Timeline

The community has been giving feedback on architectural plans for a new indoor swimming pool, in partnership with specialist architects funded through Atlantic Guardians.

One of our Young Ocean Champions, Shannon Swain, featured in the latest edition of Wingbeat, a magazine for young people by the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). 

We're now live on TikTok! Join us @TristanMPZ.

Our World Oceans Day fun day brought families together to celebrate the wonder of Tristan's waters, with quizzes, a fishing competition and seafood to enjoy.

We celebrated the second-ever UK Overseas Territories Day on Monday 2 June, with a news article highlighting the strategic importance of the wildlife on Tristan and other UKOTs. Read more > 

Tristan community given once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit Gough Island >

Tristanians and conservationists on Gough © Michelle Jones

Traditional bullock cart restored and unveiled by Tristan community

MPZ Officer attends International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC7) in South Africa >

Oral histories recorded with the community, capturing Tristan’s marine heritage

St Mary’s School cleans up for World Oceans Day and Albatross Day >

Students wearing their Albatross masks © Maria Swain

Tristan da Cunha’s Marine Protection Zone wins coveted Blue Park Award >

Janine Lavarello & Andy Schofield with Lance and Sarah from Blue Parks Foundation

St Mary’s School celebrates World Penguin Day with art, digital storytelling and maths >

Young Ocean Champions set off for training expedition to South Africa and UK >

Young Ocean Champions Left - Right, Kieran Glass, Shannon Swain Ryan Swain and Tristan Glass © Emil Prizenthal

Blue Shark tagging carried out, supported by Atlantic Guardians

Ryan Swain and Tristan Glass chosen as Young Ocean Champions for 2024 >

Tristan celebrates third anniversary of its MPZ >

Children from Tristan da Cunha, St Helena and Ascension Island come together for Marine Protected Areas Day >

PhD researcher studies Tristan’s fish >

Interpretation panels installed on Tristan, showcasing the archipelago's wildlife and habitats

World Oceans Day celebration at St Mary’s School features beach activities and art >

Atlantic Guardians hosts summer update gathering for Tristan community >

We celebrate Marie Repetto's contribution to conservation on International Women's Day >

Marie Repetto © Tristan da Cunha

Shannon Swain and Kieran Glass become first Young Ocean Champions

MPZ Officer begins 6-month marine research trip to UK >

Community starts work on restoring traditional Tristan longboat >

It's all hands on deck for constructing a traditional Tristan longboat, supported by Atlantic Guardians © Jess Escobar Porras

Atlantic Guardians project supports review of Tristan’s fishery concessions, to aid re-tendering negotiations in 2023 >

Atlantic Guardians website & social media launched >

St Mary’s School celebrates World Ocean Day with activities supported by Atlantic Guardians >

Atlantic Guardians project enables factfinding fisheries visit to Australia >

Celebration of Tristan’s MPZ held at Westminster, UK Government >

New MPZ Officer Janine Lavarello comes into post >

Sounds of the South Atlantic project begins, through Atlantic Guardians, with deployment of acoustic recorders to monitor cetaceans

Atlantic Guardians project begins