There is a moment on almost every dive when Francis Tagnong stops finning and simply hangs in the water. The reef goes quiet apart from the sound of his own breathing. Light comes down in shifting bars, and a school of fish drifts past as if he is not there...

One of the ways that reefs recover from disturbance is when coral larvae settle, attach, and grow into new colonies. Yet coral settlement remains understudied in the Western Indian Ocean, where the 2024 global bleaching event affected 96% of reefs. A new Master's thesis by former Blue Alliance intern Dominique Nurse-Allen provides a detailed picture of where and when corals are settling in the Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA), Zanzibar...

Blue Alliance has put US$7 million to work in the blue economy across Indonesia, the Philippines and Tanzania, including US$3.5 million in debt. The investment backs six social enterprises that create jobs for coastal communities and generate revenue to fund large Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the...