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: Biological and Chemical Study of Some Soft Corals and Sponges Collected in Mauritian Waters, Hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of Coral Reefs: Preliminary Results on Community Structure, Species Distribution and Reproductive Biology in Juan de Nova Island (Southwest Indian Ocean), Nitrogenase Activity in Intertidal Sediment Along the Tanzanian Coast, Western Indian Ocean, Seagrass Biomass and Productivity in Seaweed and Non-Seaweed Farming Areas in the East Coast of Zanzibar and many more articles