Our story

Nicolas Pascal and Angelique Brathwaite established Blue Alliance in 2015 to explore the possibility of developing self-sustaining MPAs through securing innovative funding and building sustainable revenue models. Initially, part of our focus was on conducting an economic valuation of coral reefs and marine conservation to convince decision makers to invest more public money in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

While the rationale was compelling, it was clear that state resources alone would be unable to cover, in the short term, the budget requirements of each country’s growing MPA network. This realisation led to the development of our unique marine conservation model and, subsequently, to working closely with and on behalf of governments to create and nurture self-sustaining MPAs.