The Maru

We're OPEN again! So excited to get back in the water with all our beautiful fish. Come and join us!

blind men and elephant fish Well here in Malawi, and the rest of the world even, we believe we can see the light at the end of the COVID 19 tunnel!  Malawi’s international airport and borders have reopened and are issuing visas!  And while we are cognizant of the fact that the coronavirus is still very much with us and tha...

An update from us!

News from the Beach! We're still here! Well its been awhile since you’ve heard from us but we are happy to report that we are still here on the beautiful shores of Lake Malawi. ...

Word from our newest intern!

News from the Beach! Word from Alexandra! Here is a word from our newest intern Alexandra from Germany. She is doing a fantastic job studying our brushpark installations. W...

Help us raise a little money to install new and improved artificial reefs in Lake Malawi!

Give a fish a home! Join us as we create artificial "reef" structures in Lake Malawi giving new homes to the most biologically diverse fish species on the planet!

A snap shot of our dusk dive!

A little snap from our dusk dive survey. The early evening light gives the lake a different feel. #cichlidsoflakemalawi #cichlids #volunteerafrica #lakemalawi Come join us! www.themaru.org

Tank, the Maru's canine mascot, enjoying his early morning walk on the beach. Summer is here!! Join Tank on his morning walks! #lakemalawi #marumalawi #volunteerafrica #cichlidsoflakemalawi www.themaru.org

Clean up!

Lost, old, fishing nets retrieved on one of our clean up dives at Kande Island. They can be a real hazard for the island's fish. #cleanup #lakemalawi #cichlidsoflakemalawi #volunteerafrica #internships Come join us! www.themaru.org

Lake Malawi's wild side!

Its a bit rough today! But we're still going out! Winter's last hurrah! #summeriscoming #lakemalawi #cichlidsoflakemalawi #aintbadatall #surfinglakemalawi #joinus #volunteering #internships www.themaru.org

Read about the experiences of our newest volunteer Steven!

A word from our new volunteer Steven! Hi there! My name is Steven Duong, I’m from San Diego, California, and I’m a volunteer here at the Maru Research Center. I’m a recent gr...

Ignore the wrong timestamp. We shot this video early this year at one of our experimental brushparks, an indigenous form of fish farming here on Lake Malawi. Its amazing how quickly fish flocked to the structures we put down! Help us to build more and better ones! Visit www.themaru.org to find out how. #marumalawi #cichlidsoflakemalawi #lakemalawi #volunteerafrica

Steven ready for another survey! Come and join us! Visit www.themaru.org to learn how! #lakemalawi #cichlidsoflakemalawi #volunteering #cichlids