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In the heart of a coral garden<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Every year, the PONANT Foundation<\/a><\/u> offers company employees the opportunity to get involved in volunteering initiatives<\/strong> around the world. In spring 2024, Adva and Margaux joined up with a charity in the <\/strong>Seychelles<\/a><\/u>. Their mission: to help restore the coral reef<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Protecting the seabed<\/h2>\n

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In Beau Vallon<\/strong>, in the north-west of the island of Mah\u00e9<\/strong>, Adva and Margaux were welcomed by Yasmine, project manager with the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS)<\/strong>. For a fortnight, she guided our two volunteers through the projects of this NGO<\/strong>, which has been working to conserve the marine ecosystem <\/strong>in this archipelago in the Indian Ocean since 1997.<\/p>\n

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Saving the coral at Fisherman\u2019s Cove<\/h2>\n

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A team of 11 people <\/strong>work at MCSS every day, regularly assisted by volunteers. Since 2016, the organisation has been running a project to restore the reef at Fisherman\u2019s Cove<\/strong>, on the island of Mah\u00e9, in cooperation with one of the bay\u2019s resorts. The programme includes seven deep-water coral nurseries and two land-based tanks<\/strong>, a system designed to encourage coral growth. Coral reefs are essential for marine biodiversity, heir existence is threatened by fishing, certain diseases and global warming.<\/p>\n

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Coral gardening<\/h2>\n

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After discovering lush landscapes and enjoying a snorkelling session <\/strong>at the beach, Adva and Margaux learnt more about corals and their environment. They discovered the coral gardening techniques<\/strong> that are designed to restore the reefs. This series of meticulous tasks were to form the core of their mission.<\/p>\n

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Corals are animals with a skeleton, a stomach and a mouth. Polyps, which are tiny animals, make their own exoskeleton, forming corals.<\/p>\n

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\u2018These tanks contain coral cuttings<\/strong> taken from the ocean. They are then broken up and placed in nurseries on land for a year, then at sea for nine to twelve months. Once they have finished growing (to between 10 and 25 cm), they will be replanted in the ocean<\/em>,\u2019 explains Margaux.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Some of the corals we are observing are suffering from a phenomenon called bleaching <\/strong>and will no longer be able to survive, even in nurseries<\/em>.\u2019 Adva<\/p>\n

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After harvesting coral fragments <\/strong>from the reef, Adva and Margaux sort them by species in tubs and inspect them very carefully, in particular to eliminate the anemones that kill the cuttings. \u2018We quickly become like apprentice surgeons, equipped with our syringes and white vinegar.<\/em>\u2019 Adva<\/p>\n

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When the corals are returned to the sea, the job consists of checking the installations and cleaning the corals<\/strong>, as Adva explains: \u2018We brush them gently with a toothbrush to remove the algae<\/strong>, brush the ropes that hold them in place, and get nibbled by the fish that come to eat the algae residue<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

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PONANT takes you there<\/p>\n

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