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WIOJMS Achieves Top Rating, Setting a Benchmark in African Marine Science Journals

January 20, 2026WIOMSA AdminNews

The Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) has received a significant recognition in the latest assessment by the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework. WIOJMS secured the highest possible score, earning a 3-star rating — the only journal in Africa to do so in 2025. This achievement positions WIOJMS as one of...

Jan

Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Coastal, Marine and Maritime Research 2026

January 20, 2026WIOMSA AdminNews

The International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026) invites researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders from diverse disciplines to submit abstracts that address the conference’s thematic areas. The conference welcomes innovative research, case studies, policy analyses, and technological advancements related to climate change adaptation, coastal management, ocean observation, blue economy, marine biodiversity, and coastal...

Jan

Blue Session Dialogues: Ocean Conversations with Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak

January 20, 2026WIOMSA AdminNews

WIOMSA partnered with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, the Nairobi Convention, and UNESCO/IOC Sub-Commission for Africa & the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA) to host the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium in October 2025, which attracted over 1,200 delegates from 43 countries and 39 institutions. The symposium brought together regional scientists, practitioners, policymakers, community members,...

Jan

Exciting Opportunity: Senior Project Manager for Ocean Spatial Protection at WILDTRUST

January 12, 2026WIOMSA AdminNews

WILDTRUST is looking for a Senior Project Manager: Ocean Spatial Protection to lead critical initiatives aimed at expanding marine protected areas and safeguarding marine biodiversity in southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean. The role involves managing projects focused on achieving targets like the 30×30 goal, supporting high seas MPAs, and working closely with government...

Jan

A New Issue of WIOJMS has been published!

January 12, 2026WIOMSA AdminNews

We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) — Volume 24, Issue 2 (July- Dec 2025). This issue is packed with innovative research, insightful discoveries, and important contributions from marine scientists across the Western Indian Ocean region. Highlights from this issue include: Investigating the feasibility...

Dec

WIOMPAN Regional Meeting 2025: Strengthening Leadership and Regional Coordination Across the WIO

December 15, 2025WIOMSA AdminWIOMPAN News

The Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Network (WIOMPAN) held its 2025 Regional Meeting on 28 September 2025 in Mombasa, bringing together Country Chapter Chairs from across the region. Representatives attended from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion, and Seychelles, with Mauritius participating as they formalise their national chapter. Somalia—where early work is...

Dec

Celebrating Women’s Nature best practices in Conservation Education

December 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminWIOMPAN News

We are proud to announce that Cpl. Tima Dago, a Marine Ranger/ Corporal at Kenya Wildlife Service – Malindi Marine Park and Reserve alongside with 6 others from Cameroon, Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia, Senegal and Nepal have been featured in the international booklet “Good Practices of Women’s Contributions to Nature Education” by IAPA/ISZS (Chinese Academy of...

Dec

MCSS Advances Coral Restoration in Seychelles

December 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminWIOMPAN News

The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is proud to be leading national efforts under the Adaptation Fund’s Regional Coral Restoration Project, a five-year initiative designed to strengthen reef resilience across the Western Indian Ocean. The project is being implemented by the UNDP and executed in Seychelles by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy...

Dec

Implementing New Participatory Community Patrol Strategy in the Barren Isles, Madagascar

December 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminWIOMPAN News

The protection of the future Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Barren Isles, Madagascar, has reached a significant operational milestone through co-management between the local fishers’ association, Vezo Miray Nosy Barren (VMNB), and Blue Ventures. Sixty community volunteers across 14 villages within the future MPA have implemented a new, comprehensive participatory patrol plan to enhance...

Dec

Community Knowledge Meets Coral Science in Blue Bay Marine Park

December 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminWIOMPAN News

At the heart of the UNDP-funded coral restoration project led by Eco-Sud in Mauritius’ Blue Bay Marine Park is a team of local community partners, many of them women, who have become active stewards of their lagoon. Since 2024, they have prepared recycled spider frames, collected healthy coral fragments from sea-based nurseries, and restored life...

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