Education & Outreach
An important part of marine conservation is increasing education and awareness amongst various groups that may or may not be linked to the marine conservation space. To this end, we organise education and outreach workshops with various members of the community.
Ocean Arts Sundays
To create awareness about the ocean’s ecosystems and its biodiversity as well as the importance of marine conservation, ReefWatch conducts educational programs under our ‘Ocean Art Sundays’ Project. Started in the Andaman Islands, OAS is a 3-month educational program conducted with school children. Our sessions encompass the idea of ‘Healthy Seas, Healthy Me’ as we discuss the modern lifestyle, and its impact on our bodies as well as the ocean. Activities such as dancing, painting, upcycling products, and mangrove walks are a part of our sessions which indulge the children deeper into the world of nature and sustainable living.
Training Workshop
ReefWatch conducted a ‘Marine Megafauna Veterinary Workshop’ for veterinarians and veterinary students to expand their knowledge and skills in the treatment and handling of live and dead stranded marine megafauna. Through these workshops, we hope to grow our network of stranding responders and increase our capacity to handle and treat marine life in distress.
Beach Clean-Ups
In 2023, we organised a beach clean up on ‘International Coastal Clean-Up Day’ from Benaulim Beach to Trinity Beach. We collected 256 kg of waste from the beaches, including 8 kg of plastic bottles, 37kg of glass bottles, and 210 kg of other miscellaneous waste such as plastic wrappers, ghost nets, rubbers etc. This program was supported by Royal Enfield in partnership with KCIC and the Goa Forest Department.
We are an Indian Not For Profit, established in1993 as a Public Charitable Trust, committed to the conservation of marine & coastal biodiversity.