July 3, 2025 - WIOMSA Blog

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Listening to the Ocean Through the Voices of Fishers

July 3, 2025WIOMSA AdminOcean Champions: One Ocean, One Future

By Waithira Kunene Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in data collection with fishers along Kenya’s Shimoni-Vanga and Msambweni seascapes — two marine-rich zones with communities whose lives are deeply intertwined with the ocean. Our mission was to understand how local fishers perceive their ocean, its resources, and how it’s managed through Beach Management...

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Join the Coastal Ocean Environment School in Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO)

July 3, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The Coastal Ocean Environment School in Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO) in Kenya is thrilled to open applications for its inaugural program. Modelled after the successful Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING; https://coessing.org/), which has fostered oceanography skills and capacity across West Africa since 2015, COES-WIO offers a transformative learning experience in ocean...

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Listening to the Ocean Through the Voices of Fishers

Join the Coastal Ocean Environment School in Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO)