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| Group
photo with Beau Vallon primary wildlife club |
Last Friday 21st August we hosted another shark
education workshop, this time with the Beau Vallon primary Wildlife club. For
the event Green Islands Foundation (GIF) joined hands with the Seychelles
National Parks Authority (SNPA) for a fun-filled day of marine education and
sharks awareness on Beau Vallon beach.
During the morning the students got a small
explanation on the importance of sharks in the ocean and learnt about key
characteristics and the length of different shark species. Through the 'shark
and rays' game students learnt some true or false statements about sharks,
whereas the 'schooling game' showed them how fish swimming in large schools helps
against predation.
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GIF staff explaining
the importance of sharks and shark species
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The morning ended with a 'beach safari' hosted
by Isabelle Ravinia from SNPA. Walking along the rocky and sandy shore students
identified a number of marine invertebrates living in the shallow waters. The
aim was to show them the diversity of marine life which exists in this coastal
ecosystem.
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| Children
looking for species hidden in the cracks |
In the afternoon, students got in the water for
some snorkeling lessons. For many it was the first time they took their first
breath underwater. The aim was to get make students comfortable to enjoy and
discover what is underneath the surface.
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| Ready
for the shark and rays game |
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| How
big is a Tiger shark? |
This educational workshop is part
of the Shark project implemented by GIF and funded by the UNDP GEF Small Grants
Programme and the Environment Trust Fund. It is also part of the awareness
campaign for the ‘Shark Fin Soup’ project run by the Fishermen and Boat Owner’s
Association, as part of the IOC-SmartFish project managed by Food and
Agricultural Organisation and funded by the European Union.
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Learning
how to snorkel
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