Who we are

OCEANIKA is a Seychelles Non-Profit Organisation running a regional program to recover FADs damaging coral reefs.
What problem are we trying to solve? 

We would like to diminish the human footprint with our teams directly onsite. 
We are equiped with the right material and people deployed in the Indian Ocean to fight against pollution by Fads and Nets.
We look for the FADs stuck in the coral and dive to remove them.
We support the United Nation's  Sustainable Development Goal 14 meaning the marine underworld protection. 
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Oceanika is proud to have joined in 2024 the United Nations Global Compact, adopting its ten principles with a particular focus on environmental protection. As an NGO dedicated to preserving ecosystems, we believe that cross-sector collaboration is essential to promoting sustainable development and addressing global environmental challenges. By supporting these universal principles, we reaffirm our commitment to contributing positively to global efforts to protect the planet. We look forward to working with like-minded organizations and helping to advance the broader United Nations goals related to sustainability and environmental protection.

  About OCEANIKA

OCEANIKA is an environmental organization dedicated to the protection of coral reefs, the foundation of marine biodiversity, against the growing threat of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs).
We operate in the silent zones of the ocean, where lost or abandoned FADs — floating structures made of plastic, nets, and metal — destroy hundreds of square kilometers of coral reefs.
More than 400,000 FADs are currently deployed across the Indian Ocean, before ending up on the seabed or washing ashore, generating massive plastic and metal pollution.
Originally designed to attract fish, these devices ultimately devastate coral plateaus, trap marine life for years, and disrupt the balance of ocean ecosystems.
OCEANIKA leads a concrete recovery program for abandoned FADs, a major source of coral reef degradation in the Indian Ocean, and has built a community network to ensure that this work is carried out throughout the region.
Our approach combines science, community engagement, and regional cooperation, in pursuit of a single goal: to let coral breathe, to allow biodiversity to be reborn, and to ensure that the sea can continue to feed future generations.
  Our Mission

OCEANIKA works for a world where coral reefs are treated as sanctuaries of life, not as the forgotten victims of industrial fishing.
We retrieve, dismantle , and neutralize lost or abandoned FADs — drifting traps that damage coral plateaus, imprison marine species, and destabilize coastal ecosystems.
Beyond the technical effort lies a more human mission: to relearn how to coexist with the ocean, to foster a culture of marine responsibility, and to empower coastal communities to become active guardians of their seas.
We coordinate a network of correspondents across several Indian Ocean countries, supported financially and logistically to carry out local, tangible actions — united by a shared vision.
 Our DNA

OCEANIKA is both of the field and of vision.
We do not claim to change the world alone, but we believe in the power of just action — repeated, coordinated, sometimes discreet, but always meaningful.
We refuse indifference. Where others look away, we dive in. Where abandonment takes hold, we remove what harms.
Our method is surgical. Our vision is ambitious. Our cause is essential.