FISHING VILLAGE CONSERVATION 2017

Our program offers a variety of activities that you can engage in according to your interests and qualifications. You will be able to experience first-hand and learn about the lifestyle at the fishermen's village. Moreover, your efforts will help protect and/or revive the nature in the area. The area where you will be living in during the duration of the project receives hardly any tourism and its beaches remain unspoiled. Our projects are as follows: BLUE CRAB CONSERVATION: The Blue Crab lives in small waterways, creeks and rivers that connect to the sea. Due to overfishing, these creatures have become endangered and in order to help stop this, you will be in charge of helping collect and split eggs and later on releasing the newborns into nature. CORAL REEF REHABILITATION: Due to incorrect fishing methods (i.e. large deep sea nets at the bottom of the ocean), a large number of fish species has been depleted and coral reefs have been destroyed. For some time now, these fishing methods have been prohibited but the damage on the coral reefs has been done. In order to help with the recovery, divers place dead corals casted in concrete at least 4 meters deep into the sea. Some months after the dead corals are placed in the ocean, polyps begin living in them and create an environment that brings life back to the corals as well as different fish species. And this is where you come in. During your time here, you will prepare the blocs with corals in it and bring them to the sea and into shallow waters. Those with a diving certificate can go in deep and update us on the progress of the ones placed deep into the ocean. This project will be unavailable during rainy season (October - December). MANGROVE TREE PLANTING: You will be going out with the locals to plant mangrove trees in the water. For a long time, the whole coast has been covered with mangrove forests. In recent years, however, deforestation has occurred and they are no longer as spread out as they used to be. Your efforts to replant young trees will have a positive impact for the flora and fauna in the area. ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS TEACHING: Aside from the practical work in the village, it is also important to create awareness about the issues that are presented in the area and how to stop further damage. With the help of village leaders and local teachers, you will be teaching local school kids how to lead an environmentally friendly life through activities such as: - Beach cleaning - Garbage separation - Teaching of basic environmental science Our aims are to support the local community with their projects to promote a sustainable livelihood and to promote understanding and care towards nature among the youngsters in the village through teaching and different fun activities.