The Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) provides an avenue for the wide dissemination of high quality research generated in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. This journal issue covers an interesting array of articles such as: Changing Livelihoods in the Coastal Zone of the Western Indian Ocean and East Africa, Interplay between changes in fishery and social dynamic in coastal fishing communities of Tanzania, The Winners and Losers in Finfish Trade in Mafia Island: A Value chain analysis and many more articles.