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2008 was the first full year of operation for OceansWatch

Meeting community leaders on Karkar

What OceansWatch has accomplished so far:

In 2007 we undertook 2 week long investigative trips to PNG and Vanuatu.

In 2008 OceansWatch organised a Reef Check training session in Tonga where 15 members have been trained in April and October 2008.

During the non-hurricane season the yacht Magic Roundabout undertook a 5 month project in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea where we:

  • Undertook many Reef Check surveys
  • Distributed about 200 reading glasses
  • Assessed communities needs for future projects
  • Distributed stationery to the schools we visited
  • Trained local community members in ReefCheck
  • Visited and assessed how we could help several schools in 2009
  • Initiated a water supply project on Karkar island, Papua New Guinea
  • Developed relationships with government departments and local NGOs
  • Encouraged communities we visited to assess their fishery resources for sustainability

Family PNGDuring our first year of operation we have learnt a huge amount about how best to support the communities that we have visited to care for their fisheries resources and to develop sustainable livelihoods. Have a look at some of our photos from Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea on Flickr.

For further information please read our 2008 annual report:

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