The Bertarelli Foundation established its Indian Ocean focussed marine science programme in 2017 to advance the understanding of how large marine protected areas function and they can be better managed.

This programme is an endorsed action of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 and addresses the protection of marine biodiversity and securing ocean health, and uses science to inform management and conservation. Whilst the programme focuses on the Indian Ocean, the research and other outcomes are applicable to scientists and conservationists around the globe.

The programme currently involves 96 researchers from 24 institutions and nine countries. Projects are, by design, collaborative and interdisciplinary and each of them includes partners from the Indian Ocean, with a total involvement of 35 regional institutions.
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems(University of Plymouth)
Apr 23, 2025
Fisheries Acoustics(University of Plymouth)
Apr 23, 2025
This data is part of a complex project that combines oceanographers, physicists, and biologists to better understand how ocean currents influence the distribution and behaviour of threatened species such as manta rays in the Indian Ocean. This data focuses on pelagic fish distributions around Sandes seamount and Egmont Atoll.
Manta Ray Conservation(University of Plymouth/Manta Trust)
Dec 3, 2024
The Chagos Archipelago Manta Project will be tracking reef manta rays in the Chagos Archipelago using photo-ID techniques and a suite of electronic and acoustic tags which will be integrated with long-term, in situ oceanographic monitoring with a focus on the manta aggregation site at Egmont Atoll. This integration of bio-logging data, stable isoto...
Human Dimensions of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing(Nova University/Oceanswell)
Dec 3, 2024
Working with communities in Sri Lanka and India that fish across the north and central parts of the Indian Ocean, the project is investigating what motivates people to fish illegally. With a research team that includes social scientists and management and policy experts, the findings of the project will be used to understand what determines whether...
Coral Reef Imaging(University College London / Tritonia Scientific / ZSL)
Dec 3, 2024
This collection hosts the coral reef imaging data generated in the Project: Coral Reef Resilience and Recovery in the Chagos Archipelago, led by Prof. John Turner at Bangor University and subsequent photogrammetry projects.
Physical Oceanography(University of Plymouth)
Dec 3, 2024
This complex project combines oceanographers, physicists, and biologists to better understand how ocean currents influence the distribution and behaviour of threatened species such as manta rays in the Indian Ocean. The development of oceanographic numerical models that simulate conditions throughout the Western Indian Ocean helps understand which...
Seabird Connectivity(Zoological Society of London / Herriot Watt University)
Dec 3, 2024
Multi-team project working to understand connectivity among seabird communities at the scale of the Western Indian Ocean, and also more locally within the Chagos Archipelago: The Seabird Connectivity in the Western Indian Ocean project assesses how breeding colonies of six ecologically contrasting seabird species are connected within the Western In...
Island Reef Connections(Lancaster University)
Dec 3, 2024
Research by this team has shown how seabird guano can enhance coral reef productivity, biodiversity, and how they work. The team are conducting this research in the Chagos Archipelago, Seychelles, and French Polynesia, incorporating into their study sites, islands with and without rats, and those with ongoing rat eradication programmes. The researc...
Sea Turtle Conservation(Deakin University/Swansea University)
Dec 3, 2024
This long-term research programme investigates sea turtle biology and behaviour, and how they can be used as indicators of where their habitats, such as seagrass meadows, might be located. The search also looks at how sea turtles navigate during ocean migrations and how the size and location of their foraging sites shape their fine-scale movements....
Cetacean Refuges(University of Plymouth)
Dec 3, 2024
We know very little of cetacean diversity, distribution, and abundance in the Central Indian Ocean. With a focus on the Chagos Archipelago, this project surveys cetaceans in this poorly-studied region by carrying out sightings and acoustic surveys and is closely linked with regional capacity building. Lead investigator: Dr. Clare Embling (Universit...
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