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Dec

Discover the December WIOMSA Newsbrief: A Bumper Edition of Marine Innovation & Action!

December 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

This quarter, WIOMSA and its partners have advanced several initiatives and achieved key regional milestones. Highlights include coral reef restoration through the WIO RESTORE project, lessons from the Nairobi Convention’s SAPPHIRE demonstration projects, and programs supporting early-career scientists via summer schools and workshops. Ocean Decade activities also highlight progress toward sustainable ocean governance in the...

Dec

Blue Schools Training for Africa & the Caribbean

December 10, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The Blue Schools Capacity-Building Training, a collaborative initiative by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA), funded by Sweden, is now open for enrollment, offering a free, online, self-paced course tailored for educators and coordinators in Africa and the Caribbean. Running from December 18, 2025, to February 15,...

Dec

Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy: Open Call for Ideas

December 10, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

ADT4Blue – Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy, co-funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, is pleased to announce the launch of its third and final Open Call, designed to support innovative ideas that tackle real-world challenges faced by Blue Economy stakeholders across different sectors. Selected participants – whether teams or individuals – will benefit from a 6-month acceleration programme offering...

Dec

Applications are Open: 2026 Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar

December 8, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The Blue Nature Alliance and Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management are working in partnership to host the second annual Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar in 2026! Applications are currently open for the 2026 Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar, an online professional development/capacity sharing program designed to support MPA practitioners in...

Nov

2026 Young Scientists Summer Program Masterclass for SSARMO

November 29, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Join the 2026 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) Masterclass for Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO) Date: 4 December 2025 Time: 3:00 PM EAT Format: Virtual Session This masterclass is designed to enhance the competitiveness of applicants from the region and foster deeper engagement with IIASA. The Masterclass...

Nov

New Report Published: 13th WIOMSA Symposium

November 28, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

We are pleased to announce that the official report of the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, held in September 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya, is now available. The report details the event’s goals, key discussions, outcomes, and future priorities for the Western Indian Ocean region. This milestone gathering brought together over 1,290 participants from 43 countries, fostering...

Nov

Opportunity for PhD funding – The BRIDGES Research Program launches its 2026 call

November 28, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Objective: to train a new generation of experts capable of understanding, managing, and transforming marine social-ecological systems in the southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO). The BRIDGES- Fisheries and Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean Research Program will fund at least nine three-year PhD positions, each supported by a €20,000 research budget. Selected PhD projects must align...

Nov

Postdoctoral Fellowship at UKZN

November 28, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is offering a 12-month postdoctoral fellowship in Physics and Biology within the School of Agriculture and Science at Westville Campus, supported by the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. The position, based in the Centre for Quantum Computing and Technology (CQCTec), focuses on applying quantum computing to ecological networks in...

Nov

Sea Horses and MPAs: A call to action

November 26, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Seahorses are often used as flagship species for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), highlighting their importance in marine conservation. However, despite their iconic status, there’s surprisingly little known about how seahorses actually respond to protection measures. To fill this critical knowledge gap, Project Seahorse—based at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of...

Nov

WIOJMS: Special Issue on Soft Sediment, Rich Life- Demersal Biodiversity in the WIO

November 19, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

A new special issue of WIOJMS has been published. Guest edited by Dr Sean Fennessy and Dr Bernadine Everett, Special Issue 1/2025 on Soft sediment, rich life: Demersal biodiversity in the WIO is derived from the research project WIO-BENTH, supported by a MASMA grant from WIOMSA. It uses data collected through scientific surveys conducted with the research...

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