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Marc de Villiers
21
Mar

Job Opportunity at WIOMSA: Communication and Engagement Coordinator

March 21, 2018, ,
The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) seeks applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the position of Communication and Engagement Coordinator. The Communication and Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for all activities related to communication, dissemination, engagement, outreach and advocacy. Interested candidates should send CVs and page motivation as to how they...
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13
Mar

A new Agreement between Sida and WIOMSA Signed!

March 13, 2018, , ,
It´s official! Sida and WIOMSA have signed an agreement on the next 5 years of support to WIOMSA. The MASMA Programme “Generating the Scientific and Policy Relevant Knowledge for achieving SDG 14 and Facilitating Implementation of the Paris Agreement in the WIO Region” will run from 2018-2022. The agreement was signed by the Sida Senior...
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24
Feb

PEER Women in Science Mentorship: Call for Applications

February 24, 2018, , ,
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is happy to announce a new initiative aimed at supporting the career development of women in science: the Women in Science Mentoring Program. This program is designed in response to established studies showing that women are underrepresented in higher education and academia, in part due to...
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21
Feb

Tim and Nyawira win the first Award for Conservation Excellence!

February 21, 2018, , ,
Timothy McClanahan and Nyawira Muthiga, founders of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s coral reef program, won the first Award for Conservation Excellence, or ACE. The award carries a cash prize of $100,000, as well as a $5,000 Cabela’s gift certificate. @Kimberly Fletcher   @Kimberly Fletcher Read the full article.    
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21
Feb

The WIOMSA Board of Trustees: Election of Leadership and Board Appointments

February 21, 2018, , ,
Dr. Jacqueline Uku has been elected by the WIOMSA Board of Trustees to continue serving as WIOMSA President. The board elected Dr. Ranjeet Bhagooli as Vice President and Prof. Yunus Mgaya as Treasurer. The officials were elected during the 38th meeting of the WIOMSA Board of Trustees that was held in Nairobi, Kenya on the...
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10
Jan

New Issue WIO Journal of Marine Science Published is out

January 10, 2018, ,
Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science has just published its latest issue, Vol 16, No 1 (2017), at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms. This issue contains the following articles: i) Salum S. Hamed, Narriman S. Jiddawi, Philip. O.J. Bwathondi – Effects of blood meal as a substitute for fish meal in the culture of juvenile Silver Pompano Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède,...
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23
Dec

Spotlight on the 10th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium: Latest WIOMSA Newsbrief is out!

December 23, 2017, , ,
The latest issue of the WIOMSA Newsbrief is out. This is a combined issue of September and December issues and contains several interesting articles most of which related to the recently held 10th WIOMSA Symposium and associated activities/events. Symposium photo gallery is also included. Thanks for all the support in 2017. We wish you all...
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14
Nov

Course materials from the workshop on Introduction to R Programming are now available!

November 14, 2017, , ,
Course materials from the recently held WIOMSA introduction to R workshop can now be found online at: https://github.com/WIORWorkshop/WIO-R-WORKSHOP-2017 Those interested may also subscribe to our email list for questions and discussions on R and general quantitative advise on this link: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wiorquantitativeadvise/join.
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01
Nov

The Use of Research Outputs by Management Authorities

November 1, 2017, ,
In 2015, WIOMSA commissioned a study which led to the production of the report “The Use of Research Outputs by Management Authorities: Assessment of Current Practices and Identification of Capacity Building Needs.” This report present results of assessment of how organisations dealing with marine and coastal issues in countries of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO)...
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01
Nov

Sixth WIOMSA General Assembly-Please attend!

November 1, 2017, ,
The Sixth WIOMSA General Assembly will be held on 3 November 2017 will start at 9:00. One of the main agenda of the General Assembly is the ‘Future of the WIOMSA Symposium’. We are urging members and non-members to provide inputs and comments on the paper. All participants (members and non-members) are encouraged to attend...
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