The ARBRE association (Research Agency for the Biodiversity of La Réunion) and the « Environment and Underwater Biology » and « Underwater Photo-Video » commissions« , in partnership with the Marine Nature Reserve of La Réunion and Sciences Réunion, are organizing the very first underwater image competition of the Western Indian Ocean!
This competition, open to all underwater photographers, is the first underwater image competition organized on a regional scale, bringing together all the countries of the Western Indian Ocean basin: La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Mayotte, the Comoros, the Seychelles, Madagascar, South and East Africa (from Somalia to Mozambique). Its aim is to highlight the biodiversity of this vast region and raise awareness about the protection of this exceptional fauna!
The theme of this first international-scale competition is « elasmobranchs (rays and sharks) and large pelagics of the Western Indian Ocean ». You have until October 15 to participate and submit your images! The results will be announced during the Science Festival of La Réunion, which will be held from November 10 to 27, 2022. On this occasion, the Arbre association will present its MAEO project (Observatory of Elasmobranchs within the Mascarene Archipelago), to which this competition is associated. The images will also be displayed on the association’s website and the event’s site to allow the public and schools to choose their favorite prize.
To register and participate in the 1st photo contest of the Western Indian Ocean, visit >>> here <<<The Research Agency for Biodiversity in La Réunion (ARBRE) is a non-profit association created in La Réunion in 2016. It contributes to monitoring, tracking, and enhancing marine and terrestrial biodiversity in La Réunion and the Indian Ocean, as well as disseminating information and raising awareness among the population from an early age.
The MAEO project, launched in 2021, revolves around several objectives: field research (camera placements, exploratory dives to inventory present species, and an eco-participative network) and awareness-raising actions for the general public and schools, organized to transmit and share this knowledge.