The communities in Vanuatu have been very happy to have their annual visit from OceansWatch.  They have involved  the team aboard Magic Roundabout in  various projects from collecting cans for a new recycling venture, part of dealing with the big rubbish problem, to collecting Crown of Thorn Starfish (COTS).  These starfish can become a plague and destroy the reefs when their predators have been taken.  Read more in our latest newsletter.

Lead yacht Cat Knapp  arrived safely in Port Vila and is now on her way to the Solomon Islands.

A new and exciting book is available through OceansWatch - Humpback Whales of the South West Pacific by Glenn Edney, who is the Marine Mammal Advisor for OceansWatch.