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Updates From Our Marine Biology Teams

Updates From Our Marine Biology Teams

Catch up with the latest news, direct from our teams at Kuda Huraa and Landaa Giraavaru, from food experiments in our Fish Lab to new turtles in our national ID database.
And then join our Apprenticeship Class as they introduce some lab grown sea anemones and juvenile Clownfish back into the lagoon.

Marine Savers May Musings

Marine Savers May Musings

Catch up with the May news from our Marine Discovery Centres.
We have lobsters, anemones and clownfish in the Fish Lab; out on the ocean we are photographing dolphins, and we analyse underwater photographs of wild sea turtles for identification.

Marine Life – Lab and Ocean

Marine Life – Lab and Ocean

Find out what’s happening down in our Fish Lab, with all the latest facts and figures from our Clownfish breeding programme, and learn why we rescued one very lucky lobster direct from the restaurant !
Finally, you can join us on safari to enjoy some amazing underwater marine life.

Fish Lab: Fun Facts and Fascinating Findings

Fish Lab: Fun Facts and Fascinating Findings

Our volunteer Mark follows his passion for marine biology down to the fish lab, where he gets to work with our Clownfish sustainable breeding project.
Learn about our Maldivian and Clark’s Clownfish as they hatch from a clutch of tiny eggs, through a larval stage before developing into miniature ‘Nemo’ juveniles.

Marine Life – Lab and Ocean

Marine Life – Lab and Ocean

In our fish lab we are starting several new projects to review our Clownfish breeding programme, and out in the lagoon we continue our BRUV baited camera trap experiments.
Join us on a sunset cruise to spot dolphins and whales, and enjoy a breathtaking display of Cetaceans !

Clownfish Graduates and Marine Adventures

Clownfish Graduates and Marine Adventures

Welcome to our Fish Lab here at Landaa Giraavaru.
Some of our Clark’s and Maldivian Clownfish have recently graduated, and are now enjoying their new life out in the lagoon.
You can also see some of our marine life photos and video captured on underwater safari, including a beautiful Feathertail Stingray and a wild Green Turtle swimming on the reef.

Fish Breeding down in the Lab

Fish Breeding down in the Lab

Our Fish Lab is overflowing with life this month !
We’re rolling up our sleeves to categorise our 1,000 baby Clownfish, and producing gallons of algae and zooplankton to keep them well fed.
And take a look at our unusual garden – free of plants, but full of sea anemones !

Fishy Tales: from Lab to Aquarium to Ocean

Fishy Tales: from Lab to Aquarium to Ocean

Our Clownfish are busy laying in the Fish Lab this month, and we have updates and some great photos from our marine aquariums.
Venturing out onto the ocean , we report on the large variety of megafauna that we’ve sighted recently, plus we have 2 stunning HD video clips of a green turtle, and a dolphin with its young !

From Fish Lab to Megafauna

From Fish Lab to Megafauna

Read about Maldivian ‘megafauna’, and join the students from Kendhoo School on a tour of the Fish Lab.
Then take a close look at our Clownfish eggs, before setting sail on the FS Explorer to video whalesharks and dolphins !

Marine Research & Projects

Marine Research & Projects

Learn about our new ‘Anemone Garden Project’, and peep down our microscope to see what the seahorses like to eat in our Fish Lab !
We have news from the latest Baa Atoll Resorts meeting held at Reethi Beach last month, and see some new photos from our very own marine wildlife Wikipedia page.

Batfish Breeding, Camera Traps and a Whale Workshop

Batfish Breeding, Camera Traps and a Whale Workshop

This month we have a wealth of information and photographs from our various marine biology projects.
See the quirky ‘Batfish’ in our outdoor pools as part of a new breeding programme, read the latest Shark Watch facts and figures, and look who is smiling into our camera trap lens !

Marine Life – from the Lab to the Ocean

Marine Life – from the Lab to the Ocean

There’s news from our Fish Lab at Landaa, and we start to redevelop the marine aquaria at Kuda Huraa.
On ocean safari this month we encounter sharks, dolphins and pilot whales, plus you can read about Trichodesmium and why it isn’t as harmless as you might think …

Shark Tales & Marine Life Photo Gallery

Shark Tales & Marine Life Photo Gallery

We have some great Marine Life photos to share with you this month.
You can also read about Maldivian sharks … mindless eating machines, or shy & timid creatures ?

Fish Lab Facts & Explorer Excursions

Fish Lab Facts & Explorer Excursions

We start in Landaa Giraavaru’s fish lab to see the baby Clownfish, and then head out to the open ocean on the Four Seasons Explorer.
Then we take you snorkelling and diving, to explore this month’s underwater world of guitarfish and whale sharks.

All the latest updates from our Fish Lab

All the latest updates from our Fish Lab

Welcome to our Fish Lab, where you can see how quickly our baby clownfish are growing, and learn about our 60-day-old seahorses that have started on their new diet.

Fascinating Phenomena from the Fish Lab !

Fascinating Phenomena from the Fish Lab !

We’ve got lots of baby Maldivian clownfish this month, and read about how a walk along the beach turns up some unexpected food for our seahorses, along with some glow-in-the-dark fun from bioluminescent plankton.

Fish Lab – Baby Clownfish and Seahorse Birth

Fish Lab – Baby Clownfish and Seahorse Birth

Check out the latest news direct from our Fish Lab here at Landaa Giraavaru.
We have new clownfish babies this month, a colourful photo slideshow featuring some of our latest arrivals, plus a remarkable video of a (male) seahorse giving birth.

Fish Lab – Special Volunteer Wanted !

We have some new arrivals at our Fish Lab this month and a re-populated Touch Tank is proving very popular with our younger guests – check out our fun timelapse video !
We also needed a special volunteer for an unusual task in our marine aquarium …