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Our Story
Project Manaia was founded by Manuel Marinelli in 2014. We are a small but growing Ocean Conservation NGO (Nonprofit Organization) based in Austria that works at Sea. We are crossing the Mediterranean on a mission to preserve Seagrass, investigate invasive species, and clear out marine debris.
After a couple of successful years in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar we shifted our focus back to the Mediterranean Sea. We sourced a Sailboat for research in the Mediterranean Sea. Lots of marine biologists have great ideas on their minds and simply lack the chance to turn in into reality.
"The idea is that people with a project on hand but no funding or not enough funding can join us onboard SY Waya Waya and run their projects from there." - Manuel Marinelli
We supply the home, equipment, and resources and they can do what they are trained to do: Science. Right now, we are still working hard to provide a free research platform for researchers but we need more supporters to fund our current projects plus independent researchers.