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the pleasure of working with Haidar We believe that by focusing on the
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El-Ali, an inspiring man who runs a positive and motivating aspects of
local NGO called Oceanium. As well marine conservation, we can inspire
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as being a one-man conservation public awareness of the importance
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army (he has created upward of 10 of conserving not only our own local
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000 permanent jobs by planting and marine heritage but also the global
restoring mangrove trees, running marine heritage. Sustainability makes
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village education programmes, shark financial sense. It is important to use
awareness projects, marine education first world countries’ knowledge and
films, sustainable fisheries projects expertise of fisheries monitoring and
and operations to remove ghost gear apply what we learn from them to
from wrecks), he also has wonderful fisheries in developing nations. In this
views on modern-day conservation. way, we can start challenging the lack
According to El-Ali, conservation needs of political will to protect African marine
a revolutionary figure – someone like resources, and by focusing on the
Nelson Mandela – to bring its issues positive side of marine-resource use,
to the attention of the highest levels we can challenge the negative aspects
A Mauritanian boy collects fish to sell
of politics. A revolutionary figure with inspired minds.
would inspire change and political will, Each country we have visited so
wait to see what the road ahead has in
something which is lacking within the far faces many challenges in terms
store for us as our journey along West
marine-conservation world. He says, of marine conservation, but we have
Africa has come to an end. We now
and we totally agree, that humans come across so many amazing and
progress into Northern Europe and will
are the problem, but we’re also the dedicated individuals and organisations
be crossing Russia towards the east.”
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solution. This means the solution to that are passionate about the work
conservation does not have to be found they are doing to preserve their
Follow the expedition and view
elsewhere. It lies right in front of us – sea life. We have also had intimate
the Moving Sushi blog, information
we just need to notice it. conversations with local people and
about the different projects and
These are just some of the amazing industries about the dynamics of fishing
people the team has visited,
people and projects that we have had and fishing cultures, and these have
statistics and further trip information
the pleasure of coming across. There is given us greater insight into the West
by visiting the website at
simply is not enough space to mention African coastal environment. We can’t
www.marine-expedition.co.za.
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