Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

Sign up for WIOMSA Membership

Publications

Showing Publications

Fishers´ migration along the Kenyan coast Implications for management of coastal fisheries

This policy brief has been developed following a regional research project designed to compile data on fishers’ movements, the drivers behind these movements and the impacts on host communities. The research was commissioned by the Marine Science for Management (MASMA) programme, under WIOMSA (Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association), to investigate fishers’ migrations within and […]
Read More Full Report

The Relationship Between Community-Based Organisations and the Effective Management of Coastal and Marine Resources in the WIO Region

This study examines the relationship between Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and marine and coastal resource management in the Western Indian Ocean Region. It explores what roles CBOs play in relation to natural resource utilisation and whether they have an ability to act effectively as community managers of these resources. The research focuses on CBOs in the […]
Read More Full Report