Home - Blue Ventures Team

Founder, Research Director
Antananarivo, Madagascar;
London, UK 

Al started work on plans for Blue Ventures in 2000.

Field Scientist
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Amanda is a Divemaster and Conservation graduate.

Administrative Assistant
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Bienvenue joined the BV team in September 2008.

Shark & Turtle Co-ordinator 
Morondava, Madagascar 

Bravo is working on BV's shark & turtle programme.

Field Scientist
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Charlie is a marine ecologist with a Master's in conservation from Plymouth University.

Community Outreach Officer
Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Daniel has Masters and DEA degrees in applied oceanography from the University of Toliara’s IHSM.

Madagascar Representative
Antananarivo, Madagascar 

Dave has worked with Blue Ventures since the very beginning.

Boat Captain

Tioman Island, Malaysia 

Fadil is a Malaysian Malay and a native of Tioman island, and has been with the dive centre since 1993.

Research Coordinator
London, UK 

Fran has worked as a biologist with Blue Ventures since 2005.

Coral Reef Monitoring Co-ordinator
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Bic started working with Blue Ventures in 2003.

Mariculture Development Manager
Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Georgi has a Masters in Oceanography from the University of Bordeaux.

Aquaculture Assistant
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Angelo joined the team in November 2006.

Socioeconomic Scientist
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Gildas joined Blue Ventures in 2006 to work on the socioeconomic monitoring of Andavadoaka.

Fisheries Monitoring Scientist
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Haj joined Blue Ventures in 2008 to work on assessing the impacts of establishing octopus NTZs.

Dive Manager & Research Assistant
Leleuvia, Fiji 

Helen is responsible for the dive programme on Leleuvia.

Expedition Manager 
Leleuvia, Fiji

Howard is a PADI Divemaster and active conservationist, with many years experience of leading volunteer groups.

Boat Driver
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

James is a former fisherman from Andavadoaka who has been working with BV since the end of 2005.

Boat Driver

Leleuvia, Fiji

Jone is an experienced boat driver, and used to working with divers.

Volunteer & Expedition Coordinator
London, UK 

Kathleen joined Blue Ventures in September 2008.

Expedition Manager and Project Coordinator

Tioman Island, Malaysia 

Katie is the founder of our Malaysia project and manager and part owner of the Tioman Dive Centre.

Natural Resource Monitoring Manager
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Lalao joined BV at the start of 2008, having completed a Master's in Marine and Coastal Sciences at the IHSM.

Blue Ventures Carbon Offset Programme Manager
London, UK 

Leda runs the BVCO project. 

Boat Driver
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Marcellin has lived in Andavadoaka all his life.

Diving Manager and Expedition Medic

Tioman Island, Malaysia 

Matt is a fully qualified scuba instructor, trained on Tioman Island.

Dive Centre Assistant

Tioman Island, Malaysia 

Nasir is one of our dive centre assistants.

Compressor operator
Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Philippe helps the expedition diving run smoothly.

Operations Manager
London, UK 

Raj graduated in 2003 in Biological Sciences, joined BV in 2006, and is based in London.

Expedition Medic
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Rebecca has worked as a Senior Staff Nurse in a variety of different settings within the UK since 2001.

Managing Director
London, UK

Richard first joined Blue Ventures in 2004 as a volunteer with an expedition to Andavadoaka, Madagascar.

President of Velondriake & Community Outreach Officer and Trainer
Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Roger Samba is a respected member of the community in Andavadoaka.

Field Scientist
Leleuvia, Fiji 

Ruth has a Master's in Marine Ecology & Environmental Management.

Field Scientist

Tioman Island, Malaysia 

Sharul is a local Tioman and has been working as a Divemaster in the diving industry on Tioman for several years.

Research Development Manager / Marine Science Coordinator
Andavadoaka, Madagascar

Sophie has been working with Blue Ventures since October 2006.

Community Liaison Officer

Leleuvia, Fiji

Taioni used to be head of the Moturiki Environmental Committee.

Research Assistant
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Thomas is a former shark fisherman from Andavadoaka who has worked with BV since 2004.

Project Co-ordinator
Leleuvia, Fiji 

Tristan has a Bsc in Marine Science from the University of Sydney, and has many years of practical fieldwork experience.

Medical Advisor
Exeter, UK

Dr Vik Mohan is a GP in Exeter, who has a passion for marine conservation.

Site Guardian
Andavadoaka, Madagascar 

Zafy has worked with BV since 2004.