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PROGRAM FEE : £800 PROGRAM PLUS SAFARI FEE : £1450 MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE the OCEANS Company No PROGRAM FEE : £800 PROGRAM PLUS SAFARI FEE : £1450 MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales WHAT IS LOVE THE OCEANS? Love The Oceans is a charitable non-profit marine conservation organisation working in Guinjata Bay, Mozambique. Guinjata Bay, whilst home to a huge host of marine life, has never been studied in depth for any prolonged amount of time. LTO hopes to protect the diverse marine life found here, including many species of sharks, rays and the famous humpback whales. We use research, education and diving to drive action towards a more sustainable future. Our ultimate goal is to establish a Marine Protected Area for the Inhambane Province in Mozambique, achieving higher biodiversity whilst protecting endangered species. We offer a cutting edge volunteer program that gives individuals the chance to work alongside our marine biologists and the local community, helping with conservation, through research, education and diving, over a 2 week period. We are currently offering positions for a select number of participants in 2017 on the following program dates: March 26th – April 9th (Ending 14th April if participating in Safari) At the end of the program, we also offer an optional 5 night safari bringing the end of your trip to the 14th of April. Prospective volunteers are welcome to submit an application form, their resume and a photo in order to apply for a place on the program. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LOVE LOVETHEOCEANS.ORG +447881795062 THEOCEANSORGANISATION WWW.TWITTER.COM/LOVE [email protected] @LOVETHEOCEANS THEOCEANS MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales WHAT WILL I BE DOING? As a Love The Oceans volunteer, you form an essential part of our team. You will be rotating around our 4 principal activities: Fisheries Research Teaching and Painting Coral Reef Surveys Swimming Lessons Our volunteers have Saturday mornings and Sundays to participate in optional extra activities such as surf lessons, sailing trips or just relaxing on the beach. Saturday afternoons will be spent teaching the local school children how to swim. We stay in backpacker style accommodation in Guinjata Bay and rooms will hold a maximum of 6 people (genders will be separated). Running water and electricity is available at all times… with the exception of a few power cuts! Mosquito nets are provided. Your program is fully catered, however you may We are here want to bring money for internet, drinks and treats. You are required to bring an unlocked mobile phone with you in order to buy a local sim for internet as there is no wifi available. The local shop is a short walk away and holds a few western treasures. MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales After you have settled in, your program will start with an intense 3 days of training We aim to ensure that everyone on the program has the same level of knowledge about LTO, the conservation work we do and your role and responsibilities as an LTO volunteer. In these 3 days you’ll learn about your next two weeks in Mozambique. It is during the training that we will get to know each other better, refresh diving skills and learn new skills as you come up to speed with the research requirements. We expect you to learn and work together, setting a positive tone for the coming weeks. Toward the end of the training you will be placed into a team and will rotate around the following key activities: Fisheries Research Collecting fisheries data will allow us to assess how sustainable the fisheries are. From these assessments, eventually we would like to determine minimum landing size for individual species, as well as changing certain fishing legislation. We cover two fisheries sites; Guinjata Bay and Paindane Bay. A third may be sporadically covered in accordance with the shark fishing. Both sites have resorts and active local fishermen. The Guinjata research site is next to our dive centre, while the Paindane research site is a 45minute walk. Expect to walk to both sites. Every group will have a mobile phone so help is always at hand. Every day on fisheries you be responsible for recording the data into the logs along with the corresponding images (check shark and ray IDs with a field specialist if unsure), cleaning the collected shark/ray vertebrae, and ensuring equipment is clean and stored. This work can be upsetting at times but you cannot get involved in releasing animals; we are there to photograph and collect data in order to achieve a long-term solution. MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales Teaching and Painting Educating the next generation of fishermen in schools about sustainable fishing and why the ocean is important helps the local community protect their biodiversity assets – assets because of ecotourism and fisheries. As part of your volunteering, you will help at Guinjata and Paindane School Monday-Friday. You will be teaching 10-13 year olds about the marine environment, as well as painting classrooms which are in much need of some TLC. You will not be partaking in construction work as we prefer to employ local builders and put money back into the local economy. Swimming Lessons Surprisingly few local children are confident in the water. Part of our commitment to the local community is teaching the school children how to swim, helping to fuel their passion for the marine environment with a view to them one day being able to experience the underwater world for themselves. We also teach sea safety in our lessons. This is very important as children drowning is not uncommon in this area due to a strong rip and lack of awareness. You can help teach the children (and some adults) how to swim on Saturday afternoons. We ask for our volunteers to bring out 5kg of donations (books or stationery) for the children as well as any marine themed toys or swimming gear. MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales Coral Reef Surveys LTO collects coral reef data in order to lobby for a marine protected area which could enhance eco-tourism, bringing more money into the region and an alternate source of income to unsustainable fishing. We strongly believe we’re in a biodiversity hotspot and we need a coral reef data set to prove our area is worth protecting. To expand LTO’s coral reef logs, you will be diving and snorkelling to complete LTO surveys. You will identify different fish and coral species you see on each dive, and be responsible for logging the data into the scientific logs at the end of each day. We use Reef Life Survey methodology, allowing us to compare our data sets with other reef systems around the world. These dives require confident divers with good buoyancy. PADI Open Water is a prerequisite for our programs. MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales PROGRAM EXTRAS Safari We offer an optional extra 5 night safari that you can enjoy at the end of your volunteer program. You will leave Guinjata bay to explore the Balule Private Game Reserve in the Greater Kruger Park Ecosystem, staying at Ku Sungula Safari Lodge. During your 5 days you will participate in game drives, bush walks, a scenic tour through the Drakensburg Mountains (to see God’s Window, the Three Sisters and Bourke’s Luck Potholes) and have an animal behaviour bush walk and lecture from experienced field guides. You will then be transported to Johannesburg Airport. All of your meals are included, but the beers are on you! This trip is highly recommended. Weekend Activities There are optional weekend excursions you can participate in. They are not compulsory but have proved great fun in the past. These activities need to be paid for separately in cash in Mozambique. - Yacht Trip – We sail the Inhambane estuary on a yacht, with the chance to snorkel a few islands. - Surf Trip – A day trip to Tofo (the tourist hub) for a fun surf lesson and shop around their market. - Diving Courses – PADI scuba diving courses are available at Guinjata Dive Centre, from open water to dive master. - Ocean Safaris – Local dive centres offer various Ocean Safari tours where you can search for whale sharks and whales from the boat in an afternoon. MARINE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2017 LOVE THE OCEANS Company no. 9322104, Registered in England and Wales F.A.Q.S ARE THERE ANY PREREQUISITES TO JOINING THE PROGRAM? Applicants must be 18 or over at the time of arrival. Applicants must be at least Open Water PADI qualified HOW CAN I GET MY PADI BEFORE THE PROGRAM? If you are not Open Water qualified, it is possible to come and do your Open Water the week before your volunteer program starts at an extra cost. Please email for details. HOW SAFE IS IT? Mozambique has struggled with civil conflict in the past, but now it is restricted to the north. LTO is based in the south in a more remote location which has been virtually untouched by political conflict. Your accommodation has a 24 hour guard and is in a place where the crime rate is very low due to a close knit village community. There is a local police station and main hospital is approximately a 30minute drive from our base. The closest decompression chamber is Durban, South Africa.
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