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27
Jan

WIO-COMPAS Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Events: Call for Applications!!!

January 27, 2017, ,
WIOMSA in partnership with the Coastal Resources Center of the University of Rhode Island (CRC), is pleased to announce the Seventh offering of Level 2 Certification for MPA Managers, Assistant Managers, Site managers, Wardens, Deputy Wardens or Section Rangers. The Certification Assessment Event will be held on the 8-12 May 2017. We are also pleased...
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27
Jan

NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at the Alfred Wegener Institute

January 27, 2017, ,
We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for Year 5 of the Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE) at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). The training will run from October 2017 to August 2018. The NF-POGO CofE has provided world class education and...
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23
Jan

MARG AND MASMA GRANTS in 2017

January 23, 2017, ,
This is to inform you that the current five-year support by Sida to the MASMA Programme ends in June 2017. Since MASMA and MARG grants are funded through the MASMA Programme, no grant application will be processed until further notice.
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13
Jan

Profitable Coral Reef Fisheries Require Light Fishing

January 13, 2017, , ,
Study finds that most valuable predatory fish in reef systems can only survive with modest catch quotas Fisheries need sensible management to remain productive   Study Link: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)31325-2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.062 Suggested Tweet: https://twitter.com/WCSNewsroom/status/819667513906753537   New York (January 12, 2017) – Fishing is fundamentally altering the food chain in coral reefs and putting dual pressures on...
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12
Jan

TITLE: WORLD AQUACULTURE CAPE TOWN 2017 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED

January 12, 2017, ,
The World Aquaculture Society (WAS), the Aquaculture Association of Southern African Africa is hosting the annual World Aquaculture Conference in Africa for the first time June 26-30, 2017. African sponsorship and support is being provided by the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, AU-IBAR and WorldFish. In order to accommodate broader participation, the...
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09
Jan

Call for Applications: Danielle De St. Jorre Scholarship

January 9, 2017, ,
In memory of Danielle de St. Jorre, applications and nominations are invited for a scholarship to help fund the participation of a woman from a Small Island Developing State in IOI’s training programme on Ocean Governance: Policy, Law and Management, to be held from 24th May to 21st July 2017 at Dalhousie University in Halifax,...
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08
Jan

Coral Communities in the Seychelles in Spring 2017: 2 x Fully Funded Training opportunities available

January 8, 2017, ,
FULLY FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND RESEARCHERS Earthwatch will be running two Training Teams on our Coral Communities in the Seychelles Project from Team 1 18th – 29th April 2017 and Team 2 25th April – 6th May 2017. Please note that team 1 is for experienced scuba divers only and is...
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08
Jan

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science,Vol 15, No 1 is out!

January 8, 2017, ,
Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science has just published its latest issue at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms. We invite you to view the Table of Contents below and then visit our web site to access articles and items of interest.
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04
Jan

Call for proposals for short-term taxonomic research grants in Belgium (GTI National Focal Point)

January 4, 2017, ,
The Belgian National Focal Point to the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) are happy to inform you that the 2017 Belgian GTI external call for proposals is open! Scientists from the partner developing countries of the Belgian Development cooperation (see list below) can apply for a short-term grant to come to Belgium in 2017 for taxonomic...
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22
Dec

December Issue of WIOMSA Newsbrief is out!

December 22, 2016, , , ,
The fourth issue of the WIOMSA Newsbrief for 2016 is out and contains several interesting articles some of which are on the Nairobi Convention events organized jointly with WIOMSA and WIOMSA’s events such as evaluation of the MASMA Programme; MASMA Grantees meeting and the Board meeting. Also included are articles of new collaboration between WIOMSA...
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