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Webinar – HUB Ocean: Getting Started on the Ocean Data Platform-Marine Science Edition

November 11, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

HUB Ocean, in collaboration with the Nairobi Convention and WIOMSA, is pleased to announce a webinar series on the Ocean Data Platform ABOUT the Webinar Join us for the first session in HUB Ocean’s “Getting Started on the Ocean Data Platform” webinar series – designed to help the marine science community advance ocean data collaboration. In this...

Oct

New Funding Opportunity for Marine Conservation Management – Hifadhi Blu Call for Motivation Letters

October 30, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Introduction The Hifadhi Blu Programme —a collaborative initiative by WIOMSA, Advanced Conservation Strategies (ACS), WIOMPAN, and the Minderoo Foundation—announces a new funding opportunity through a call for motivation letters. This initiative aims to enhance marine conservation management and improve the effectiveness of Marine Conservation Area (MCA) management in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. For...

Oct

Launch: Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A practitioners’ guide’

October 28, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy in collaboration with the World Resources Institute are pleased to a announce a webinar to launch the new ‘Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A practitioners’ guide’, on Thursday, 30 October 2025 from 16:00-17:00 GMT (UTC+0) Register now The ocean is under threat from the triple planetary crisis...

Oct

The 13th WIOMSA Symposium Highlights: Connecting People, Policy & Science for a Thriving Western Indian Ocean

October 23, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Welcome to the highlights of the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, an endorsed UN Ocean Decade Activity and a beacon for regional and global collaboration. Under the theme One Ocean One Future: Connecting People, Policy, and Science for a Thriving Western Indian Ocean, this was the largest Symposium to date. Held from September 28 to October...

Oct

Share Your Knowledge: Indigenous and Traditional Practices in the WIO

October 23, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Across the Western Indian Ocean, communities have long relied on generations of local wisdom to manage, protect, and sustain their marine and coastal resources. We now invite you to contribute to a regional effort to document and understand this invaluable Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge (ITK). This short survey is designed to gather information on the...

Oct

Join us for the Webinar: Preparing Your Best Application for the WWF Education for Nature Fellowships

October 22, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

The application window for funding through the WWF Education for Nature Program is now open! To support future applicants, the Program is inviting participants to its annual webinar, “Preparing Your Best Application for the WWF Education for Nature Fellowships,” on October 29th at 8 AM EST. This session will cover EFN’s 2026 fellowship opportunities, featuring insights from...

Oct

WIOMPAN Chairs Meeting 2025: Strengthening the Ties That Bind the Western Indian Ocean’s Marine Practitioners

October 21, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

On 28 September 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya, the chairs of WIOMPAN’s national chapters came together for the annual WIOMPAN Regional Chairs Meeting, a day of collective reflection, learning, and coordination. Hosted alongside WIOMSA’s regional programmes, the meeting united leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, South Africa, and La Réunion to review progress...

Oct

Call for Ocean Decade Action Submissions: Western Indian Ocean Marine Conservation Programme (MARCOP)

October 20, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

MARCOP, an endorsed UN Ocean Decade Programme led by WIOMSA and Macquarie University, is participating in the New Call for Decade Actions No. 10. Focused on equitable and resilient marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) by 2030, MARCOP is a regional partnership that supports evidence-based decision-making, strengthens conservation management and connectivity, and builds...

Oct

A mobile fish identification App for Southern African marine anglers and fish enthusiasts

October 17, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Finally, a fish identification App designed especially for the Southern African marine angler and fish enthusiast. How many times have you seen a fish and wished you knew what it was? Or wished that you could simply measure your fish and know instantly what it weighed? Or that you could work out which species of...

Oct

SciComm WIO: The Science Communication to Policy & Spatial Storytelling Lab

October 14, 2025WIOMSA AdminNews

Training Venue: Mombasa, Kenya Training Dates: 17th – 21st November 2025 Application Submission: Interested applicants should submit their applications through this online form by 26th October 2025. Overview: The power of science is undeniable in a world grappling with complex global challenges. But for scientific insights to truly make an impact, they must effectively reach...

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