Special sessions at the #WIOMSA2022 provide opportunities to engage and delve deep into WIO matters! 🌊🌴 Look out for these special session on marine recreational #fisheries and the role of co-design in transforming marine science 🌊

*New paper alert!* Our first paper on marine environmental parasitology is now available online - authors.elsevier.com/a/1fmog,asi2Fvr NWU_WRG @Bernd_AquatEcol Nico J Smit Victor Wepener

Time-honored, collective knowledge gathered by specialists, (fishers’ ecological knowledge), used in conjunction with traditional sampling significantly assists in life history studies in cases of data-deficient species and limited research funding. Well done Ryan and co-authors!

Happening now at #WIOMSA2022 is our Special Session on Marine Recreational Fisheries (MRF) in the WIO. Good start on context setting; What do we know about MRF? What are the implications of COVID19 on MRF in Africa? What are the potential impacts of fishing tourism?

Come check out our exhibit promoting the new Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean book at #WIOMSA2022 🌊 registered participants are receiving the electronic copies of all volumes in their registration pack 📖 #CFWIO

Kicking off! #WIOMSA2022 starts. Stay tuned for live updates.

A big thanks to everyone who participated in our special session where we discussed marine recreational fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean. Lots of interesting thoughts were shared, and I am looking forward to collaborating! #WIOMSA2022 Dr. Alex Winkler @billfishExpert Dr. Nina Wambiji

Fascinating results of research in #MPAs in Tanzania. Between 2003 and 2021 the social impacts of the MPAs were positive. #MPADay Two Oceans Aquarium #WIOMSA2022

And a very clear call for more science communication. Maybe now is the time to seriously work together for more #scicomm in the WIOMSA community. Anyone want to join us? #WIOMSA2022 Two Oceans Aquarium Marina Joubert SciBraai SAIAB

We have had a great response to our #OceanLiteracy survey. Thank you. It's still open if you have not responded. The results will be shared to help us all to do more effective ocean communication. WIOMSA #WIOMSA2022 WIOGEN Nairobi Convention #marsocsci Two Oceans Aquarium

The SAIAB team attending the 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium in their t-shirts to promote our Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean publication (saiab.ac.za/coastal-fishes…). National Research Foundation of South Africa @dsigovza #TeamSAIAB #WIOMSA2022 #CFWIO

Great session on recreational fisheries at #WIOMSA2022. So much more research needed in this field. Well done Matthew William Farthing Dr. Alex Winkler Dr. Nina Wambiji @billfishExpert SAFER LAB Warren Potts WIOMSA #RecFish

See #FishID live and in action at the #ASFB2022 #FishID is an online platform using #artificial #intelligence to #automate the analysis of #videos and #images, making large volumes of data faster and easier to process. #wildlabs #aiforearth #microsoft #ardc #Tech4Wildlife

Join the Institute for Coastal & Marine Research Annual Symposium on 9 November 2022 from 10:30 to 15:30 at Mandela University where SAIAB Prof Francesca Porri_mare will be presenting about 'Nature-based Solutions for Urban Coastlines'. RSVP to ([email protected]) to register to attend this in person event.

A very interesting read incorporating the intensity and duration of stressors, stressors in combination, various types of plasticity, and interspecific variation. Congratulations @MadisonEarhart and co.

PhD opportunity with Neil Metcalfe, Mike Webster, & myself. Why are some individuals within species more social than others? This seems to relate to energy demand, but does mitochondrial efficiency play a role? You could find the answer! iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/l…

This meta-analysis shows that #MPAs can enhance carbon sequestration, coastal protection, biodiversity, reproduction and increase fishers’ catch and income. But only in really protected and older MPAs. #MPADay SAAMBR Two Oceans Aquarium IMPAC5 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Evidence for pro-environmental reform on the SFSA Facebook group! This paper underscores the potential of what can be accomplished by a dedicated group of people, promoting a conservation-oriented mindset, using a ubiquitous instrument of change. authors.elsevier.com/a/1g49ZbiU1vYeG