Beach patrols, fishing practices and community learning: meet the people doing the work.
Ocean stewardship takes many forms along the Western Indian Ocean’s shores. In Kenya, a volunteer records turtle nests, an entrepreneur considers the nets he uses, and communities share experience of managing mangroves and fisheries. In Réunion, fishers work with turtle specialists to limit accidental catches. These reports bring the practical choices into view, alongside the training, local knowledge and cooperation that support them.
Start here, then explore the full collection below.
Mulhat Mohamed explains why she patrols Mkokoni beach and records turtle nests.
The Réunion report describes rescue equipment, training and voluntary reporting to help turtles accidentally caught by fisheries.
A Kenyan workshop introduces a framework for planning fishery improvements.
Mulhat Mohamed’s first-person account connects childhood memories of turtles with volunteering on beach patrols and recording nests and sightings.
Read the story : Sea Turtle Conservation Stories – with WWF KenyaA May 2025 profile of Abdullah Said Abdallah’s fish business, from trading at the shore to business training and choices about fishing practices.
Read the story : Sustainable Fishing: A Kenyan Entrepreneur’s Remarkable JourneyThis report describes the Save Turtle Run project: training, rescue equipment and voluntary reporting to help turtles accidentally caught by the Réunion swordfish longline fishery.
Read the story : Advancing Blue Tourism in the Western Indian OceanThe article reports on a two-day March 2025 workshop for government, academic and NGO participants using MSC’s Pathway to Sustainability framework.
Read the story : MSC conducts fishery improvement workshop in KenyaRepresentatives from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar visited coastal initiatives during a 26–28 June 2023 learning tour supported by SWIOTUNA, WWF and the OBF Secretariat.
Read the story : Accelerating the transition to inclusive sustainable blue economy in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) through shared learning in Our Blue Future (OBF) collaborative systemThis guide connects reporting across different activities and publication dates. Each article retains its original wording and source links.
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