WIOMSABlog has been launched by the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA). It has been established to communicate recent work, and should be of interest to those who would like to learn about what is going on in the Western Indian Ocean region. This blog provides information and comments on coastal and marine environments, with special focus on research, educational and technological developments including ecological, social, political, social, cultural and economic matters.

Furthermore, this blog is created to encourage dialogue and discussions on all aspects of coastal and marine environment in the region. In this regard, your comments are welcomed as long as you identify yourself transparently.

Please submit your contribution, with a suggested title and full contact information, to wiomsablog@wiomsa.org. All contributors, whether of articles and/or photos, will be fully acknowledged.

With your help, we hope to make this blog a “must-visit-site”, where you can inform others about your on-going and planned activities and where your voice on various issues of concern could be heard, and hopefully solutions could be suggested.