Global warming, pollution, erosion, overfishing, ecosystems have a hard life. The PRÎSM (Projet Récif Île Sainte-Marie) emerged from a need to study and monitor the marine environment on the reef around Sainte Marie Island in Madagascar. The goal is to enable its management and protection by the population. In addition to a local partnership with PCADDISM, the association of the 17 villages on the island, the PRÎSM collaborates at the regional level with CORDIO (Coastal Ocean Research and Development in the Indian Ocean) and at the global level with the GCRMN (Global Coral Reef Monitoring Nettork).
PRÎSM website: prism-madagascar.net
Jean and Tatiana are respectively President and Secretary of the association. They are very involved in the collection of scientific data.
Oceana magazine was created on Tatiana’s initiative and supervised by the experience of Jean, a former photojournalist. Through reports, portfolios and interviews, they tell the story of the underwater world, explain it and share the experience of the people who live thanks to the resources of the ocean.
To read the magazine (in french), click here
Please note: for their underwater photos, Jean and Tatiana do not use a flash, only natural light. To restore the colors, they perform a white balance at the depth of their shots using a white slate.
