The last dugongs of Seychelles

*image courtesy SIF Seychelles BGF5  Type: Large Lead Project Partner: Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF) Partners: Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University (JCU), Australia SeyCCAT funds: SCR 2,000,000 Co-financing:...

Rapid Biodiversity Assessment in shallow waters of the Alphonse Group

  BGF#5 Type: Small SeyCCAT strategic objective: 1 – Support new and existing marine and coastal protected areas and sustainable use zones. Lead Project Partner: Blue Safari Seychelles. Partners: Marine Conservation Society Seychelles and Island...

Assessing the impact of COVID 19 on the management of protected areas and exploring financing mechanisms to strengthen sustainable financing as a key component to resilience building against exogenous shocks.

BGF#5 Type: Small SeyCCAT strategic objective: Support new and existing marine and coastal protected areas and sustainable use zones. Lead Project Partner: Kalsey Belle Partners: Didier Dogley (Inspire 4 Tomorrow Consultancy) Summary: The aim of the study is to first...

Exploration of the contribution of fishing to the socio cultural wellbeing of Seychellois artisanal fishermen.

BGF#5 Type: Small SeyCCAT strategic objective: Empower the fisheries sector with robust science and knowhow to improve governance, sustainability, value and market option Lead Project Partner: Sustainable Synergies Partners: Juhi Jha Summary: The FAO has previously...

Research and Development of Hatchery Culture of the Tropical Echinoderm HOLOTHURIA SCABRA and HOLOTHURIA sp. “PENTARD” in the Republic of Seychelles for the consequent application in Sustainable Commercial Production

BGF#4 Type: Large SeyCCAT strategic objective: Trial and nurture appropriate business models to secure the sustainable development of Seychelles’ blue economy. Lead Project Partner: Harmony Investments Partners: Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA); Islands Development...

High-resolution 2D / 3D coastal mapping on the island of Mahé

BGF4 Type: Medium SeyCCAT funds:  SCR 999,955.00 Co-financing: For this project, there is an expected co-financing of SCR 1,250,950.00 from Geomer Consulting; covering vehicles, GNSS equipment (RTK-DGPS), Total Station, Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry software,...