WHO IS PROJECT MANAIA

We are a small but growing Ocean Conservation NGO based out of Austria (but obviously never there).
Our goal is to make Research at Sea more accesible! One of the main problems for Marine Biologists is to actually get out there and get a chance t do what they trained to do! Now since we started we managed to create a base out in the Remote Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar and build a Coral Farm and Nursery there - a unique testing ground for new methods and also Training Area for the local universities, that simply lack the funnding for projects like this. With YOUR support we could run the first Workshop for the Marine Biology students of Myeik University!

Now we are aiming for a new goal. We sourced a 43 foot Sailboat soon to be used for Research in the Mediterranean. Lots of Marine Biologists have great ideas on their mind and simply lack the chance to turn in into a reality. With Research ships costing more than 10k a day we are the cheaper option.
The idea is that people with a project on hand but no funding can join us on board SV Independence and run their projects from there. We supply the home, the equipment and resources (with YOUR help) and they can do what they trained to do: SCIENCE - and as a bonus for you, our Patrons we will take the fancy science and put it into easy to understand videos for the whole world to see (and you will be among the first to do so!)
And THIS is what we did with YOUR support in the first season in the Mediterranean!

With your support we can help Biologists and researchers run the projects they are passionate about at sea! On a shoestring budget!

WHY PATREON

During all our Expeditions we keep documenting what we do publicly on our Youtube Channel as well as right here on Patreon, adding a few extra videos and images especially for our Patrons!
Patreon gives us the chance to share with the world what we do and gives YOU the chance to appreciate what we do as well as show your support for our work. It's kind of like inviting a friend for a beer in a bar, because he had a rough day or did something good and you feel like he deserved it. It is that settle pat on the shoulder.

And really, the believe of our Patrons in our work makes us keep going and push further! Thanks a lot to our already existing Patrons and to all the ones to come!

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