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Two Interns Participate in BIODIV’OM Life
Tom Desfossez, a university student in a two-year program for the management and protection of nature at the IGPN in Montpellier, completed an internship from June 28 to August 20 at the Réserve Naturelle. In addition to ongoing missions of the Réserve, he was especially interested in the BIODIV’OM Life project that promotes the conservation of the Nassau and Atlantic goliath grouper. He worked hard during the collection of post-larvae, on their identification, and management of the data. He questioned local fishermen in order to better understand their practices, the size of their catch, and how often they caught grouper. He also created an awareness tool for the protection of grouper, in the form of a brochure intended for socio-professionals: fishermen, merchants, and restaurateurs, as well as to provide information for visitors to the island. A marine biology major at the University of La Rochelle, Matthieu Pujol spontaneously presented his candidature for a month-long internship at the Réserve Naturelle, as a volunteer. He participated in the daily operations with the staff, and most notably took part in the inquiry led by Tom Desfossez.
