Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

The Ninth MASMA Grantees Meeting was held in Mombasa, Kenya from 29-31 October 2010. The meeting was attended by the following projects:
 

1. Global Markets and the Livelihoods of Coastal Communities in the WIO Countries: Implications for Sustainable Coastal Management

2. Is there a Western Indian Ocean “Coral Triangle?

3. Incorporating reef fish spawning aggregations into optimal designs for no-take fishery reserves: Strengthening fisheries management and coral reef resilience in the Western Indian Ocean

4. A molecular consideration of Western Indian Ocean marine fish connectivity and differentiation at multiple spatial and temporal scales and its implications for conservation and resource management

5. The spatial behaviour of artisanal fishers. Implications for fisheries management and development

6. An economic valuation of coastal and marine ecosystem services in the WIO to identify specific beneficiaries, and the role of marine protected areas in ensuring that these services are sustained

7. Distribution of pathogenic Vibrio cholerae strains in aquatic environments in coastal areas of East Africa: Implication to cholera outbreaks and control

8. The marine ornamental and curio trades in the Western Indian Ocean – benefit or threat?

9. Analysis of Benefits from Coastal Resources and Mechanisms for Equitable Benefit Sharing in Selected WIO Countries

10. Influence of Mesoscale Dynamics on Biological Productivity at Multiple Trophic Levels in the Mozambique Channel (MESOBIO) Part I and Part II

11. Preparing for climate change by identifying effective coral reef fisheries and protected area management options in the Western Indian Ocean

12. Small-scale versus large-scale coral genetic connectivity within southern East African marginal reefs

13. Coral reefs and global change – a historical perspective spanning the western Indian Ocean

14. Modelling the effects of climate change on the distribution of shared fishery species in the subtropical Western Indian Ocean

15. The Future of Coral Reefs in the WIO region: Influence of climate change on the sexual reproduction and recruitment of reef-building corals

16. Effects of global warming on coral disease outbreaks in the Western Indian Ocean

17. Adapting to climate variability Coping with short term climate variability through seasonal prediction and building social resilience

18. Resilience and adaptation of mangroves and dependent communities in the WIO region to the impacts of climate change and Second part of the presentation

19. The Preparedness of Coastal Government and Governance for Climate Change

20. Understanding and predicting responses of mangrove trees and formations to climate change in the Western Indian Ocean

21. The feasibility of mangrove REDD projects in the Western Indian Ocean: Linking mangrove conservation and climate change adaptation to the global carbon markets

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