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IOCS 2009

MRC is organizing an internatinal symposium on the whales and dolphins. This internatinal conference will be first of its gathering, bringing scientist working on whales and dolphins of the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean is whale sancturay declared by the IWC 29 years ago.  more>>

Reef Resilience Training Workshop

A workshop on 'Assessing and Monitoring of Coral Reef Resilience in the Face of Climate Change' is being conducted on the live-aboard vessel RV Gaaviya. The five day workshop, from 08 - 13 January, is being organized by the Marine Research Centre and IUCN Global Marine Programme.  more>>

Press Release - Fish Kill 2007

Maldives experienced a series of mass fish kill incidents from around June - Dec 2007. The incidents first appeared in south Ari Atoll, but later occured in southern ( north Ari, Dhaalu, Faafu, Vaavu) and northern (Malé Atoll, Baa Atoll, and Raa) atolls  more>>

Algal Bloom in Maldives

A red tide was observed in Kihaadhuffaru, Baa Atoll on 25 May 2008. Water samples were obtained from the area where the discolouration of water occurred and examined under the microscope. These investigations showed the presence of a filamentous organism characteristic of the  more>>