Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

On the island of Fuvahmulah, Maldives, community members have learned to co-exist with resident tiger sharks. Rapidly becoming a premier destination for shark tourism, Fuvahmulah demonstrates a novel circumstance for how this often-polarizing industry can both bolster the local economy and strengthen shark conservation efforts. Focusing on personal storytelling, this project delivers a 5-part video series and interactive website featuring video portraitures of locals involved in and impacted by the industry. This anecdotal multimedia approach helps examine the grey areas of shark tourism while addressing ways to ensure its sustainability and longevity on the island.

You can see the media created for this project here: https://miyaru.org/stories