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17
Jul

Call for nominations: WIOMSA Fellow and Honorary members and WIOMSA Emerging Scientist!

July 17, 2017,
The WIOMSA Honorary and Fellow membership and WIOMSA Emerging Scientist award ceremony will be held during the Tenth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in October/November 2017. The awards are an integral part of building scientific capacity in the region as they are given to individuals in recognition of their exemplary/outstanding/distinguished contribution in...
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13
Jul

WIOMSA unveils its new logo!

July 13, 2017, , , ,
We are pleased to present the June 2017 WIOMSA Newsbrief which among others include the article on new WIOMSA logo. With WIOMSA celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018, what a better way to start marking this milestone than introducing a new brand identity for the Association! The issue also includes articles on WIOMSA participation in...
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29
Jun

African Marine Waste Conference: Sponsorship Offered to Attend

June 29, 2017, ,
If you work on or study Marine Waste along the Coasts of Africa, including waste management in universities, research organisations, governments, NGOs, coastal municipalities, communities or resorts and you want to attend the African Marine Waste Conference that will take place in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 9-13 July 2017, please apply for sponsorship. Download...
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20
Jun

Opening of World Fisheries University in South Korea

June 20, 2017,
World Fisheries University (hereinafter WFU) Graduate Program at Pukyoung National University (hereinafter PKNU) is planned to be launched in the Fall of 2017. The Graduate School is sponsored by the Korean Government, which strives to be a pioneer in the fisheries industry by enhancing the human resources of developing countries. As Korea’s first professional school dedicated...
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20
Jun

2017 Symposium of Contemporary Conservation Practice: First Announcement – Call for Abstracts and Proposals

June 20, 2017, ,
All interested are invited to submit proposals for special sessions and workshops, and abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2017 Symposium of Contemporary Conservation Practice. Please submit all proposals for special sessions and/or workshops for consideration by 30 June 2017 using the online submission system. Please submit all abstracts for oral and poster presentations for consideration by 4 August 2017 using the online submission...
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20
Jun

Request for Proposal: MPAs Over the Finish Line

June 20, 2017, ,
The Waitt Foundation is pleased to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new initiative, MPAs Over the Finish Line, which aims to identify “shovel ready” MPA projects where 6 to 12 months of additional, targeted funding will result in legally-binding MPAs that have the political and social support necessary for implementation success.  The...
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12
Jun

Election of WIOMSA Board of Trustees members!

June 12, 2017,
The time for WIOMSA members to exercise their democratic right and vote for their Board of Trustees members has come. This Special Edition of the WIOMSA Newsbrief contains biographies of the eight candidates who are standing for the four categories. Information on voting procedure is also contained in this issue. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY...
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07
Jun

Vote for the video of our project Making waves / Sea PoWer

June 7, 2017,
You are all requested to vote for the video of project, “Sea PoWer” http://bit.ly/2rEbv3O and support women seaweed farmers in Zanzibar! “Sea PoWer” is a small project run by five women scientists from Tanzania, Kenya and France. Last year we won an award from the Australian Government as part of their Blue Economy Challenge to...
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06
Jun

WIOMSA at UN Ocean Conference!

June 6, 2017, ,
In the light of the Ocean Conference taking place in New York this week, the embassy would like to highlight the work of one of Sweden’s partner organizations in Tanzania, the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), along with the fact that they have been invited to participate in the all-important Ocean Conference to...
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24
May

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa – GMES & Africa: Open Call for Proposals

May 24, 2017,
The African Union Commission invites proposals from interested and eligible African institutions for the implementation of the GMES & Africa Support Programme with the following specific objectives: Consolidating, extending and developing applications for the Water and Natural Resources and the Marine & Coastal Areas Services to adequately provide information to policymakers, scientists, businesses and the...
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