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20
Jun

Interdisciplinary Summer School on “Vulnerability of Coral Reefs Heritage” EEA VuLPaRE second edition, Toliara (Madagascar) 7-18 November 2016: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

June 20, 2016, ,
Madagascar Institute of Marine Sciences (Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines – IH.SM) and the French Research Institute for Development  (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement – IRD) are organizing the second summer school on Vulnerability of Coral Reef Heritage to be held in Toliara (Madagascar) from 7 to 18 November 2016. The EEA VulPaRe summer school is...
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10
Jun

Joint NAM S&T Centre – ZMT Bremen (Germany) Fellowship in Tropical Coastal Marine Research: Call for Applications for 2016

June 10, 2016, ,
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre; www.namstct.org) is pleased to invite applications from suitable candidates for the Joint NAM S&T Centre – ZMT Bremen (Germany) Fellowship in Tropical Coastal Marine Research for the year 2016. This Fellowship scheme was initiated in January 2008 for affiliation...
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07
May

Reef Rescuers: Coral Gardening as an MPA Management Tool

May 7, 2016,
Time Change: May 10, 2016 at 6:00 PM HST, May 11 at 8:00 AM SCT (UTC +4:00) In 2010, the NGO Nature Seychelles launched the USAID/UNDP-GEF- funded Reef Rescuers: Restoring Reefs in the Face of Climate Change Project. This large-scale coral restoration project seeks to repair coral bleaching damage in selected sites around Praslin and...
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21
Apr

WIOMSA Newsbrief: 20 years old and counting!

April 21, 2016, , , , ,
This year marks the 20th year since the rollout of the first issue of the WIOMSA Newsbrief in 1996. In these two decades, the WIOMSA Newsbrief has remained committed to ensuring that it is one of the main communication channels between the Association and its membership as well as its partners. The Newsbrief has focused...
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18
Apr

Call for Articles for the WIOMSA Magazine

April 18, 2016, , ,
In 2016, two issues of theWIOMSA Magazine will be produced. WIOMSA is calling for articles on two themes:   Preparing for the Inevitable – Proactive initiatives to address the predicted impacts of climate change in the WIO.  In the recent past the Western Indian Ocean region has experienced a plethora of research initiatives implemented at...
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14
Apr

TRAINING PROGRAMME IN OCEAN GOVERNANCE FOR AFRICA

April 14, 2016,
International Ocean Institute Southern Africa is organizing a training course on Ocean Governance tailored to meet the needs of African countries. More specifically, the goal of the course is to meet ongoing need within the African region for awareness and training in the various disciplines associated with ocean governance that will contribute to building a...
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05
Apr

Request for expression of interest for provision of consultancy services to conduct institutional support and technical backstopping for priority marine fisheries research in Tanzania

April 5, 2016, ,
The Government of United Republic pf Tanzania has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the SWIOFish program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the consultancy “Institutional support and technical backstopping for priority marlne fisheries research in Tanzania The objective of the consultancy services will be...
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02
Mar

Production of Special Issues of WIOJMS: Call for submission of papers

March 2, 2016, , ,
Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) is inviting all those who delivered presentations in the Ninth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium that was held in South Africa in October 2015 and are interested in publishing these to submit their manuscripts for consideration for publication. At least two Special Issues of WIOJMS consisting of the Symposium...
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01
Mar

José Paula appointed Acting Chief Editor of WIOJMS

March 1, 2016, ,
The WIOMSA Board of Trustees has appointed Prof. José Paula of the University of Lisbon as the Acting Chief Editor of the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS). He takes over from Prof Michael Schleyer, who has been – the Chief Editor since 2010. José has authored over 100 scientific papers in referred...
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29
Feb

Call for Expression of Interest to host the Tenth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium in 2017

February 29, 2016, ,
The Tenth Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium will be held in the second half of 2017, preferably in October or November 2017. WIOMSA traditionally organizes the Symposiums in close collaboration with national institutions of the region. In all the previous Symposiums, the collaborating institutions as the host of the Symposium have...
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