By Ailars  David Marine litter is one of the leading global crises and there is a need for immediate action  to eradicate the problem. The Arena Recycling Industry, a startup company that recycles plastic waste into building materials, in partnership with the Women in Recycling Foundation, Sustainable Ocean Alliance Tanzania, MBRC the Ocean Foundation, and Msasani...

I am Damaris Kinyua. I had the opportunity to present part of my PhD research findings on billfish resource utilization at the WIOGEN conference.  My research examines the fishing behavior, views, and attitudes of artisanal billfish fishers toward the institutional regulation of billfish resource use. Preliminary findings indicate that the institutions have gained acceptance and that the...

Hi everyone, Am Frank Mirobo! Secretary-General of the WIOECSN and the Co-Coordinator of writing the Ocean Decade Challenges (ODC) booklet for the African Continent. Am a marine scientist with an interest in Megafauna ecology and biology, fisheries, Plastic Pollution, and the conservation of marine Organisms. Am a graduate of MSc in Aquatic ecosystem management at...

The WIOMSA Newsbrief contains several interesting stories from WIOMSA and partners for the September-December quarter. Here’s what is featured in the Newsbrief: WIO-ECSN at the WIOGEN Ocean Governance conference where a number of members of the Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (WIO-ECSN) presented papers at the conference and share their experiences here:, a...

An interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international floating university project named “École bleu outremer, Cap sur l’Océan Indien” A project fully in line with the main objectives of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainability Development (2021-2030) The Ifremer, jointly with several partners based in the Indian Ocean: IRD, CNRS, University of La Réunion, TAAF (French...

Oceans & Lakes is an interuniversity master programme that provides students with a strong fundamental and applied knowledge in the scientific research and management of marine and lacustrine systems. Though the Flemish Inter-University Council (VLIR-UOS), scholarships are provided for this 2-year master programme in “Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management” (Oceans...

The African Youth summit was aimed at fostering ownership and stewardship of the global Marine Protected Areas agenda among African youth. Our youth network hosted a talk on “Building your career with the environment” with the western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (WIOECSN). Our members across the region facilitated different sessions in the summit...

RACHEL THOMS, our co-opted member from the United States of America and an early career researcher in the ocean sciences. She works as a data scientist in the World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, holds a Bachelor of Science and is specialized in data science for marine conservation. She is interested in “data revolution” and...