UNESCO Ocean EU Maritime & Fish CSIR-Water Research Institute SDGs Ghana @ Presidency 🇬🇭2/ The MSP challenge board game is an essential hands-on part of #MSPglobal trainings. It is a serious game that teaches the complex relations between marine-related activities and MSP. 📓Training material: tinyurl.com/3pyw2yxa

Call for Proposals: Commissioned Research Grant WIOMSA is offering research grants as part of the "Sustainable Blue Future in the Western Indian Ocean – Institutional Strengthening through Science, Capacity, and Assimilation for a Sustainable Blue Future – SCALABLE” project.

The AABS project by WorldFish aims to enhance the collection of fisheries data to provide nature smart solutions in fisheries.

Govt reps from #Kenya, #Mozambique & #Zanzibar are in #TimorLeste for a 2-day workshop to learn & share experiences about #SmallScaleFisheries digital monitoring. This is part of the Asia-Africa SuperTech Superhighway project led by WorldFish. Alex Tilley

Govt reps from #Kenya, #Mozambique & #Zanzibar visited the Beacou fish landing site in #TimorLeste today to see how the Peskas monitoring system works. South-south collaboration in action. @Worldfish

Crude and crass CONSUMPTION and primitive ACCUMULATION by elected officials and elites in government in the midst of penury by the majority is a trigger for public anger. Flaunting ILL-GOTTEN public wealth mocks the impoverished. Corruption must be sanctioned without PITY.

Journeys to the Sea: “The Source of Life”🌊 With a background in the fisheries sector, Dr. Pascal Thoya narrates his ocean conservation journey and highlights his experience as a participant in the Sustainable Blue Future MSP training.  Read more on: blog.wiomsa.net/2024/07/03/jou…

1/6 🌊 Exciting News from Bali, Indonesia! Thrilling opportunity as our Senior Research Scientists; Dr Dr. Juliet Karisa and Dr Pascal Thoya, alongside Prof Bernard Fulanda from our partner Pwani University, attend The Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development.

The Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway #AABS project technical committee convened today in Zanzibar for key discussions on project awareness, stock assessment work, and data integration. #AABSTechMeeting #AABSZanzibar #ZAFIRI #FisheriesDepartmentZanzibar

The Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway project leads and members of the independent advisory committee meet in Penang to assess project progress. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Rashid Sumaila @i_vanputten WorldFish

Journeys to the Sea: “Beyond the Sea Shells on the Seashore” “I see the Marine Spatial Planning Process as being an avenue to share the ocean with a wider community” shares Dr. Jacqueline Uku from Kenya as she reflects on how the ocean inspires her marine conservation efforts.🌊

A good start to our fisheries monitoring system in Zanzibar! This afternoon, we installed the first GPS tracker on MV Answari. The GPS trackers are a crucial component of the Peskas system, allowing us to know where fishers fished, enabling us to make sound management decisions .

Fresh from the press!. Happy to have contributed to the recently published Guide on Engaging Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and Embracing Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Marine Spatial Planning, volume 2: good practices unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0…

[NEW PUBLICATION] 🌊Volume 2 of the publication on engaging Indigenous Peoples and local communities in #MSP is released! ➡️Volume 2 - Good practices: tinyurl.com/2tc9m55b Also available ➡️Volume 1 - Basic Concepts: ​​tinyurl.com/5n6vjhph

An interesting PhD opportunity to work with us. jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

#AABSZanzibar is excited to collaborate with@UdsmOfficial & Ocean Data Network !We installed temperature & depth sensors on fishing vessels with tracking devices. This will enhance monitoring of fisheries & oceanographic Parameters in Zanzibar. WorldFish Alex Tilley WIOMSA

After a week of collecting data on fishing activities & installing 25 vessel trackers on fishers’ vessels, WorldFish together with the University of Dar es Salaam, Institute of Marine Science & the Ocean Data Network provided feedback to the fishers on the data collected.

We also encourage nominations for the 2025 International Ranger Awards, recognizing the invaluable contributions of rangers worldwide. Read more about the awards on: ranger.awardsplatform.com 🌊🌍

We’ve just had the pleasure of listening to Arthur Tuda of WIOMSA talk about ‘Developing Regional Capacity for Marine Research in the Western Indian Ocean’. #ORC2024 #OGRC #ScienceBeyondBoundaries

During our recent annual planning meeting, the WIOMSA and WorldFish teams—co-leaders of the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS) project—united to explore strategies that enhance collaboration and boost project efficiency. 🌍 WorldFish