Billfish_Western Indian Ocean
@billfishwio
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Funded by @wiomsa we explore #billfish catch dynamics, #socio-economics, genetics, & distribution in the Indian Ocean. Led by @billfishExpert & @Nwambiji
Joined November 2019
Key features include a summary of WIOMSA's investment and impact in numbers, regional actions to promote the Blue Economy and efforts to achieve SDGs, Science to Policy processes, and partnerships in enhancing capacity in expertise and leadership.
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2021 WIOMSA Annual Report is out! We are delighted to announce the release of our Annual Report for 2021. This special report focuses on WIOMSA’s progress in 2021, and reflects on its successes, challenges and opportunities.
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Highlight 1: Sharks were mostly caught in the North East Monsoon period in Small Scale Fisheries.
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#WIOMSA2022 Dr. Nina Wambiji @NWambiji @KmfriResearch ~ speaking on combining longterm and contemporary fishery data to protect Kenya’s sharks.
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#WIOMSA2022 Ongoing! Prof. Warren Potts @wpotts18 kickstarts our mini symposia on Rec Fisheries exploring “An overview of challenges facing recreational fisheries management in Africa and abroad”
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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?
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#WIOMSA2022 is here!!! We are looking forward to seeing you all is person or virtually at our Special Session on Marine Recreational Fisheries in the WIO with @alexwinkrsa @MattWFarthing @NWambiji et al. We still have several spots left. Sign up here: https://t.co/Xc62eb7Rp8
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If you are a researcher or stakholder in the Western Indian Ocean region and would like to join or special session on recreational fisheries management please fill out the form to register. Date: 09...
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Super excited to be at the #WIOMSA2022. Looking forward to great talks from the Keynotes @billfishExpert,@UkuJacqueline among others, oral and poster presentations, special sessions, mini symposiums and catching up with old friends & making new ones. @billfishwio
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*Sign up for a WiMS womentoring session!* Fourteen WiMS senior scientists are offering mentorship sessions of 30-min to 1.5 hours to WiMS junior scientists at the coffee and lunch breaks during the #WIOMSA2022 symposium.
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Introducing Alison Clausen, #keynote speaker at the #WIOMSA2022. Alison is the Program Specialist & Deputy Global Coordinator, UN Decade of Ocean Science at IOC-UNESCO @UNOceanDecade
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Thank you @IKimirei - we appreciate all the support!
Congrats to @billfishExpert, @NWambiji, @NoelSweke and all your co-authors for a new paper on the status and challenges for sustainable billfish fisheries in the WIO. @TAFIRI_TZ, @SoAFUDSM, @imsudsm, @KmfriResearch
https://t.co/llC3FzTWUr
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Thank you Sir, @IKimirei. It was an honour collaborating regionally. We also worked with @leahly77, #WaziriSalumHamed and @Ms_Mwanjali. Great results from Zanzibar, Mafia island and Dar es Salaam, TZ. Looking forward to continuation of this work beyond the @billfishwio project.
Congrats to @billfishExpert, @NWambiji, @NoelSweke and all your co-authors for a new paper on the status and challenges for sustainable billfish fisheries in the WIO. @TAFIRI_TZ, @SoAFUDSM, @imsudsm, @KmfriResearch
https://t.co/llC3FzTWUr
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Next on our line-up of REMARKABLE #Keynote speakers for #WIOMSA2022 is Chris Whyte! Whyte is the Director, African Circular Economy Network (ACEN) and co-founder of the ACEN Foundation. He will keynote on the Challenge of #Marine Plastic Litter: #Circular Economy Solutions
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Wondering who will be at the #WIOMSA2022? Visit the oral presenters page https://t.co/YW79aMtQd3 to see the diversity of people who will be covering the variety of topics we shall delve into.
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Our very own PI, Dr. Nelly Kadagi @billfishExpert, will be giving a #Keynote at the #WIOMSA2022 - the premier #marine science symposium in the Western Indian Ocean. #ocean #Leadership @wiomsa @WiMSnetwork @NWambiji @SarahMGlaser @DrRashidSumaila @pthoya @Sue_Wachia @Damarkinyua
Our line-up of REMARKABLE #Keynote speakers for #WIOMSA2022 is finally here! We know you’ve been patiently waiting. Dr. Nelly I. Kadagi @billfishExpert Director, WWF’s Education for Nature @WWFscience will keynote on the Future of #Ocean Science and Leadership in the WIO.
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As a team, we’ve gained a lot as we continue to work towards advancing expertise of our early, mid and senior scientists.
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You wanna know what we have been up to in the last 3 years? Catch us at the #WIOMSA2022 @wiomsa as @MediatorSarah takes us through the journey of our lessons, outcomes and opportunities. #OceanDecade @WiMSnetwork
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Research and capacity building are foundational for sustainable fisheries.🐟🌊 These #WIOMSA2022 Special sessions will be sharing research and capacity building experiences in bottom trawling and coastal communities respectively.🌊🐟🌴 @BlueVentures @floraandfaunaau
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