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The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) held in Nice, France, took place from June 9 to 13, 2025. It […]

2024 was a hard one! This year marked our seventh field season. We were finally able to work directly from […]

First dedicated research effort on mobulid rays in Madagascar confirms Nosy Be is an important habitat and reef mantas may […]

We are so happy to finally introduce you to our new boat, AD ASTRA, a 9.8 motorboat fully equipped for […]

Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de la loi malgache n°33626/2023, adoptée le 20 décembre 2023, la Fondation […]

The Madagascar Whale Shark Project foundation and the Cétamada association, mandated by the Ministry of Tourism, have organised a new […]

Here we go! A little summary of our 2023 season. This year was particularly unusual, and our scientific activities were […]

(Version Française ci-dessous) With the aim of promoting sustainable blue ecotourism, Madagascar has officially approved the update of the interministerial […]

It’s always rewarding to see research translating into conservation actions and this week we are incredibly excited that the IUCN […]

For 2023 we decided to head to Nosy Be earlier in the year than we normally would to allow us to […]

Introducing our trips This year for the first time we are launching our very own whale shark science trip, a […]

After two years away, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were relieved and excited to be able to return to […]

Hi everyone, As I wrap up the season here in Nosy Be and feel the familiar bittersweet nostalgia closing in, […]

🇬🇧 And the whale sharks are here 🥳   After the 2019 season ended, like everyone we got caught in […]

11 July 2022: Today, the Madagascar Whale Shark Project is announcing a new way for ocean-lovers to support its efforts […]

Yesterday was World Ocean Day. Yet, as many of us know, World Ocean Day is every day for us and […]

Industrialised shipping may be leading to a large number of whale shark deaths across the world, according to a new […]

Version Française ci-dessous News from the Guardians of the Ocean Our education programme is still active on Nosy Be, despite […]

Version Française ci-dessous New study highlights Madagascar as a global hotspot for endangered whale sharks Whale sharks, an endangered species, […]

(Version Française ci-dessous) New study values Madagascar’s whale shark tourism industry at $1.5 million amid calls to improve protection for […]

Nosy Be, the tourist capital of Madagascar, is currently experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis. Since March 2020, the borders are […]

Sadly, due to the pandemic we couldn’t return to Madagascar to run our field season like every year from September […]

Version Française ci-dessous. After a lot of work, we can finally unveil the figures from the 2019 season, our biggest […]

This year, again, was rather unusual. Unlike last year when they arrived in October, this season whale sharks started showing […]

Whale sharks everywhere ! This season has been incredibly busy, as whale sharks started showing up in August already! This […]

In the last few months we have been busy working on many things, and are excited for what is looking […]

While the first whale sharks are already flaunting around the Nosy Be area and I am fully preparing for this […]

Our team has now left Nosy Be in anticipation of the usual leaving date of the whale sharks but it […]

Today’s the day! After many years in Madagascar and a lot of hard work this year, I am happy to unveil […]

Sorry it’s been a while, we have been incredibly busy! While the whale sharks were initially late, they have arrived […]

Truckee (California), May 17, 2018. A new study published in the journal Endangered Species Research has revealed that juvenile whale sharks swim […]

Since 2015, the Madagascar Whale Shark Project has been collecting data on whale sharks in Nosy Be. The aim being […]

The end of field seasons always bears a bittersweet feeling, relief mixed with sadness. Here is a summary of the […]

After meeting with operators and discussing together what guidelines need to be followed in order to ensure better behaviour on […]

The first two weeks of the season have flown by ! A lot is planned this year, starting with the Festival de […]

Following the first meeting on July 1st 2017 held by our Partner Mada Megafauna, about the need to implement a […]

Since the New Year I have been busy with many aspects of the project, such as designing a logo… …and […]

A month ago the Madagascar Whale Shark Project’s first season came to an end. After completing all the end of […]

Two months into the season already! For those who haven’t been able to follow our project updates on Facebook, here is […]

Nearly two years ago, I swam with whale sharks off Nosy Be, the north western coast of Madagascar, for the […]