Brazil

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17 projects · 17 organizations

Projeto Meros do Brasil (Instituto Meros do Brasil)

Brazil's Goliath Grouper, Once Fished to Critical Danger, Now Has 256 Individually Identified Fish and a Citizen-Science Army Behind It

Ocean Life

Divers and beachgoers who spot a giant 'mero' can report it with #ContaPraGente, and the photos have let researchers tell 256 individual groupers apart along Brazil's coast.

256fishGoliath groupers individually identified (2021-2023)

3,198peoplePeople trained in project activities (2021-2023)

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Fundação Pró-TAMAR

Projeto TAMAR — Sea Turtle Conservation

Ocean Life

A national network of beach stations that turned Brazil's five sea turtle species from bycatch statistics into a 40-million-strong conservation success story.

40MturtlesSea turtles protected/released since 1980

1,100km across 9 statesCoastline protected

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