the marine biodiversity. Currently, 70% of the world’s coral reefs are highly threatened and could disappear by 2050. We need to act now to regenerate and strengthen them.

Sea Turtles are keystone species in the preservation of marine biodiversity. Their involvement in many different ecosystems make it essential to preserve these species. Unfortunately, many threats are endangering them, from climate change to fishing and pollution. Following the current trend, they should be extinct by 2050 due to human activities.

Join us today and help us saves the coral reefs and Sea Turtles in the South of Tanzania!

Volunteers are involved in all activities performed to restore the coral reefs and protect the Sea Turtles.

Coral restoration is very specific to each area and all brains on deck are necessary to ensure the best methods are applied according to the local conditions. Our volunteers help to create new restoration techniques, build new structures, and expand the project in the ocean and on land in addition to their participation in our routine tasks. Each volunteer leaves its mark.

Our Sea Turtle welfare center provides a safe place for endangered Sea Turtles. Our volunteers participate in activities such as relocation of eggs to remove them from poachers’ threat, education of local population about marine conservation during community meetings or school classes, beach patrols to protect the Sea Turtles, snorkeling for underwater mapping and Sea Turtle identification, and much more.

Our program adapts to everyone: all our volunteers are trained to scuba diving.

If you are not a diver yet, we start by teaching you the Open Water Course (first level of scuba diving). It provides you with all the necessary skills and experience required to participate in the coral restoration project. The course is spread over 5 days. Once completed, you join the program.

If you are a certified diver, we are teaching any scuba diving course of your choice (Advanced Open Water, Rescue, Specialties, etc). Better divers positively impact marine conservation through their knowledge and behaviour in and out of the water.

Our program takes place 5 days per week, from 8am to 2pm (rarely later depending on the objective of the day). The schedule is set at the beginning of each week according to the needs at the moment.

Over these 5 days, 3 days are dedicated to scuba diving activities such as collecting and planting corals, identifying Sea Turtles, cleaning and documenting our nurseries, mapping underwater habitats, maintaining our local reefs, surveying our reefs, etc.

Activities on the remaining 2 days per week depend on the needs of the project at that moment. They can take place on land to relocate Sea Turtle eggs, run marine conservation classes in schools, perform beach clean-ups, patrol the beaches, or in water to scuba dive, teach swimming lessons, snorkel, or kayak.