Jocara Newsletter
Feb 18, 2005

This newsletter comes from the south of Zanzibar, in Menai Bay where we 
are working with local operators and the Menai Bay Conservation 
organisation to document tourist interactions with the local dolphin 
population.  Menai Bay has 'swim with wild dolphins' safari tourism that 
provides income to two shoreside villages.   There are also three Swedish 
post-graduate students working on the dolphins and tourist impact and they 
are helping us by taking us out in their research boat.  We have been 
fortunate to get some good still photos and some video of dolphins 
underwater.  Menai Bay is a beautiful spot, with white beaches and 
picturesque villages.  The coral and fish life is excellent, compared to 
many places we've seen.  The kids are getting into squid fishing in a big 
way, so calamari rings and squid pasta are the current order of the day.  
The locals bring in tuna and huge groupers, caught in 50-60m not far from 
here.  We plan to continue working on this project for another 5-6 days 
before heading back to StoneTown, Zanzibar to collect a couple of packages 
that should have arrived (DHL willing) before striking out back east for 
the Seychelles.

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