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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May 15, 2025 - Pelagic Predators
Castleton, Michael, 2025, "Pelagic Predator Multi-species Satellite Tracking Data", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0SWJ74, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:xYAMw9O1/COpLt8T9Sy4Tg== [fileUNF]
Multiple species of pelagic predators were tagged with Wildlife Computers pop-up satellite archival tags in the Chagos Archipelago over the course of several years. Carcharhinus albimarginatus - February 2013 (5.33598 S, 71.97756 E) 1 individual. Carcharhinus albimarginatus - March 2013 (multiple locations) 10 individuals. Carcharhinus amblyrhyncho...
May 8, 2025 - Seabird Connectivity
Freeman, Robin; Dunn, Ruth E.; Trevail, Alice M.; Nicoll, Malcolm A.; Votier, Stephen C., 2025, "Seabird Tracking Data: Red-Footed Booby Audio Data", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XASNGJ, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:W7bHIQ2C+t2Eg3mrWbLQ6w== [fileUNF]
Seabird Tracking Data: Red-Footed Booby Audio Data. Acoustic recordings using uMoth passive acoustic recorders from nine Red-footed boobies on Nelson’s Island (5.68° S, 72.32° E) in the Chagos Archipelago. Devices were configured to record 1m audio every 10mins at 48KHz. Each compressed folder contains data for one individual as WAV files with a fo...
May 5, 2025 - Seabird Connectivity
Nicoll, Malcolm A.; Dunn, Ruth E.; Trevail, Alice M.; Votier, Stephen C.; Freeman, Robin M., 2025, "Seabird Tracking Data: Red-Footed Booby Dive Data", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1PDCJH, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:IjxN6O/Q/nMksOWZwKWmvg== [fileUNF]
At-sea movements of red-footed booby (Sula sula) adults during the breeding season, while undertaking central-place foraging trips. Data collected using archival GPS loggers equipped with time-depth recorders (AxyTrek) from two populations in the Chagos Archipelago. GPS data are published in Seabird Tracking Database with the IDs: 2100, 2099. Dive...
Apr 30, 2025 - Coral Reef Resilience and Recovery in the Chagos Archipelago
Sannassy Pilly, Sivajyodee; Roche, Ronan; Richardson, Laura; Turner, John, 2025, "Depth variation in benthic community response to repeated marine heatwaves on remote Central Indian Ocean reefs", https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.MW6M9062R, Dryad
Coral reefs are increasingly impacted by climate-induced warming events. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the variation in the response of shallow coral reef communities to thermal stress across depth. Here we assess depth-dependent changes in coral reef benthic communities following successive marine heatwaves from 2015 to 2017 acro...
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Apr 29, 2025 - Human Dimensions of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing
Dudi, Abhishek; Claire Collins; Ana Nuno; Divya Karnad, 2025, "Bridging Policy and Practice: A review of monitoring, control and surveillance in managing illegal fishing in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NYWA6W, Harvard Dataverse, V1
With increasing pressure on marine ecosystems, effective Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) measures are critical in managing Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing. While this is a challenge faced globally, the Indian Ocean region presents a particularly compelling case due to its globally important ecological and economic rol...
Apr 29, 2025 - Human Dimensions of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing
Lasuni Chathurima Gule Godage, 2025, "Human dimensions of illegal fishing and adoption of fisheries monitoring technologies by Sri Lankan multiday vessels", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/N0T6IV, Harvard Dataverse, V1
This study investigates illegal shark fishing by Sri Lankan multiday vessels. It explores fishers' awareness and perceptions of national shark fishing management regulations, as well as the drivers behind non-compliance. In addition, the study examines the adoption of fisheries monitoring technologies, particularly vessel monitoring systems (VMS) a...
Apr 25, 2025 - Island Reef Connections
Stuart, Courtney E.; Pittman, Simon J.; Stamoulis, Kostantinos A.; Benkwitt, Cassandra E.; Epstein, Hannah E.; Graham, Nicholas A.J.; Smith, Andrew C.; Lacey, Jack H.; Bistolas, Kalia S.I.; DeVore, Jayna L.; Ducatez, Simon; Wedding, Lisa M., 2025, "Seascape configuration determines spatial patterns of seabird-vectored nutrient enrichment to coral reefs (dataset)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5NHHEY, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Pelagic-feeding seabirds deliver nutrient subsidies that enhance the productivity, biodiversity, and resilience of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, particularly in nutrient-poor tropical environments. However, the biogeophysical variables governing the fluxes of these nutrients within and among interconnected ecosystems remain poorly understood....
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.
Mar 31, 2025 - Island Reef Connections
cbenkwitt, 2025, "Data and code supporting the publication "Seabirds boost coral reef resilience"", https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.8226433, Zenodo
Data and code for paper on the effect of seabird versus rat presence on coral growth, recruitment, and recovery dynamics after a mass bleaching event. Paper citation and doi: Benkwitt, C.E., D’Angelo, C., Dunn, R.E., Gunn, R.L., Healing, S., Mardones, M.L., Wiedenmann, J., Wilson, S.K. and Graham, N.A.J. 2023. Seabirds boost coral reef resilience....
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