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    • Our Team

    The faces behind the project

    Meet our project family

    Stella

    Started the project after seing a whale shark in 2014. Director, scientific lead and photographer.

    Léonce

    Joined in 2018 as our first student and never left. Guide and trainer.

    Armel

    Joined in 2023 as a student, and now a PhD student.

    Noel

    Captain of our research boat Ad Astra, whale shark spotter and surface safety.

    Marion

    The organised one, runs our accounts, goodies and operator programs.

    Claire

    She keeps the database organised and clean from afar.

    Romain

    Designed our website and graphics. UX/UI Designer.

    Thomas

    Multi-talented: helps as a technician, builder, divemaster, skipper.

    Justin

    Designed from scratch our survey app for data collection at sea. Data Scientist.

    Kate

    First joined on an expedition in 2019, runs our science trips.

    Alizée

    First joined as a volunteer in 2022. Photographer and communicator.

    Tsiafoy

    First joined as a student in 2022. Spreads the word about whale sharks in the capital.

    Margaux

    A regular visitor since 2016, runs our adoption programme.

    Guillaume

    First joined as a volunteer in 2017. Freediving instructor, helps as a guide on our science days and weeks.

    Enora

    Visited in 2023, manages the database and processes.

    We collaborate with a range of partners.

    Check them out

    Former Students

    Mialisoa Andriatsarafara

    Modelling the distribution of whale sharks in Nosy Be.
    Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines

    Armel Mahevitra

    Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines

    Tsiafoy Randrianantoanina

    Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines

    Léonce Costika Fidiarisandratra

    Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines

    Thanks to our previous volounteers and staff-both in the field and remotely!

    Enora Barralon

    Marie Gomes

    Laetitia Maneaud

    Liselotte Neumass

    Morgane Mimoune

    Eloïse Guillaud

    Laura Garcia

    Alizée Guimbaud

    Laura Hoen

    Lorrie Carassini

    Vincent Bourdin

    Ingrid Richioud

    Flore Meyerstein

    Laura Atchama

    Marie-Amélie Vidal

    Blaise Vincent

    Alexandra Salmon-Lefranc Gennai

    Diane Bécu

    Mylène Richard

    Mario Clemente

    Pierre Denneulin

    Vincent Quiquempois

    Camille Boussioux

    Maité Dufrasne

    Delphine Brunet

    Laetitia Maneau

    Mohamed Amine Attia

    Gérard Pesque

    Ludmilla Gatelier

    Cécile Cour

    Tessa De Froberville

    Perrine Vincent

    Inès Vernhes

    Rachel Eloy

    Nathan Beaufils

    Emilie Chotard

    Noella Wai

    Mariana Perez

    Cédric Pfeiffer

    Valérie Gagnolet

    Simona Auteri

    Romain Boucly

    Juliette Eyraud

    Chantal Dherbecourt-Solau

    Luna Payet

    Carole Perrin

    Florian Barnaud

    Michaël Coconi

    Joshua Rambahiniarison

    Jean Malo Frageul

    Antoine Colin

    Fanny Hensens

    Clarisse Debatty

    Stéphane Avril

    Thibault Ferrier

    Isabelle Pouyadou

    Margaux Carrere

    Carolina Cossy

    Lina Marion

    Minaëlle Green

    Morgane Biret

    Yona Benahim

    Eugénie Assas

    Frédéric Barbotin

    Marion Lovat

    Vincent Frasse-Mathon

    Guillaume Lechat

    Marcel Caro

    Mélina Lin

    Amandine Pauvert

    Fanny Floirat-Lohyer

    Raphaël Jarnias

    Fadia Al Abbar

    Stéphane Gennai

    Arnault De Peretti

    Marc Sigrist

    Pauline Bernard

    Sabrina Castro

    Karoline Fuerlinger

    Kelly Taurel

    Remy Olivesi

    Lisa Dugay

    Sorya Chhim

    Sylvain Fougère

    Emilie Delarue

    Audrey Botella

    Julie Chéron

    Jeanne Vanhecke

    Tine Hollevoet

    Tiana Haingo Andriamampionona

    Robin Bally

    Matthieu Bonhomme

    Amir Serhane

    Magali Caro

    Agathe Gastaldi

    Tine Hollevoet

    Chloé Paré

    Kelly Morvan

    Juliet Cussaguet

    Guillaume Bonnaud

    Jens Paulsen

    Emilie Delarue

    Lauren Dirrig

    Louis Delfarguiel

    Maureen Darchy

    Nathalie Auffret

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