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Visits to newly opened resorts in Baa

Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve Office together with Baa Atoll Conservation Fund will be visiting mainly the newly opened resorts of Baa Atoll from 24 April 29 April.

The main purpose of these visits is to introduce the work undertaken by Baa Atoll BR to the management and dive schools of these resorts and to start discussions on teaming up with Baa Atoll BR in becoming partners.

In this regard the team today met with the Resort Manager of Vakkaru Maldives Mr.Guillaume Aublet, Mr.Gabriel Lima / Dive School Base Leader and Ms. Martha Chindowa / Executive Secretary today.

Visit was also made to Milaidhoo Island where they met with Milaidhoo Island representatives from resort management  and the Dive School

Mendhoo-Niniligaa Region Managemenet Plan discussions

A meeting was held with Sonevafushi GR Manager, Soneva Male' Office Manager upon request from Sonevafushi with Director General of Environmental Protection Agency, representatives from Ministry of Environment and Energy,Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve Office and Baa Atoll Conservation Fund at Ministry of Environment and Energy today.

The main discussion points of the meteing mainly focussed on the protected area of Mendhoo-Nibiligaa Region, management plan for the region and the management of Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve and
on the general management of Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve.


The management Plan for NIbiliga-Mendhoo is presently at its draft stage and upon completion of the draft it will be sent for comments to the main resource users of this region of Baa Atoll before being finalized.

Huge ghost net recovered from Baa Atoll

Baa Atoll BR Rangers while working in the field came across with a huge floating ghost net today which has been removed from the sea and will be disposed of with the upcoming  Cleanup of Hanifaru Island.


Ghost nets are commercial fishing nets that have been lost, abandoned, or discarded at sea. Every year they are responsible for trapping and killing millions of marine animals including sharks, rays, bony fish, turtles, dolphins, whales, crustaceans, and birds. Ghost nets cause further damage by entangling live coral, smothering reefs and introducing parasites and invasive species into reef environments.


Research is ongoing to better understand why ghost nets end up in the ocean, yet the cause and magnitude of the negative impact of ghost nets on the economic and ecological resources in the Indian Ocean remain unknown.


The Olive Ridley Project  which has its base in Cocopalm Dhunikolhu, Baa Atoll focuses on identifying the key factors contributing to ghost nets in the Indian Ocean.

Protected Areas

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Hanifaru

Hanifaru

  Hanifaru was declared protected on 5 June 2009 and the protected area of coverage includes the uninhabited island of Hanifaru...

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Mendhoo Region

Mendhoo Region

Mendhoo Region was declared protected on 5 June 2011 and the protected area of coverage includes the island of Nibiligaa...

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MAAHURUVALHI REGION

MAAHURUVALHI REGION

Maahuruvalhi Reef Region was declared protected on 5 June 2011 and the protected area of coverage includes Maahuruvalhi Reef including...

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Angafaru Region

Angafaru Region

Angafaru was declared protected on  6th of June 2009. The protected area includes Dhonfanuthila, Dhiguthila and Mahaanagaa.

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Bathalaa Region

Bathalaa Region

Bathala Region was declared protected on 5 June 2011 and the protected area of coverage includes Bathalaahuraa reef and the...

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Dhigali Haa & Dhigali Giri

Dhigali Haa & Dhigali Giri

Dhigali Haa was decalred protected in October 1999 and on 5 June 2011 the boundary area of Dhigali Haa was...

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Olhugiri

Olhugiri

Olhugiri Island and its house reef was declared protected on 4th June 2006. 

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Mathifaru Hura

Mathifaru Hura

Mathifaru Hura Region was declared as protected on 5 June 2011 and the protected area of coverage includes Mathifaruhurra island...

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Goidhoo Koaru Area

Goidhoo Koaru Area

Goidhoo Koaru Area is located on the nothern side on the inhabited island of Goidhoo. The area was declared protected...

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Wreck of Corbin

Wreck of Corbin

The wreck of "Corbin" was declared protected on 5 June 2011 and the protected area of coverage includes area one...

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