Local Ocean Conservation

Who are we? We are a private, not for profit organisation committed to the protection of Kenyas marine environment. Our dream is to encourage people to look after their very own Local Ocean in order to create a chain of properly managed and conserved areas of ocean all over the world. Imagine if everyone looked after his or her own little patch of ocean! What do we do? We work hard to ensure the future of sea turtles, the protection of a fragile marine environment and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in the Watamu area. We campaign to both our local community and those further afield to love their Local Ocean. How do we do it? We run several programmes to help us achieve our goals: >Nest Monitoring and Protection We monitor and protect nesting female sea turtles, their nests and their hatchlings. >Bycatch Release Programme We work closely with local fishermen who accidently catch turtles in their nets. They call us so we can tag and release these turtles saving them ...