15 beach operators among hundreds might sound too few to bring a real difference. But what if each of them influenced one more by demonstrating the benefits of responsible tourism. “Beach boys”; the term is synonymous with everything negative...
The intertidal zone of Watamu Marine National Park is diverse and extensive. The shores of the ‘long beach’ opens to a whole new world below the sea surface in the intertidal zone. The unique habitats and species richness has...
Reef fish are awesome because they come in so many shapes, sizes and colors. This amazing diversity of colors though awesome can be a nightmare for researchers trying to identify them. The cleaner wrasse co-existing with other reef fish...
Did you know that coral reefs are not as quiet as they seem. There are various sounds that are produced by the many creatures found in the reef from parrot fish scrubbing the substrates to shrimps with their pincers...
My arrival at Watamu remains a day to remember and maybe written down for a #TBT memoir in time to come. Well, I was headed to A Rocha Kenya and to confirm my disbelief was the overwhelming atmosphere of...
Moral eels live in coral reefs among coral heads and rocks. They look like snakes but are in fact fish with elongated slender bodies with a dorsal fin that runs from their head to their tail. Moray eels hide...
Have you ever thought about the coral reef habitat? #Coral reefs are rocky mounds and/or ridges formed in the sea by small animals known as coral polyps through the accumulation and deposition of limestone (calcium carbonate). The “rain forests...
Found only in the warm tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the crisp pillow coral Anomastraea irregularis is a rare endemic. Most people snorkeling around the reef don’t see it because it is so small. It forms flat, encrusting...
Oceans form incredible habitats that provide immense benefits in tourism, fisheries and coastal protection. Think about coral reefs, mangrove forests and other near-shore marine habitats, systems that are closely tied to people’s socio-economic and cultural values. However, over the...
People and nature are interlinked. We have always been dependent and interacted with the environment for centuries, obtaining both economic and ecological benefits. Within the marine environments, the Inter tidal zone stands out as among the areas with the...