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15
Jul

Empowering Ocean Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean with MARCOP

July 15, 2024
The Western Indian Ocean Marine Conservation Programme (MARCOP) stands as a beacon of hope and progress for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. As global attention focuses on the urgent need to protect and sustainably manage our oceans, MARCOP emerges as a comprehensive initiative aimed at ensuring the long-term governance, planning, and management of this...
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07
Nov

Highlights from the 12th WIOMSA Symposium

November 7, 2022, ,
The 12th WIOMSA Symposium (#WIOMSA2022) was a monumental gathering for Western Indian Ocean Science!  Drawing 954 attendees, the diversity, expertise and interdisciplinarity of #WIOScience was uniquely represented by all involved. There were 150 oral and 315 poster presentations in 56 thematic sessions at the 12th Symposium. Added onto 31 special sessions, 6 book launches and...
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27
Jun

Its on: the Floating University Project “École bleu outremer, Cap sur l’Océan Indien”

June 27, 2022,
Seventy five- students- among them, eleven, from the Western Indian Ocean region- are today starting an exciting expedition on board the RV Marion Dufrense!  The  students have been selected as part of  the “École bleu outremer, Cap sur l’Océan Indien”;  an interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international floating university project. The programme’s primary goal is to promote...
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06
Jun

The 12th WIOMSA Symposium Photo Competition is on!

June 6, 2022, , ,
WIOMSA has opened its 12th WIOMSA Symposium Photography Competition for submissions! The contest was launched on 5th June in celebration of World Environment Day 2022.  Plugging into the “Only One Earth” theme, and the essential role that the ocean and ocean science play in the planet’s functioning, the focus of the photo competition is  “A...
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07
Apr

Save the Date: the 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium!

April 7, 2022, , ,
Dr. Jacqueline Uku, the WIOMSA President, welcomes delegates to the 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium that will take place in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa on 10-15 October 2022. Organised by WIOMSA, the Sustainable Seas Trust and the Nairobi Convention, the theme of this year’s symposium is “A New Decade of Western Indian Ocean Science”. The...
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