Welcome to Marine Savers
the marine conservation team
at Four Seasons Resorts Maldives
Welcome to Marine Savers
the Marine Conservation team
at Four Seasons Resorts Maldives
Latest News from our Marine Savers Teams
Gesa’s Coral Spawning Story
What a month it has been! I have spent most of my time in the water, monitoring hundreds of coral frames around the island, and leading snorkel trips with guests. 🤿
Then there’s the seasonal coral spawning: tagging, gamete checks, checking for bundling, and literature research on spawning cues (tides, sunset, moonrise, temperature, etc). And then finally… the amazing spawning events themselves! 🧡🟠
Crazy Colourful Corals
Another incredible mass-spawning event this year, with the reefs a blaze of colour and excitement! 🟠🧡🟠
Enjoy our underwater photos, and follow our team as they harvest coral eggs and grow them into tiny polyps in our Lab.
Meet EMMA, our latest sea turtle rescue patient, then join our turtle experts for a rehabilitation swim in the lagoon, before catching up with our Shrimps down in the Fish Lab.
Reefscapers Diary November 2022
Catch up with our coral reef monitoring and all the latest updates from our coral experts at Kuda Huraa and Landaa Giraavaru.
Join us to track the next big coral spawning event, and follow us around the clock to study coral fertilisation and settlement in the Lab.
Marine Education & Awareness
An exhilarating month makes for a packed report: corals spawning, sea turtle surgery, educating the next generation, plus spinning dolphins 🐬 and friendly sharks! 🦈
No two days are the same, and elements of the unknown are the most captivating parts of the job, along with our underwater work for calming the mind and soothing the soul.
Onward and upward! 📈
Kelly At Kuda Huraa
As I finish my marine internship, I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone! 💙
Kuda Huraa now feels like home, and my days are spent monitoring coral frames, caring for our injured turtles, and leading snorkel trips. I am also researching ‘sea turtle buoyancy syndrome’ to improve our rehabilitation protocols to aid more turtles in the future.
Reefscapers Diary October 2022
All the latest updates from our coral biology experts at Kuda Huraa and Landaa Giraavaru.
Catch up with our coral reef monitoring, join us to track the next big coral spawning event, and celebrate a very special milestone with our team at Landaa Giraavaru! 💜
Gesa’s Marine Blog
A warm hello from our Marine Discovery Centre at Landaa Giraavaru. 💙 My name is Gesa, the new marine biology intern, supporting the Reefscapers coral team during their second spawning season of the year.
My first few weeks on site were packed with new ideas, from turtle care to Artemia production and dolphin cruises – it’s always great to broaden your skill set!
Our Flying Turtles Program ✈️
Some of our rescue turtles are unable to be released due to the severity of their permanent injuries. Turtles suffering from long-term ‘buoyancy syndrome’ and those with missing flippers are vulnerable in the ocean and would struggle to find food.
Ongoing, we try to re-home these patients to overseas aquariums, to receive a high standard of lifelong care, and to act as global ambassadors about the threats that sea turtles face.
Marine Conservation in the Maldives
September was so full of activity! 🏃♀️From large presentations to local island visits, from egg-laden coral colonies to interviews with global TV crews 📺 … we didn’t have a spare second to come up for breath! 🤿
Luckily, we are a bunch of all-rounders, able to sub for each other in excursions and projects, so the upcoming coral spawning season will be all hands on the reef, day and night! 🌞 🌙
Maldivian Shrimps
Breeding program
Meet our Turtles
Our injured sea turtle residents
Our Flying Turtles
Epic journey: MV ⇄ EU
Video Tour
Our conservation projects
Collection
Photos of your coral frame
Reefscapers Diaries
Detailed reports 2016 – 2023