GVI's Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Programmes in the Seychelles

25/01/12 Megafauna Madness!

2012-01-25T22:34:00.000-08:00

26/10/11 Curieuse highs and lows

2011-10-31T01:33:00.001-07:00

19/10/11 Tracks, tracks and more tracks!

2011-10-19T21:41:00.000-07:00

Every year around late September Lemon sharks in the Seychelles enter shallow waters to give birth to their young. The juvenile sharks spend the first few weeks of their lives hiding amongst the safety of mangrove roots close to the shore. Here at Cap Ternay we are lucky to have such mangrove systems next to base and at the end of September we had our first glimpse of this

12/10/11 Time to Toga at Cap Ternay

2011-10-14T03:14:00.000-07:00

We’ve been powering through coral spots & with only one workshop left I know we’re all excited to start our surveys. Since the emphasis of our phase is coral recruits, the staff have been going out of their way to point out the teeniest, tiniest baby corals. We all cracked up when Joe came out with a couple of urchin spikes after pointing out a 3 cm long podabacia under a

05/10/11 Arriving in Paradise

2011-10-06T00:35:00.001-07:00

Arriving just three days ago, the numerous sightings of interesting wildlife and tight knit bonds which have formed quickly within our groups have made us all feel as though we have been here for weeks. After a quick initial orientation of the camp, a mad dash with snorkels and masks to the back beach was made to spot the baby lemon sharks that the staff had told us about. Two were spotted

05/10/11 The Curieuse Adventure Begins

2011-10-06T00:26:00.000-07:00

Expedition life on Curieuse has certainly been “different” than expected. After the recent shark attacks in the Seychelles, all marine volunteers (and all water activities for that matter) have been moved to the GVI base on Mahe – Cap Ternay. This, including our THREE staff members has left us with a team consisting of grand total of FIVE. However, this is not a disadvantage as it does mean we

09/09/11 Goodbye from Curieuse

2011-09-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

05/09/11 Dive for Debris

2011-09-09T00:23:00.001-07:00

23/08/11 Still time to donate after the Amazing Race

2011-08-24T22:15:00.000-07:00

The site is amazing, next to a beautiful bay and immersed in an oasis of tropical fruit trees! Staff and other volunteers are really friendly and accommodating, and despite having been here only for a short period of time we already know each other quite well and are fully orientated around the camp. We learned how to use the compressor to fill the diving tanks and the radio

03/07/2011 Curieuse, Ready, Steady, Go!

2011-07-03T21:47:00.000-07:00

30/05/11 Rescue the Flag

2011-06-03T00:11:00.000-07:00

22/05/11 Birthday's on Curieuse Island

2011-05-24T21:56:00.001-07:00

23/04/2011 Cap Ternay Life

2011-05-03T01:56:00.001-07:00

30/04/2011 A weekend of BBQs on Mahe

2011-05-03T01:44:00.000-07:00

29/04/2011 - Earth Day at Curieuse Base

2011-05-03T01:34:00.000-07:00

28/04/2011 Murder on Curieuse Island

2011-05-03T01:13:00.000-07:00

26/04/2011 Cap Ternay Dive's Stork Patch

2011-04-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

19/04/2011 Baie Ternay

2011-04-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

17/04/11 Curieuse Life

2011-04-21T22:40:00.000-07:00

17/04/11 The Adam, Simon and Amelia Show

2011-04-21T22:34:00.001-07:00

16/04/11 Week 2 at Cap T

2011-04-21T22:25:00.000-07:00

10/04/11 Curieuse Island Week 1

2011-04-13T23:30:00.000-07:00

26/03/2011 Earth Hour & Staff Training Workshop

2011-03-28T21:54:00.000-07:00

GVI staff put candle power to the test for Earth HourOn Saturday March 26th all the GVI staff descended on the island of Curieuse for a training workshop. It was an opportunity to get everyone together for some bonding as well as an opportunity to prepare for the coming phase.In addition to painting the volunteer dorms the Curieuse crew were busy fixing the whole of the staff accommodation

23/03/2011 Last Blog from a Terrestrial

2011-03-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

Lasting memories... Amazing times with amazing people! Spectacular views; above and below the ocean! Turtles, trees and all those terrestrial things! Beaches galore, tourist free and been a priveledge to walk on. Letting go and passing on all our data to those that follow and the related partners. Over 140 Coco de Mer surveyed, 8 different turtles seen on land and two

22/03/11 Final Curieuse Marine Blog

2011-03-28T21:27:00.000-07:00

For our last weekend we couldn’t resist another shark dive at South Marianne; we were not disappointed as grey reef sharks and a huge marbled ray came out to play. The visibility was almost perfect, as was the abundance and diversity of life down there on what feels like a untapped ‘underwater mountain playground’. While no one can quite believe our 10 weeks diving is

18/03/11 - And it's goodbye from us!

2011-03-20T23:06:00.000-07:00

Words to sum up 10 weeks of life on base: Fish Spot Extraordinaire, Plankton Pull, Photography, Porcupinefish, Awesome 10 Weeks, Fabulous Flowerfish, Pirate Dive, Baby Turtle Valentine, Outdoor Movie Theatre, Observatory, Best Buddy, Manta, Cow Chasing, Destilla Magic, Porridge, Dolphin Diving, Praslin/La Digue, Floatopia, Cap Matoopa, Duty Groups, and of course our devoted love of the ocean and

12/03/11 GVI Capternay Charitable Trust Fundraising Event

2011-03-14T00:53:00.000-07:00

Saturday March 12th GVI Cap Ternay held a fundraising event at the Eish Bar on Eden Island. The evening was organised as part of GVI's commitment to the Charitable Trust and to raise money for the President's Village Children's Home.The President's Village based in Port Glaude is home to around fifty children of all ages. The staff who work there do an excellent job with the children but are in

10/03/11 Hunt for the Black Parrot

2011-03-14T00:44:00.000-07:00

So for those of us that didn’t sign up for the rescue diver course we had the first Seychelles International Carnival in 40 years to attend! A great mixture of parades, music and culture, the sheer number of people both local and tourist alike made it much closer in atmosphere to the Rio festival which it undoubtedly drew inspiration from, rather than smallest capital city

08/03/11 To the Rescue

2011-03-09T21:04:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was quite different from most other weekends. While most people on base enjoyed the festivities of the Carnival de Seychelles, 4 lucky souls were beat around, nearly drowned, and “saved” lives while working on their PADI Rescue Course. Saturday morning, after a very eventful Pirates vs Ninja’s week, Christo, Rachel, Corinne and Stephanie got up long

05/03/11 Terrestrial Times

2011-03-09T21:00:00.000-08:00

Yet another beautiful week on Curieuse. The new boys are in the swing of things and are pretty much pros. Paul has mastered the art of making a perfect cup of tea, which is a crucial part of the post surveying debrief. Coco de Mers are becoming increasingly difficult with the ridiculous heat but we are all enjoying the challenge. Turtle walks are as stunning as ever; as the

04/03/11 Curieuse Marine Week 8

2011-03-09T20:55:00.000-08:00

The sun has been shining all week; it has been around thirty to thirty three degrees, keeping us all on our toes now as we have started to study more on the invertebrates. We’ve all been surveying on our own now at the different dive sites in and around the Marine Park, becoming more aware of our surroundings and remembering where all the good mega fauna is. There have been

02/03/11 Creole Day at the Presidents Village

2011-03-01T21:46:00.000-08:00