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The first is a link to the 2M (Moroccan TV) program that was filmed in Morocco featuring the expedition. 
http://www.2m.tv/sports/nautica.asp?id=992
Enjoy the movie clip, our feature is roughly halfway through the clip. 
 
The second is our 3 and a half our presentation invite for the International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring conference. Getting excited but lots loads of work [...]

So the TV show last night show casing the Marine Resource Expedition was excellent, a special thanks to 2M, and we look forward to working with you again soon. 
We plan to spend Monday the 27th Freedom Day in South Africa, with Charl and his team from the South African Embassy in Morocco. We are grateful [...]

Marrakech was a combination of tourists, snake charmers, market stalls, scented spice shops and locals looking to make money off anything that moves. You can blame them, as the poverty line is ever present. There is a small rich sector in Morocco, an even smaller middle class and a massive poor or poverty stricken class. [...]

One of the most beautiful towns we have come across in morocco so far has to be the picturesque town of Essaouira. This 18th century fortified town (named as a world heritage site by UNESCO) was once considered Morocco’s principal port where most of the goods brought across the Sahara caravan routes would make its [...]

Just to announce that the Marine Resource Expedition will be showcased on Satellite TV around the world on a watersport and conservation show called Nautica. The show will start at 6:30pm Moroccan time (same time as the UK, so in South Africa it will be at 8:30 pm). We have donated some of our underwater [...]

I never thought I would see this species:

The scientific name for this one wold be: hairious chestus on wooden horsious capensis.

Leaving Sidi Ifni meant saying good bye to a great surfing wave, and interesting port, huge ship wrecks, friendly people and thankfully the millions of caravans which seemed to sneak up closer and closer to our car while we were not watching. The town has some interesting history and a quaint old feel to it. [...]

Dahkla was a great experience, but as the date for my dad’s airplane ticket to return to South Africa was drawing near, coupled with the fact that we were not getting cameras into the Dahkla port and that there were just to many caravans, we headed up the coast on a fantastic tar road towards [...]

First there is one distinction, which I must make clear, it is that the Western Sahara is part of Morocco, it is not a separate country yet, although there is a push for independence. Despite this apparently the economics and politics surrounding this rich stretch of natural resources is intense and better left alone. The [...]

I spent five weeks with Moving Sushi- Expedition from Senegal to Morocco
by Miso Markovina, February and March 2009
I jumped at Linda and Mike’s invitation and got ready to meet up with them in Dakar the capital city of Senegal in West Africa and to travel with them by road via northern Senegal, Mauritania, Western [...]