Myanmar Ocean Project

Check out our #ghostgear findings from our 2019 expeditions across #MyeikArchipelago in #Myanmar. We surveyed almost 90 reefs and found 95% of them to be contaminated with some form of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear #ALDFG.

👏 Special thanks to the team on the ground!!! We’re getting close to reaching 10,000 kg of #ALDFG (abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear) being collected from the islands of #Lampi & #Langann. 🦈 These waters are home to Critically Endangered sharks & rays of #Myanmar.

6 trips and nearly 7 tonnes of ghost gear gone. 🐟💪 With Langann Island community, we’ve made our biggest ALDFG removal yet—keeping harmful nets out of reefs, turtles & mobula rays in Langann LMMA. 🌊💙 #OceanConservation #GhostGear #MyanmarOceanProject

Earlier this July, MOP's Thanda joined the 2025 Asia Shark Research & Conservation Leadership Workshop in Palawan 🇵🇭, a powerful week of learning, connecting, and growing. Huge thanks to Blue Capacity Collective and everyone who made it possible! 📷#ASRA #MyanmarOcean

We didn’t hit 500 filters, but we brought clean water, peace of mind, and better health to hundreds of families. This was a collective effort and proof that compassion travels far. Thank you for standing with us. 🙏 #Myanmar #CleanWater #EarthquakeRelief @sawyer @lifestraw

💧 Final update! Thanks to your incredible support, we raised $17,820 and delivered 369 water filters to earthquake-affected communities in Myanmar. Your donations, logistics help, and CSO-led trainings made this possible. We are so grateful. 💙

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Join us for a webinar on #IllegalWildlifeTrade on the 25th and 26th of June. Myanmar Ocean Project will be discussing the Trade and Consumption of Endangered Marine Animals in Myanmar.

🌊 Last week we celebrated #WorldOceansDay with Goethe-Institut Myanmar, showcasing art & writing by youth across Myanmar. Thank you to all the amazing young creatives & volunteers who made it special! 💙 #OurOceanOurLife #OceanArt #MyanmarOceanProject

A pre-monsoon update from the sea from our team in #MyeikArchipelago. We're very grateful to be able to continue working with the fishing communities in such challenging times in #Myanmar. If you're still looking to support our fundraising efforts, please see the earlier posts.

We have donated 337 water filters! There are only three more weeks left to help us reach our target of supporting 500 households with drinking water filters they can use for years. Please share and donate!

A little update from the ground for the water filter donations. Please continue to share & donate to help us reach our goal! Your support is providing clean drinking water and peace of mind for families who are rebuilding their lives. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! #MyanmarEarthquake

🫗 Donate/share: 👉 chuffed.org/project/126456… #Myanmar #EarthquakeRelief #CleanWater #SupportCommunities

Thousands in Myanmar are displaced after the March 28 earthquake—many without access to clean water. We’ve started distributing filters, but we urgently need more. Please help us reach 500 filters by the end of the month.

Our campaign, “She is a Woman. She is the Planet.” is all about the women of the environment. The very first environmental heroine of our campaign is Thanda Ko Gyi, the founder of @MyanmarOcean. Who is she? What has she been doing? Enjoy the comic and learn more. 🔗 Connect with her here: FB: bit.ly/43zJOgd IG: bit.ly/41S787G X: bit.ly/4iCZP9s #bluewaterhero #thandakogyi #OceanConservation #MyanmarOceanProject #IWDcampaign #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #climateimpactstrackerasia

Mobulid rays, including manta and devil rays, are among the most endangered elasmobranch species due to heavy fishing driven by demand for their meat and gills: ➡️43 countries catch significant numbers of rays ➡️14 countries extract gill plates Read on: research.mantatrust.org/palacios-et-al…

Iconic rays face ongoing threats to survive, shows a new study. The research shines a spotlight on the deeply unsustainable trade in manta and mobula gills and meat, at levels that will drive this family to extinction if action isn’t taken urgently. bit.ly/3Zz8bXU

#myanmar #myanmarocean

We are very happy to have been part of this study.

ASEAN, Japan, and UNDP have announced the 60 winners of the ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge (ABIC)! 🎉 These innovators are tackling marine challenges like sustainable fisheries, plastic pollution, and eco-tourism across ASEAN and Timor-Leste. 🌱♻️ Congrats to all! Stay tuned!💙