George Rushingisha has returned from Mozambique to his workplace at the Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) in Dar es Salaam and is preparing to present the current selection state of fish stocks to the Livestock and Fisheries Minister.
This video promotes MeerWissen to build strong partnerships for marine science that matters.
INDUCE focuses on assessing the functional diversity of commercially valuable fish species in Senegalese coastal waters.
CoastWise is developing new data and methods for coastal assessment and planning in support of improved integrated management in South Africa, and by strengthening coastal literacy.
In the areas of development of new cooperation, contribution to networking, scientific or development programmes and influence on policy decisions, some concrete results have been achieved.
The UN Ocean Decade is shining the spotlight on the need for evidence-based policy to protect the world’s ocean. The sharpened focus is bringing more and more policymakers onboard, and scientists have an unprecedented opportunity to get their research noticed by decision-makers.
This video promotes the core of the initiative: establish scientific cross-regional “partnerships of equals” based on the idea of a co-design process.
Meerwissen has reached the following stakeholders with various communication activities.
These include publications (108), events (74), external communication (25),
technical meetings (12), surveys / interviews (11).
We have asked marine scientists: If money weren’t an issue, what would you do to protect our ocean and coasts?
Artisanal fisheries are crucial for the livelihoods of coastal communities in East Africa. Yet overexploitation and destructive fishing activities continuously harm the coastal and marine ecosystems, and the lack of data hinders an effective and sustainable fisheries management in the region.
