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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN MARINE SCIENCE ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM30th October – 4th November 2017Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPONSORS ............................................................................................... ii

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................2

EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYMPOSIUM ................................ 4

SYMPOSIUM ROOM PLAN .................................................................... 6

OUTLINE OF THE SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME ...................................7

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME ..................................................................... 9

POSTERS ..................................................................................................27


INTRODUCTIONThe Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), the Institute of Marine Science (IMS) and the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries (DASF) of the University of Dar es Salaam, the Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) and the Nairobi Convention extend a warm welcome to all delegates attending the 10th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium. We hope that your stay in Dar es Salaam will be fruitful and enjoyable.

SYMPOSIUM VENUEWIOMSA’s 10th Scientific Symposium will be held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC) which is conveniently located in the heart of Dar es Salaam’s city centre on Shaaban Robert Street. Most of the accommodation options are within a walking distance of the Conference Centre and transport will be provided for participants staying in designated symposium hotels that are further away from JNICC.

Plenary, oral and poster presentation sessions will take place at JNICC which has the following rooms: Selous, Mikumi, Bagamoyo, Mafia, Gombe, Katavi and the Victoria Lobby (which will be used for poster and exhibition sessions). These rooms are air-conditioned and audio/visual equipment will be supplied and ready in time for the conference.

The main conference room, Selous Conference Hall, has a maximum capacity of 1000 people in theatre style seating, and will be used for the opening ceremony and the key note presentations as well as one of the parallel oral presentation sessions. The remaining 5 parallel oral presentation sessions will take place in the above listed rooms where the seating will be in cinema style.

GETTING THERE: TRANSPORTShuttles will be organized to pick up delegates on Saturday 28th October and Sunday 29th October from the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) to the listed symposium hotels, and on Saturday 4th November and Sunday 5th November to the airport. Timetables for departure days will be placed at the conference secretariat desk. The airport is approximately 40 minutes’ drive from the venue, during low traffic.

Symposium shuttle service. Shuttles will be organized every morning at 7.30 am from the surrounding hotels, and back to these hotels at 6.15 pm.

Alternative transport arrangements Participants arriving in Dar es Salaam (on other dates than 28th and 29th October, and departing on other dates than 4th and 5th November) will need to organize and pay for airport shuttle services personally.

For moving around the city, Uber is currently the best option. For taxis, most town trips range from 5000Tsh to 10,000Tsh. Avoid taking bodaboda (motorcycle riders).

ORAL PRESENTATIONSOral presentations have been allocated 20 minutes each. Chair persons will be very strict in time management, so limit your presentations to 15 minutes and allow five minutes for questions, discussions and changeover to the next presenter. Oral presenters are urged to give more time to the objectives of their studies and scientific results obtained rather than to literature review, materials and methods and/or description of the study sites.

All presentations should be handed in at the conference office a day prior to presenting in order to preload presentations thus enabling the smooth running of sessions (contacts: Blandina Lugendo ([email protected]) or Ms Tarryn Newman ([email protected]). Monday’s, 30 October 2017, oral presenters will have to hand over their presentations to the Secretariat at the venue on Sunday, 29 October 2017, from 2pm to 5pm.

POSTER PRESENTATIONSA session dedicated to poster presentations will be on Tuesday, 31st October 2017 afternoon. Posters will be displayed throughout the symposium. Presenters should hand over their posters to the poster venue technician as early as possible on Sunday, 29th October 2017 through to early Monday, 30th October 2017. Standard poster size is A0 (1189 x 841mm) and the poster board size is 3 x 2m. Each poster should contain the title, author(s) name and address of the presenter (institution, city, country). If possible, attach a passport-sized photograph of the presenter to the upper right-hand corner of the poster.

HEALTH BREAKSTwo health breaks are scheduled per day, where delegates will have time to unwind, and get refreshments. These will be held at 10:30 and at 15:30 for half an hour each.

LUNCH BREAKSLunch will be served at the symposium venue from 12:30 to 13:50 on symposium days, except on Friday when it will be served from 12:30 to 13:30.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONSOpening reception: Delegates are invited to an opening reception at JNICC. The reception will start at 19:00 on Monday 30th.

Closing reception: Delegates are invited to the closing ceremony on Thursday 2nd November at 19:00 at the Golden Tulip, Msasani Peninsula. Students and best photo award ceremony and formal closing will take place on this date.


EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYMPOSIUM

Pre-Symposium Events

A number of events associated with the Symposium have been organized, including


EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYMPOSIUM

Pre Symposium Events

A number of events associated with the Symposium have been organized, including:

Event Dates Venue

1 Fifteenth MASMA Grantees Meeting 27 October 2017 Holiday Inn

2Western Indian Ocean RegionalTraining workshop on ‘Introduction toR Programming’

27–29 October 2017 Holiday Inn

3 MASMA Inception Meeting 28 – 29 October 2017 ILO Complex

4 Ocean Acidification workshop forWestern Indian Ocean (WIO) region 27 – 28 October 2017 Holiday Inn

5 SOLSTICE WIO Regional Kick OffMeeting 28 – 29 October 2017 Golden Tulip Hotel

Post Symposium Events

1 Birdlife International 2 3 November 2017 Ramada Encore Hotel

2Workshop on Remote SensingApplications for Forested Wetlands:Inventory and Assessment

4th November 2017

Tanzania ForestServices ConferenceRoom, MpingoHouse, Nyerere Road

Exhibition

Several organizations, programmes, and projects will exhibit during Symposium as follows:

1. Showcasing Locally Managed Marine Areas in Africa – CORDIO2. Ocean Innovation Tour3. MSc Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (Oceans & Lakes) – Vrije universiteitBrussel4. MV Mtafiti – KMFRI5. Fisheries Development Division, Tanzania6. Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)7. Kigamboni Youth Vision (KYV)8. Institute of Marine Science (IMS), University of Dar es Salaam9. Wetlands International10. SOLTICE11. Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research12. Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar es Salaam13. WIOMSA14. Tanzania Tourist Board15. Marine Parks and Reserves Unit (MPRU), Tanzania16. WWF Tanzania

Exhibition

Several organizations, programmes, and projects will exhibit during Symposium as follows:

1. Showcasing Locally Managed Marine Areas in Africa – CORDIO

2. Ocean Innovation Tour

3. MSc Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (Oceans & Lakes) – Vrije universiteit Brussel

4. MV Mtafiti – KMFRI

5. Fisheries Development Division, Tanzania

6. Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)

7. Kigamboni Youth Vision (KYV)

8. Institute of Marine Science (IMS), University of Dar es Salaam

9. Wetlands International

10. SOLTICE

11. Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research

12. Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar es Salaam

13. WIOMSA

14. Tanzania Tourist Board

15. Marine Parks and Reserves Unit (MPRU), Tanzania

16. WWF - Tanzania

17. The National Geographic Society


SYMPOSIUM ROOM PLAN


OUTLINE OF TENTH WIOMSA SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME

Monday, 30 October 2017

09:00 Opening Ceremony Venue: Selous

10:30 COFFEE/TEA BREAK

Selous Mikumi Mafia Gombe Katavi Bagamoyo

11:00 Coral reefs: Deep-sea Mangroves: Threatened Genetic Primary Ecological fisheries Their ecology Species: resources productivity processes and their Marine integrity turtles & Dugongs

12:30 LUNCH

14:00 Coral reefs: Deep-sea Mangroves: Threatened Genetic Estuarine Impacts of habitats Status and Marine diversity and ecology & climate their integrity Species: connectivity processes changes Sharks


16:00 Effectiveness RV Dr Mangroves: Threatened Genetic Socio- of MPAs & Fridtjof Impacts of Marine connectivity ecological community Nansen climate change Species: and factors and managed & Carbon Megafauna biogeography fisheries areas stocks and seabirds

17:30 END

19:30 Opening Reception

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

09:00 Two Keynote presentations Venue: Selous



11:00 Mariculture Physical Reducing of Sea cucumber: Genetic Seagrass: development and megafauna Ecology connectivity Status and in WIO meteorological bycatch and community region processes management structure options

12:30 LUNCH

14:00 Poster Session


16:00 Poster Session

17:30 END


Wednesday, 1 November 2017

09:00 Two Keynote presentations Venue: Selous



11:00 Technologies Trends in Seagrass: Governance Physical and Biology of supporting fish Interaction systems meteorological selected research catches with fisheries for dealing processes species and and climate with current management change challenges

12:30 LUNCH

14:00 Piloting Gender in Effectiveness Ecosystem Climate Natural and innovative fisheries of management services change Impacts, anthropogenic solutions to interventions Vulnerability influences environmental & Adaptation on and resources environment challenge


16:00 Legal and Mariculture Mangroves: Habitat and Climate Participatory illegal fishing development: Impacts of resources change Impacts, assessments gears: what Outcomes climate change mapping Vulnerability and are their of & Carbon & Adaptation managements impacts? experiments stocks

17:30 END

Thursday, 2 November 201709:00 Two Keynote presentations Venue: Selous


Selous Mikumi Mafia Gombe Katavi Bagamoyo Oldevai Amboni Udzungwa Saadani Gorge11:00 Managing IUCN Research WIO WIO Coral Indian WIO SeaScetch WIO Ecosystem Blue Policy and Mangrove Turtle reef Ocean Young - Marine Journal Services Solutions Management Network Network Restoration Expedition Scientist Spatial Editorial Network Planning Board12:30 LUNCH

14:00 Managing IUCN Research WIO WIO Coral Reef Indian Roadmap SeaScetch WIO Ecosystem Blue Policy and Mangrove Turtle Post-Bleaching Ocean for - Marine Journal Services Solutions Management Network Network Assessment Expedition managing Spatial Editorial Sharks and Planning Board Rays 15:30 COFFEE/TEA BREAK

16:00 Managing IUCN Research Blue SA-IORAG Coral Reef AfReMaS Roadmap Ocean Ecosystem Blue Policy and Carbon in Post-Bleaching & for Innovation Services Solutions Management Coastal Assessment AfroBIS managing Tour Ecosystems Sharks and Rays

18:00 END

19:00 Closing Reception



SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMESCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

MONDAY, 30 October 2017Venue: Selous

07:30 Registration

Opening Ceremony

0845 Choir

0900 Welcoming Remarks by Prof Yunus Mgaya, Chair of Local Organizing

0905 Address by the WIOMSA President, Dr Jacqueline Uku

0915 Address by Dr Claes Kjellstrom, Senior Policy Specialist, Research, Sida

0925 Address to welcome the Guest of Honour

0935 Choir

0945 Opening Address by the Guest of Honour

1000 Photo session1030 Coffee break

SelousSession I: Coral reefs: Ecological processes

1100 H. Magalon, G.B. Postairea, & C. Fauvelot Reevaluating species number, distributionand endemism of the coral genus Pocillopora Lamarck, 1816 using species delimitationmethods and microsatellites

1120 S. Porter & M.H. Schleyer Long term dynamics of a high latitude coral community atSodwana Bay, South Africa

1140 * B. Chiazzari To lump or to split, that is the question; the Pocilloporidae of SouthAfrica

1200 * F. Jouval, M. Adjeroud, & L. Penin Coral recruitment processes on progressiveautogenic ecological successions (marine lava flows from Piton de La Fournaise volcano,Reunion) and on allogenic regressive successions under anthropogenic stress in SWIOcoral reefs (Reunion, Rodrigues)

Session II: Coral reefs: Impacts of climate changes

1400 S. Mattan Moorgawa, R. Bhagooli, S. Rughooputh, P.K. Chumun, & N. TalebHossenkhan Variable stress responses of tissue balls from hard corals harbouringclades C and D symbionts

1420 * S. Ramah & R. Bhagooli Thermal stress tolerance differences between two giant clamspecies in Mauritius

1440 D. Pearton & M.H. Schleyer Responses of complex vs robust clade corals from highlatitude South African reefs to warming and acidification

1500 R. Klaus, J. Raffin, E. Hardman, R. Raffaut, & S. Meunier Assessing the impact of the2015 2016 coral bleaching in Rodrigues (Republic of Mauritius)

Session III: Effectiveness of MPAs & community managed areas

1600 P. Julius, M. Machumu, A. Tuda, & J. O’Leary Strategic Adaptive Management as aneffective assessment model for coral reef monitoring in Marine Protected Areas

1620 A. Tuda & M. Machumu Understanding adaptive capacity of marine protected areamanagement to environmental change

1640 J. O’Leary, A.O. Tuda, B. Schulte Herbruggen, A. Cedras, & E.M. Machumu Evaluatingmarine management agency adaptive capacity: Comparison between Seychelles andTanzania

1700 F. Huyghe & M. Kochzius High self recruitment and export of recruits from a marineprotected area in a coral reef fish

1720 T. Haupt Schuter, T. Samaai, S. Kirkman, A. Bernard, A. Gotz, L. Janson, D. Anders, L.Snyders & I. Malick Marine protected areas as a platform for monitoring reefcommunities in South Africa

1740 J. Nyunja Comparative Assessment of Management Effectiveness in Locally ManagedMarine Protected Areas in the Kwale County, Kenya


MikumiSession IV: Deep sea fisheries

1100 Z. Dhurmeea, H. Pethybridge, I. Zudaire, M. Cedras, W. West, N. Nikolic, J. Bourjea, C.Appadoo & N. Bodin The reproductive biology and related lipid dynamics of albacoretuna (Thunnus alalunga) in the western Indian Ocean

1120 L. Couturier, N. Bodin, C. Diaha, F. Sardenne, P. Houssard, V. Allain, A. Barthes, F.Rouspard, C. Sanchez, C. Menkes, F. Ménard, D. Gillikin & A. Lorrain Global scaleanalysis of trophic interactions in co occurring tropical tuna using stable isotopeanalyses

1140 S. Hollanda, P. Bustamante, C. Churlaud, B. Hoarau & N. Bodin Trace metals inswordfish caught within Seychelles waters: bioaccumulation and risk assessment forconsumers

1200 R. Mullins, W. Sauer, N. McKeown & P. Shaw Population genomic analysis of yellowfintuna Thunnus albacares off South Africa reveals need for shifted management boundary

Session V: Deep sea habitats

1400 * P. Annasawmy, F. Marsac, J. F. Ternon, P. Cotel, A. L. Dhaussy, G. Roudaut, C. Yves &E. Romanov An acoustic approach to investigate micronekton dynamics at seamountsin the South West Indian Ocean

1420 S. Harris, M. Noyon, J. Huggett, M. Roberts, F. Marsac & J. F. Ternon Influence ofeddy topographic dynamics on larval fish assemblages around seamounts in the SWIORegion

1440 P. Vianello & M. Roberts On the circulation over the Madagascar Ridge using Satelliteand in situ Data

1500 J. F. Ternon, P. Vianello, S. Herbette, F. Dilmahamod,M. Noyon &M. Roberts TheMADRidge cruise: physical interactions on a seamount ecosystem in the West Indian Oceanpreliminary results

Session VI: Contributions of the RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen to fisheries andoceanography knowledge

1600 J.C. Groeneveld, K. Koranteng & J. Francis The RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the WesternIndian Ocean: Voyages of marine research and capacity development

1620 B. Everett & S.T. Fennessy Can demersal survey data provide insights into fishcommunity disturbances?

1640 J. Huggett & M.S. Kyewalyanga The RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the Western IndianOcean: Ocean Productivity

1700 I. Halo, B. Malauene & M. Ostrowski Oceanographic progress in the Western IndianOcean: contributions by the RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen

1720 J. O. Krakstad, C.N. Munga & T. Strømme Small pelagic fish resources of the WesternIndian Ocean: Estimates from RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen survey

1740 S. Fennessy, J. O. Krakstad, J. Groeneveld, G. Bianchi & B. Everett Demersal resourcesand biodiversity of the Western Indian Ocean, as determined by the RV Dr FridtjofNansen



Mafia Session VII: Mangroves: Their ecology and their integrity

1100 N. Koedam, N. Tonné, E.M.R. Robert, H. Beeckman, O. Leroux, M. Reynders, J. De Mey & N. Buls ‐ Rhizophoraceae mangrove offspring, do they go or stay put? Shaped and armed for both!"

1120 * E. Japhet, M.M. Mangora & C.C Trettin ‐ Secondary Succession Patterns of Mangrove Forest in the Degraded and Abandoned Paddy Farming Areas in Rufiji Delta, Tanzania

1140 * F. Mburu, J.G. Kairo, J.M. Mironga, & N. Koedam ‐ Cover and cover change analysis of mangrove forests in the trans‐boundary areas of Kenya and Tanzania

1200 * E. Monga, M.M. Mangora and J.S. Mayunga ‐ Analysis of Mangrove Cover Change in Rufiji Delta from 1991 to 2015 and Projection to 2045

Session VIII: Mangroves: Status and their integrity

1400 P. Ramanamandimby, A.A.N. Ratovoson, S. Razanaka, & H.R. Ratsimba ‐ Challenges and perspectives of spatial definition of mangrove landscape areas in the Western Coast of Madagascar using Earth Observation Data

1420 * D. Theuerkauff, S. Lambert, Y. Mercky, G. Rivera‐Ingraham, M. Lejeune, J.‐H. Lignot & E. Sucré ‐ Mangrove crabs distribution in a disturbed area: consequences of wastewater release

1440 C. Golléty, E. Longépée, L. Rasoamanana, B. Anselme & F. Bertrand ‐ Project ARESMA: Acting on the resilience of socio‐ecological mangrove systems of Mayotte

1500 P. Bunting, R.M. Lucas, A. Rosenqvist, P. van Eijk, L. Hillarides, P.M. Wade & J. Mulonga ‐ The Global Mangrove Watch and Mangrove Watch Africa

Session IX: Mangroves: Impacts of climate change & Carbon stocks

1600 * A. Nonyukela, S. Baldanzi, L. Vumazonke & F. Porri ‐ A subtropical to temperate transition along the east coast of South Africa shapes the thermal physiology of the truncated mangrove snail, Cerithidea decollata (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda, Potamididae)

1620 J. Okello, J. Kairo, F. Dahdouh‐Guebas, H. Beeckman & N. Koedam ‐ Morpho‐anatomical development of mangrove trees under experimental partial burial

1640 * L. Gillerot, E. Vlaminck, H. Beeckman, J.G. Kairo, K. Van Puyvelde & N. Koedam ‐ Would wood make the difference? Species‐specific mangrove wood carbon in Gazi Bay, Kenya

1700 C.C. Trettin, M. Mangora & S. Bandeira - Mangrove Carbon Stocks of the Zambezi and Rufiji River Deltas

1720 S.K. Lee, T. Fatoyinbo, D. Lagomasino, E. Feliciano, C. Trettin & M. Mangora ‐ High‐resolution 3D mapping of mangrove forest structure and aboveground biomass stocks for the East Africa

1740 F. Nunan & M. Huxham ‐ Explaining ecosystem health of a tropical seascape: using the social‐ecological systems framework to explore governance‐ecosystem health links

GombeSession X: Threatened Marine Species: Marine turtles & Dugongs

1100 L. Hoarau, M. Dalleau, J.A. Mortimer, D. Pelletier, M. Quillard, H.R. George, C. Jean, J.Bourjea, S. Ciccione & D. Roos Movement patterns of post nesting green turtlesChelonia mydas in the South West Indian Ocean and implications for its conservation

1120 M. Dalleau, M. Lalire, C. Tardy, S. Al Harthi, A. Wilson, M. Pereira, R. Fernandes, R. Nel,B. Rakotonirina, S. Jacquemet, S. Ciccione, V.Z. Hannah, K.A. Bjorndal, A. Bolten & J.Bourjea A regional and multidisciplinary approach to study and protect an endangeredspecies: the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

1140 K. Findlay, L. West, M.O. Mohamed & V. Cockcroft Aerial surveys of Dugongs in thecoastal waters of Tanzania and Kenya

1200 V. Cockcroft, A. Guissamulo & K. Findlay Modelling the Viability of the last viabledugong population off East Africa: Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the BazarutoArchipelago, Mozambique

Session XI: Threatened Marine Species: Sharks

1400 R. Govinden, R. Melanie & C. Gerry Movement and residency patterns of grey reefsharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, along the west coast of Mahé, Seychelles

1420 S. Jaquemet, K. Addi, S. Adrianenssens, O. Bielen, A. Blaison, E. Chateauminois, D.Gyomard, M. Hoarau, E. Lagabrielle, H. Magalon, A. Niewiarowski, K. Patel, C. Perry, A.Pirog, T. Poirout, B. Reche, M. Soria, F. Taglioni, C. Trystram, & G. VangrevelyngheFrom attacks to risk management: How does Reunion Island deal with sharks?

1440 C. Obota, S. Melita, & O. Kennedy Review of artisanal shark populations in the easternAfrican coast

1500 * J. Klein, M. Dicken, P. Teske, A.B. van der Merwe & K. Mmonwa Genetic investigationof reproductive philopatry of the raggedtooth shark (Carcharias taurus) along the SouthAfrican coast

Session XII: Threatened Marine Species: Megafauna and seabirds

1600 N. Rabearisoa, P. Sabarros, E. Romanov, V. Lucas & P. Bach Toothed whale and sharkdepredation indicators: a case study from La Reunion Island and Seychelles pelagiclongline fisheries

1620 I. Webster, V. Cockcroft, A. Cadinouche & A. Huggins Cetacean Diversity of Mauritius

1640 * P. Musembi, B Cowburn & R.D. Sluka Research and Conservation of Elasmobranchsin Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve, Kenya

1700 V. Plot, B. Legrand, A. Benneveau, A. Jaeger, L. Maurel, J. Bourjea, S. Ciccione, M.Dalleau, V. Dulau, S. Cerchio, S. Jaquemet, S. Orlowski, P. Pinet, M. Nicoll, C.G. Jones,K. Ruhomaun, V. Tatayah, K. Norris, R. Von Brandis, G.C. Hays, J.A. Mortimer, N.Esteban, S. Fossette, M.P. Heide Jorgensen, M. Vély, C. Feare, H. Weimerskirch & M. LeCorre Marine megafauna hotspots revealed by large scale tracking in the Indian Ocean

1720 T. Davies & M. Dias An evaluation of threats to seabirds in the West Indian Ocean

1740 M. Dias & T. Davies Evaluation and application of marine Important Bird andBiodiversity Areas in the West Indian Ocean


KataviSession XIII: Genetic resources

1100 A. Gopeechund, R. Bhagooli, V.S. Neergheen Bhujun, T. Bahorun Seaweeds ofMauritius: Phenolic rich extracts with antioxidant properties

1120 * S. Ramjan, V. Bhoyroo & D. Puchooa Prospective medical applications of extractsfrom Cassiopea spp. and its associated symbionts

1140 L.A.S Tee, V. Bhoyroo & D. Puchooa Diadema savignyi, a key prospect inpharmaceutics

1200 R. Beesoo, R. Bhagooli, V. Neergheen Bhujun, W.W. Li, A. Kagansky & T. BahorunAntioxidant and cytotoxic effects of the tropical sponge Neopetrosia sp. crude extractand fractions

Session XIV: Genetic diversity and connectivity

1400 * S.S. Mgeleka, M.O. Silas, E. Viinamäki, P. Polte, M. Gullström, M. Sköld & R. FosterGenetic population structure and connectivity patterns of some highly artisanaltargeted fish species in coastal Tanzania

1420 J. Mshana, Y.D. Mgaya & Y.W. Shaghude Genetic Stock Structure and PhylogeneticRelationship of Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis – Cantor (1849) in the Northern CoastalWaters of Tanzania Using Mitochondrial DNA Control Region

1440 M. Czachur, S. von der Heyden & S. Creer Hidden fish biodiversity: Usingenvironmental DNA (eDNA) to characterise the hidden genetic diversity of fish in SouthAfrica

1500 R. van der Ven, C. Buitrago López, L. Triest & M. Kochzius High level of geneticsubdivision along the East African coast for the stony coral Seriatopora hystrix

Session XV: Genetic connectivity and biogeography

1600 * S. Talma, P.D. Cowley, J.R. Glass Fly fishing in the Seychelles Archipelago and geneticconnectivity of bonefish: implications for fisheries management

1620 M. Kochzius Connectivity of coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean and Indo Pacific

1640 A. Macdonald, L. Cele, R. van Rooyen, M. Schleyer & S. Fennessy Evolutionary patternsin the Western Indian Ocean

1700 R. Bennett, C.R. Delacy & M.Z. Markovina Biogeography of East Africa's coral reeffishes, as determined using diver operated stereo video census

1720 S. Woolley, N. Bax, S. Foster & P. Dunstan Developing statistical model basedbioregions for the Indian Ocean

1740 * L. Otwoma, V. Diemel, H. Reuter & A. Meyer Genetic population structure of theconvict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus in the Indo Pacific: insights frommitochondrial DNA


BagamoyoSession XVI: Primary productivity

1100 * S. Limbu & M.S. Kyewalyanga Spatial and temporal variations in environmentalvariables and phytoplankton composition and biomass as indicators of coral reef healthstatus around Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania

1120 F. Dilmahamod, P. Penven, J. Hermes & C. Reason South East MadagascarPhytoplankton Bloom: A modelling perspective

1140 H. Cau Seasonal and spatial variability of satellite derived Chlorophyll a and seasurface temperature in the Sofala Bank, Mozambique Shelf

1200 M. Soondur, R. Boojhawon, R. Lowe & R. Bhagooli Inferring spatial variation inprimary productivity using Chlorophyll a satellite data around Mauritius Island

Session XVII: Estuarine ecology &processes

1400 * A. Michael & C. Lugomela Distribution of harmful phytoplankton along the gradientof Ruvu Estuary of the Tanzanian coast

1420 * A. Mwijage, D.A. Shilla & J.F. Machiwa Diet dynamics and feeding strategies of Hilsakelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in Pangani estuary,Tanzania: Insights from stomach contents and fatty acid trophic biomarkers

1440 F. MacKay Physical extremes, regime changes and biological shifts in St Lucia, SouthAfrica's largest estuary

1500 S. Weerts Connectivity amongst marine, estuarine and freshwater systems and itsimplications for estuarine fish communities

Session XVIII: Socio ecological factors and fisheries

1600 C. Kihia, A. Muthumbi, J. Okondo, J. Kanya, A. Nthiga & V. Njuguna Exploitationcurrency among artisanal bait fishers: are intertidal bait harvesters optimal foragers?

1620 H. Mwamlavya, C. Munga, B. Fulanda, P. Thoya, J. Omukoto & J. GroeneveldAssessment of Socio economic Factors Driving Fisheries Resource use Patterns in theTana River Delta Ecosystem, north coast Kenya

1640 J. Tunje Using the D P S I R framework to assess artisanal fisheries resource useconflicts along the Kenya coast

1700 * C. D'Agata, L. Eggersten, L.M. Nordlund & M. Gullstöm Social and ecological factorsinfluencing small scale fisheries in the Bay of Bazaruto, Mozambique

1720 A. Wamukota, B. Crona, M. Thyresson & T. Daw Structure Conduct Performance ofnearshore marine fisheries in Kenya

1740 S. D'Agata Drivers of socio ecological adaptive capacity in coastal communities acrossMadagascar



TUESDAY, 31 October 2017

Selous 0830 Special Event 1 ‐ Book Launch: The RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the Western Indian Ocean:

Voyages of marine research and capacity development

0900 Keynote Presentation I: M. MANEZ ‐ Digesting Knowledge: Climate Services Provision ‐ from Science to Adaptation Implementation

0945 Keynote Presentation II: N. SAINTILAN ‐ Policy considerations for managing wetlands under a changing climate

Selous

Session XIX: Mariculture development in WIO region 1100 C. Halling, S. Tano, M. Eggertsen, F. Msuya & A. Buriyo ‐ East African seaweed farming at a

crossroads: implications for a regional seaweed resource management

1120 C. Brugere, F. Msuya, N. Jiddawi, R. Maly & B. Nyonje ‐ Sea PoWer: Improved seaweed farming technology for women's empowerment, livelihoods and environmental protection

1140 N.S. Jiddawi & M. Haws ‐ Sustainable pearl farming using new techniques of spat collectors in Zanzibar

1200 F. Rakotonjanahary, I. Eeckhaut, R. Rasolofonirina, T. Lavitra & G.G.B. Todinanahary ‐Towards a sustainable management of mud crab (Scylla serrata) in Madagascar: the challenge of the development of crab aquaculture

1400

POSTER SESSION

1600

POSTER SESSION

Mikumi Session XX: Physical and meteorological processes

1100 K.H. Kai, Y.W. Shaghude & C.C.B. Uiso ‐ The influence of tropical cyclones on vegetation productivity indices along the coast of Tanzania

1120 D. Mawren ‐ Link between rainfall variability over the Southern African mainland and tropical cyclone activity in the Mozambique channel

1140 M. Manyilizu ‐ How do subsurface sea temperatures vary inter‐annually in the tropical western Indian Ocean off the East African Region?

1200 * B. Nhantumbo, F. Shillington, B. Backeberg, J.E. Nilsen & C. Reason ‐ Drivers and trends of sea level variability along the east and south coast of Southern Africa

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Mafia

Session XXI: Reducing of megafauna bycatch

1100 P. Berggren, M. Sharpe, A.J. Temple, L. Yang, O.A. Amir, N.S. Jiddawi & J. Neasham ‐ Recycled bottles offer potential low‐cost solution to marine mammal bycatch

1120 O.A. Amir, A. Brito, P. Berggren, B. Everett, S. Fennessy, N.S. Jiddawi, E. Kimani, J. Kiszka, N. Ngisiang'e, H. Ong'anda, S. Perez, C. Poonain, S.M. Stead, A.J. Temple & N. Wambiji ‐ Assessment and mitigation of marine megafauna catch in southwestern Indian Ocean fisheries

1140 A.J. Temple, J.J. Kiszka, C. Poonian, N. Wambiji, O.A. Amir & P. Berggren ‐ Assessing marine megafauna captures in small‐scale fisheries of the southwestern Indian Ocean: combining questionnaire, landing site and on‐board observer survey data

1200 V. Machava, A. Guissamulo & S. Mucave ‐ Marine megafauna at Fernào Veloso and Nacala Bays, Mozambique: a case study of coal port terminal construction and operation

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Gombe

Session XXII: Sea cucumber: Ecology and management options

1100 M. Leopold, R. Govinden, J. Caquelard, & P. Bach ‐ Estimating sea cucumber resource abundance in the Seychelles using spatially‐explicit fishery‐dependant data

1120 T. Kluckow & A. Donah ‐ Effect of biomass density, handling stress, and non‐fallowing of sediment on the growth and survival of Holothuria Scabra

1140 G. Pirog, B. Bédier, F. Georget & H. Magalon ‐ Clonal structure through space and time in Reunion Island: high stability in the holothurian Stichopus chloronotus (Echinodermata)

1200 T.K. Mmbaga, Y.D. Mgaya & S.G.M. Ndaro ‐ The effect of exploitation on reproductive potential of holothuria scabra in Tanzanian coastal waters

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Katavi Session XXIII: Genetic connectivity

1100 S. Singh, J.C. Groeneveld & S. Willows‐Munro ‐ A molecular phylogeny of the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus supports a new species from the Southwest Indian Ocean

1120 * R.P. Payne, T. Samaai, M.J. Gibbons, S. Kerwath & D. Parker ‐ Demospongiae taxonomy and diversity of the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa)

1140 A. Dinoi, M. Rius, C.D. McQuaid & P.R. Teske ‐ Genetic connectivity and hybridisation between temperate and subtropical rocky shore ascidians, Pyura spp

1200 T. Claverie, D. Roos & E. Sucre ‐ Biomechanical functional space, a tool to characterize species functions in ecosystems

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BagamoyoSession XXIV: Seagrass: Status and community structure

1100 M.N. Githaiga, A.M. Frouws, J.G. Kairo, L. Gilpin & M. Huxham Seagrass loss causes rapidchanges in sediment dynamics and macrofaunal communities, at Gazi Bay, Kenya

1120 * M.E. Mabuto, S.O. Bandeira & A. da Silva Changes in seagrass coverage after 21 years ofclimate impact: case of Inhambane Bay (southern Mozambique)

1140 * B.W. Waweru, E.O. Okuku, J. Okondo, V.A. Mwakha, L.N. Daudi & S. Mwangi Spatial andTemporal distribution and community structure of Macro infauna in Seagrass Biotope,Shimoni Kenya

1200 M. Gullström, M. Silas, S. Mgeleka, A. Knudby, M. Dahl, M. Björk & R. Lindborg Exploringeffects of seascape configuration on ecosystem services associated to tropical seagass beds

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WEDNESDAY, 1 November 2017 Selous

0830 Special Event 2 ‐ Special Presentation on: WIO Journal of Marine Science & Exercises in Marine Biodiversity and Ecology: a training manual for the Western Indian Ocean

0900 Keynote Presentation I I I: M. ISAACS ‐ Transdisciplinary through co‐designing research with Small‐

scale fishers: Lessons learnt from global experiences

0945 Keynote Presentation IV: T. DAW ‐ Ecosystem services: The past, the pitfalls and the potential for supporting wellbeing of people in the Western Indian Ocean

Selous Session XXV: Technologies supporting research and management

1100 R. Wynn ‐ Novel application of marine robotic platforms and sensors to support marine mapping and monitoring in the Western Indian Ocean

1120 F. Behivoke, M. Léopold, E. Ranaivoson & D. Ponton ‐ Using GPS trackers for spatially and temporally characterizing a small‐scale fishery: first experience in Madagascar coral reef fishing

1140 * R. Gustafsson, C. Cordeiro, L. Eggertsen, W. Goodell & C. Berkström ‐ Coral reefs from a fish‐eye perspective, low‐cost 3D‐mapping for anyone

1200 A‐.E Nieblas, S. Bonhommeau, F. Fiorellato, D. Fu & J. Barde ‐ An online tool to easily play with stock assessment models

Session XXVI: Piloting innovative solutions to environmental and resources challenge

1400 H.O. Onyango, J. Ochiewo, N. Karani, C. Abunge & C. Magak ‐ The Status of FADs Fishery along the Kenyan Coast: Socio‐Economic Problems and Prospects

1420 R.N. Mwaipopo, Y.D Mgaya, L. Evans, E. Kamanyi, W. Haule & A. Mposso ‐ Fisheries Aggregation Devices (FADs) in the Marine Fisheries of Tanzania: A livelihoods, governance and ecological systems debate

1440 J.M‐.L. Martin, D. Paris & L.M. Massé ‐ Dealing with constraints for coral planting in reunion: a technical handbook for project holders

1500 R. Komeno, R. Stein‐Rostaing & E.L. Gibbons ‐ Trials of low‐cost, reproducible artificial habits provide potential solution to declining fishery yields

Session XXVII: Legal and illegal fishing gears: what are their impacts?

1600 R.E. Short, E. Chauque, R. Gurung, N. Hill, M. Rowcliffe & E.J. Milner‐Gulland ‐ The use of mosquito nets in fisheries: a global to local perspective

1620 A.W. Muthumbi, V. Njuguna, C. Kihia, J. Okondo & A. Mbogo ‐ Impacts of polychaete harvesting on benthic infauna in Mida Creek, Kenya

1640 J. Rehren, M. Wolff & N. Jiddawi ‐ Exploring ecosystemic and economic impacts of different gears and different gear‐based management interventions ‐ a modeling study using EwE

1700 * S.E. Hardisty, A. De Vos & T. Daw ‐ How gear use affects the income and subjective wellbeing of four Kenyan fishing communities

1720 J. Rubens, M. Igulu, B. Kalangahe, H. Machano, L. Slade, A. Thani & L. West ‐ Spatio‐temporal monitoring of blast‐fishing in Tanzania: assessing the impact of governance and enforcement efforts

1740 P.Z. Thoya, H. Charo, J. Omukoto, E. Kimani, C. Munga & A.O. Tuda ‐ Spatio‐temporal distribution of semi‐industrial prawn trawls in the Malindi Ungwana Bay fishery and its implication on management and spatial planning


MikumiSession XXVIII: Trends in fish catches

1100 T.R. McClanahan, C.A.A. & K.M. Azali Declining Fisheries Yields, Effort and increasedIncome over a 20 Year Period in the Southern Kenya Reef Fishery

1120 P.M. Tuda & Cosmas Munga An SPR approach to assessing artisanal fisheries in theMalindi Ungwana Bay, Kenyan North Coast

1140 * M.O. Silas, S.S. Mgeleka, P. Polte, M. Sköld, R. Lindborg, M. de la Torre Castro &Martin Gullström Adaptive capacity and coping strategies of small scale coastalfisheries with regard to historical changes in fish landings

1200 K. Osuka, M. Samoillys, J. Mussa, S. Rosendo, M. Diade, J. Mbugua, J. Kawaka & M.Riddell An integrated assessment of coastal fisheries in Northern Mozambique forconservation planning

Session XXIX: Gender in fisheries

1400 * H.A. Moshi & R.A. Kitula Potential Threats and Effects, Facing Children LivingWithin Fishing Communities in Coastal Villages of Zanzibar, Tanzania

1420 A.C. Wosu Socioeconomic profiles of octopus fisherwomen and the relationship to thefishery: Ibo Island, Mozambique

1440 E. Torell Gender in fisheries: Lessons from Zanzibar and West Africa

1500 M. de la Torre Castro & S. Fröcklin Inclusive management in the Western IndianOcean: Experiences addressing gender for management enhancement

Session XXX: Mariculture development: Outcomes of experiments

1600 * L.M. Shilinde, M.S. Mtolera & A.J.M. Sex ratio, growth performance and survival rateof hybrids of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis urolepis hornorum reared atdifferent salinities

1620 A.J. Mmochi Growth rates of selected Oreochromis species cultured at differentsalinities and fed with different protein sources

1640 D.O. Mirera, C.J. Simon, J.M. Cobcroft & G.J. Coman Farming aclimatized freshwaternile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in brackish water ponds at the Kenyan coast

1700 A.H. Said, M. Sandvik, J. lyche, F.E. Msuya, M.S. Kyewalyanga, H.A. Ngowi & A.J.Mmochi Occurrence, Spatial and Seasonal Distribution of CyanobacteriumMooreaproducens Affecting Seaweed Farmers in Coastal Waters of Tanzania

1720 * J. Ntabo, B. Kaunda Arara & N. Betty A Comparative study of growth rates and yieldof the seaweed, Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty), using variable seedling densities andfarming methods in south coast, Kenya

1740 * R.M. Nguhe, A. Muthumbi, P. Ndegwa, C. Gatune & Isaac Osuga Innovativealternative protein source for fish feeds for aquaculture in Kenya


MafiaSession XXXI: Seagrass: Interaction with fisheries and climate change

1100 L.M. Nordlund, R.K.F. Unsworth, M. Gullström & L. Cullen Unsworth Globalsignificance of seagrass fishery activity

1120 L. Eggertsen, W. Goodell, D.N. Cossa, C. Cordeiro, M. Bouças, C. Berkström, J. Franco,C. Ferreira, S. Bandeira & M. Gullström Where is the grass greenest? Influence ofseascape structure and fishing on distribution patterns of nursery and resident fish in aseagrass dominated landscape

1140 M. Dahl, L.D. Lyimo, M.E Asplund, D. Deyanova, M. Björk & Martin Gullström Carbonstorage variability in seagrass meadows: a comparison across latitudes

1200 * R. George, M. Gullström, M.S.P Mtolera, T.J Lyimo & M. Björk Sulphideconcentration and methane emission increase with high midday temperature stress intropical seagrass sediment: a mesocosm study

Session XXXII: Effectiveness of management interventions

1400 E .K. Muhl Food security and sustainable livelihoods: Understanding Marine ProtectedArea impacts in the Tsitsikamma

1420 G. David, C. Esperance, L. Erwann, P. Gwenaelle & P. Karine When stakeholders'perceptions drive MPA social acceptance: the case of Reunion island natural reservefacing shark attacks

1440 A. Blandon & T. Daw The changing mental models of East African fisheriesdevelopment interventions

1500 B.M. Fulanda, E.M. Mueni, J.O. Manyala & E.N. Kimani Circles in ResourceManagement; Advances and Challenges in Management of the Small Scale MarineFisheries Resources in Coastal East Africa

Session XXXIII: Habitat and resources mapping

1600 P. Dupont, D. Roos, E. Sucre & T. Claverie Fine scale habitat mapping: an issue forbiodiversity conservation

1620 W. Goodell, L. Eggertsen, C. Cordeiro & C. Berkström Geospatial applications tosupport local scale marine conservation management

1640 M. Samoilys, K. Osuka, D. Obura, J. Mbugua & Joan Kawaka Using spatial analysis ofmarine habitats to inform conservation planning in Pate Island Kiunga seascape

1700 * M.S. Makwela, M .L. Franken, L. Atkinson & K. Sink The investigation of marinebiodiversity surrogates for classification and mapping of outer shelf ecosystems inKwaZulu Natal province

1720 M.A. Owuor, J. Icely, A. Newton, J. Nyunja, P. Otieno, A.O. Tuda & N. Oduor Mappingof ecosystem services flow in Mida Creek, Kenya

1740 H.A. Ratsimbazafy & J. Huge Genesis & future of Marine Protected Areas inMadagascar: a Delphi based approach to inform sustainable management


GombeSession XXXIV: Governance systems for dealing with current challenges

1100 M.K. Machumu, B.P. Ngatunga, M.M. Igulu, B.L. Kuguru, B.C. Sekadende & S.D. ShayoWhat are the options for octopus fishery in Tanzania? Exploring the artisanal octopusfishery from reefs

1120 * S. Sorby Protection of migratory marine species: a review of current legislation andinsights for the Western Indian Ocean with the case of humpback whales

1140 L. Celliers, S. Rosendo & L. Ojwang Climate knowledge, a bridge too far for localcoastal governance?

1200 * O.T. Molelu, B. Enserink, L. Celliers & C. Sutherland Institutional impacts, oneconomic and environmental relationship between the port and city, of the busiestWestern Indian Ocean ports: Durban and Mombasa

Session XXXV: Ecosystem services

1400 S.C.S. Laing, M.H. Schleyer & B. Rhodes How does biodiversity affect SCUBA divers'preferences for a dive?

1420 R.E. Katikiro Eco dive sites as a potential tool for mitigating negative impacts on coralreefs

1440 D. d'Emille Gonçalves, T. Chaigneau & S. Offman Understanding the disaggregatednature of the ecosystem service wellbeing relationship in Northern Mozambique

1500 * S.P. Mbense, J. Adams & A. Rajkaran Ecosystem services of blue carbon habitats inSouth African estuaries

Session XXXVI: Innovative interventions

1600 M.J. Callow, D. Dogley, J.P. Adam, R. Weary, H. Sims & M. Brown Innovative Financingof Marine Conservation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Seychelles

1620 M. Huxham, J. Kairo, M. Skov, A. Kairu, R. Shilland & L. Ruzowistsky Small is beautifulbut big is better: can PES really make an impact on climate change and mangroveconservation in East Africa?

1640 * J.K. Kosgei & T. McClanahan Redistribution of benefits but no defection in a fisheriesby catch reduction management initiative

1700 E. Lagabrielle & C. Sabinot Power, knowledge and data in marine spatial planning: Theinterdisciplinary MOZALINK project in the Western Indian Ocean

1720 U. von St Ange, L. Vandepitte & D. De Pooter AfrOBIS, the sub Saharan African nodeof OBIS

1740 M. Wolff Avenues for future collaboration in Marine Sciences in Zanzibar: key findingsof a 4 years Tanzanian German Postgraduate Program (SUTAS)


KataviSession XXXVII: Physical and meteorological processes

1100 A.M. Hoguane, T. Gammelsrød, H.A. Machaiaie & E.H. Tovela The combined thermaland salinity fronts and fisheries distribution pattern in a tropical shelf: the case study ofSofala Bank, Mozambique

1120 M.C. Sejeng, I. Ansorge, T. Lamont, C. Maes Examining the sub meso and mesoscalevariability across the Crossroad Transectmeso and mesoscale variability across theCrossroad Transect

1140 M. Gamoyo, Chris J.C. Reason & C. Collins A numerical investigation of the SouthernGyre using ROMS

1200 E. Popova From marine pollution to climate change: advances in the high resolutionmodelling of the WIO

Session XXXVIII: Climate change: Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptation

1400 T.N. Hempson, N.A.J. Graham, M.A. MacNeil, A.S. Hoey & S.K. Wilson Ecosystemregime shifts disrupt trophic structure

1420 * M.I Duncan, N.C. James, A.E. Bates & W.M. Potts Marine protected areas providespecies with physiological resilience to the impacts of climate change

1440 C.M. Armando, & E. Simões Climate vulnerability of Seagrass Ecosystems to ClimateChange in Primeiras and Segundas Protected Area

1500 N.L. Phair & S. von der Heyden Vulnerability, resilience and adaptation: the future forthe seagrass, Zostera capensis

Session XXXIX: Climate change: Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptation

1600 D. Simiyu & A. Buriyo Will Climate change impacts aggravate Malnutrition inconcealed ways?

1620 I. Hampton, J. M.W. Githaiga Mwicigi, S.J. Lamberth, C. van der Lingen, G. Pitcher & M.Pretorius Identifying marine fisheries most vulnerable to climate change: Lessons fromSouth Africa

1640 M.A. Riddell, S. Rosendo, J. Rubens & H. Costa Climate vulnerability and coastallivelihood resilience in a conservation context: a case study from Quirimbas NationalPark, northern Mozambique

1700 I.S. Yangaza, & A.M.S Nyomora Assessment of Climate Change Adaptation Optionsand their Implications on Mangrove Resources in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania

1720 * O.M. Ogega, C. Oludhe, D. Obura & Lenice Ojwang Towards harnessing potentialbenefits of increased rainfall projections in East Africa: a case of Kilifi County

1740 * K. Nyakeya, J.M. Nyamora, E.W Magondu, N. Robert & W. Justus Formulation ofseaweed products as an adaptation strategy to the effects of climate change on thefishing coastal communities of Kenya


BagamoyoSession XL: Biology of selected species

1100 * D. Kaullysing, N. Taleb Hossenkhan, B.G Kulkarni & R. Bhagooli Spatio temporaldistribution five corallivorous gastropod species at Flic en Flac, Mauritius

1120 * M.B.M. Rodrigues, M.J. Mafambissa & A. Macia Reproductive biology of the oysterPinctada capensis

1140 A.T. Kamukuru, J.S Sululu, B.C. Sekadende, S.E. Innocent & S.B. Mahongo Someaspects of reproductive biology of the anchovy (Stolephorus commersonnii, Lacepède,1803) and spotted sardine (Amblygaster sirm, Walbaum, 1792) from Tanga Region,Tanzania –

1200 C.J. Monaco, & C.D. McQauid Modeling the physiological performance of intertidaland subtidal populations of the brown mussel, Perna perna

Session XLI: Natural and anthropogenic influences on environment

1400 M. Séré, S. Irion, M. Sweet, P. Chabanet & P. Totosa Aetiological assessment of diseasesassociated with massive fish die offs in Reunion Island

1420 N. Nazurally, V. Chelumbrun, B. Lalljee & V. Bhoyroo Temporal and Spatial Variationof Seawater Quality in the Lagoon near Concentration of Beach Hotels in the Republicof Mauritius

1440 B.R. Lugendo, I.A. Kimirei & M.M. Igulu Using stable isotope signatures to examinesewage pollution status at Ocean Road and Msasani (Dar es Salaam) and Nunge(Bagamoyo), Tanzania

1500 C.C. F. Macamo, S. Bandeira, M. Binguanhane & M. Machava Land cover change andstructural dynamics in mangrove and seagrass beds due to port development in Nacala,Mozambique

Session XLII: Participatory assessments and managements

1600 A.H. Awadh, M.A. Mwakumanya, M.O. Said & J. Ochiewo A Study to evaluate thestatus, distribution and threats on dugongs in Kenya through local knowledge

1620 J.O. Omuhaya, H. Owiti, V.A. Mwakha, C.N. Munga & A.W. Wamukota Participatoryassessment of priority fishery profiles for an overfished urban inshore seascape in Kenya

1640 M.K. Mbaru & M. Barnes Key players in conservation diffusion: using social networkanalysis to identify critical injection points

1700 C.A. Muhando & M.D. Richmond Mapping of artisanal fishing grounds facilitates safepassage of Gas exploitation service ships in the southern Tanzania

1720 J. Huet & E. Chauque How to make marine community based management happen inNorthern Mozambique: practical solutions from the field

1740 L. Slade, A. Thani, H. Becker & A.S. Hamad Introducing collaborative marinemanagement at the village level in Pemba, Zanzibar: factors determining communityreceptiveness: A case study of two neighboring villages


THURSDAY, 2 November 2017

Selous 0830 SpecialEvent3–SpecialPresentationon:National Marine Biodiversity Institute

of Korea (MABIK) – Y. YANG 0900 Keynote Presentation V: M. RICHMOND ‐ To drill or not to drill: examining

issues associated with the development of the oil and gas industry in the Western Indian Ocean within the western Indian Ocean region

0945 Keynote Presentation VI: I. BRYCESON ‐ Development of Marine Science in WIO: Reflection on growth and future of WIOMSA

SPECIAL SESSIONS (from 1100 ‐1800)

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POSTERS1. A. Abdul & A. Chechene - Catches, sex and size distribution of mud crab Scylla

serrata amongst habitats of mangrove ecosystem

2. A. Abubakar - Characterization of the small-scale tuna fishery in Kenya

3. A. Ada, E. Sola, I. Timba, N. Jonsson, F. Gelletich & D. Glassom - The Mozambique Coral Settlement Project: Preliminary results for Inhaca Island

4. * F. Adin & B. John - Feasibility study by numerical modeling of the swell in the lagoon of Toliara more especially in the harbour zone

5. E. A. Aller, N. Jiddawi & J. Eklöf Effects of seasonality and marine protection on seagrass growth and grazing patterns

6. * E. Alonso - Effects of seasonality and marine protection on seagrass growth and grazing patterns

7. * A. Alphe, C. Raheriniaina & L. Rajoelisoa - Valorization of mangrove crabs by-product for marine water treatment

8. A. Aman - An integrated of coastal vulnerability index based on physical and anthropic parameters

9. * J. Ambelikola - Evaluation of catch and effort of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) in Pemba, Northern Mozambique (Preliminary results)

10. L. S. Amelie - Diversity of fish spread out on the markets of Antsiranana, North Madagascar

11. L. S. Amelie - Diagnosis of climate change in the Bay of Diego, north Madagascar: —

12. L. S. Amelie - The initiation of coral reef monitoring in the Nosy Ankao archipelago in north-eastern Madagascar

13. C. Amoda - Potential of mangrove crab (Scylla serrata, Forskal, 1775), Zambezia Province, Mozambique

14. M. Andrianarijaona & A. Rabearisoa - Community management of marine resources, the case of the protected marine area of Ambodivahibe

15. * A. Andriantsoa, A. Saloma & V. Razafintsalama - State of mangrove swamps at Sainte Marie Island (North-East coast of Madagascar) and contribution to the strengthening of the resources management at Forbans Bay.

16. J. Anyango & C. Mlewa - Abundance, diversity and trophic status of wild fish around seaweed farms in Kibuyuni, South Coast Kenya

17. * Y. Aron - Pond management practices, Occurrence and Antimicrobial resistance of Lactococcus garvieae in cultured Tilapia in Morogoro, Tanzania

18. M. E. Asplund, A. A. Ortiz, M. Björk, M. Dahl, D. Deyanova, J. Franco, L. Hammar, A. Hoamby, R. Ismael, H. W. Linderholm, L. D. Lyimo, P. Masque, D. Perry, L. M. Rasmusson, S. Ridgway, G. S. Gispert & M. Gullström - Blue carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows in Northeastern Madagascar and effects by mangrove deforestation


19. * S. Badenhorst & F. Mackay - Macrobenthic diversity across unique soft-sediment habitats of uThukela Shelf, South Africa

20. H. Balidy, S. Bandeira & C. Macamo - Stakeholder engagements, sensitization and recover of livelihoods in constructed mangroves after massive flooding: a case of mangrove restoration at Limpopo Estuary (Southern Mozambique)

21. K. Ballorain, M. Dalleau, C. Jean, J. Bourjea, J. A. Mortimer & S. Ciccione - Trends and functions of seagrass habitats: let’s form a Western Indian Ocean monitoring network

22. R. Barlow, T. Lamont & R. Brewin - Phytoplankton size structure related to a cyclonic eddy in the Southwest Indian Ocean

23. L. Betsiahilika & H. Behanarina - Monitoring and Surveillance Committee for Locally Managed Fisheries in Antongil Bay

24. R. Botosoamananto, A. Zakandrainy, L. Penin, G. Todinanahary & M. Adjeroud - Sexual reproduction and recruitment patterns of scleractinian corals on the Great Barrier Reef of Toliara, southwest Madagascar

25. R. Bhagooli - Differential impacts of local stressors on the thermally-tolerant massive Porites spp. around Mauritius

26. V. Bhoyroo - Marine species as new source of anti-microbials

27. N. Bodin - Trophic relationships among tropical marine consumers: a comparative investigation using three different ecological tracers

28. K. Borgå, K. Breivik, S. Bauer, R. Prince & P. W. Geissler - AnthroTOX: Combining natural and social sciences to understand and manage global anthropogenic toxicants

29. C. Bourmaud, M. Goron, G. Berrocq-Irigoin, M. Gibbons & D. Thibault-Botha - Does global change enhance jellyfish population over the Reunion Island coral reefs? A comparison between 2006 and 2017

30. C. Abunge - Fisheries governance status and needs in a coral reef climate refugium

31. R. Cedras & M. Gibbons - Changes in copepod communities across the South Subtropical Front in the southwest Indian Ocean

32. R. Kitula, L. Chauka & N. Mbije - A two-step coral restoration in Sinda and Makatumbe reefs: Lesson learned

33. C. Chioze - Evaluation between artisanal, semi-industrial and industrial line fisheries in the exploitation of fisheries resources in the south save, Mozambique

34. A. Chirico, J. Eklöf & J. Uku - Community and government marine protected areas enhance diversity and cover of functionally important organisms across a tropical seascape gradient

35. S. Chivambo - Marine water quality Monitoring: Port of Nacala-à-Velha, Nampula Mozambique

36. V. Cockcroft, K. Findlay & A. Guissamulo - Can Alternative livelihoods help conservation? A case study, dugongs in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique


37. C. Conand - Recent problems and possible solutions for the conservation of commercial sea cucumbers

38 C. Conand - Marine Biodiversity of Reunion Island: Echinoderms

39. L. Cullen-Unsworth, R.Unsworth, B. Jones & R. Lilley - Exploring the role of citizen science in securing a future for seagrass: a focus on Seagrass Spotter

40. N. Da Silva - Study of mangrove dynamic of Bons Sinais Estuary, Mozambique

41. E. Deja - Mainstreaming the Contribution of coastal wetlands biodiversity for Sustainable Economic & Livelihood Development at Résidences La Chaux Barachois, Mahébourg. A demonstration project for upgrading ‘Barachois’ in Mauritius

42. R. Diary - Fisheries Management plan in Antenina village, Ambaro bay, Northwest Madagascar

43. * H. Dowlut, V. Bhoyroo & N. Nazurally - Nudibranchs: A Prospect for Pharmaceuticals and Ornamental Aquaculture

44. N. du Plessis, N. Bohler-Muller, T. Du Toit, S. Hachigonta, J. Hermes, F. Maanda, C. Masoka, S. Modiba, G. Rees & S. Williams - The role of Academia as South Africa takes over as Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

45. M. Du Preez, R. Nell & H. Bouwman - Elemental concentrations in the eggs of the leatherback and loggerhead turtles breeding on the Indian Ocean shores of South Africa

46. F. Ducarme - Are resorts a resort for marine biodiversity?

47. S. Duvail, W. D. Nyingi, O. Hamerlynck & S. Owuor - Which future for the Tana Delta? Land use planning and development models in the context of high socio-ecological change of the Northern Kenyan coast

48. M. Dzoga, D. Simatele & C.M. Nzaka - Impact of sea surface temperature and rainfall on the distribution, composition and abundance of fin fish in Ungwana Bay and Lower Tana Delta, Kenya

49. * L. Eggertsen, C. Cordeiro, W. Goodell, T. Mendes, G. Longo, C. Ferreira & C. Berkström - Contrasting ecological functions of three common parrotfish species within a seagrass-reef seascape

50. E. Elma, S. Yahya, M. Nyström & M. Gullström - Spatial distribution of herbivorous fish across fringing back-reef systems around Zanzibar (Tanzania)

51. E. Elma, S. Yahya, A. Norström, J. Lokrantz, A. Jones, R. Sharpe, M. Gullström & M. Nyström Detection of change in coral reef resilience around Zanzibar, Tanzania

52. V. Emrith, S. Ramah, K. Somar, A. Audit, S. Cootapen & K. Beetul - Successful treatment and rehabilitation of an injured Hawksbill rescued from the East coast of Mauritius using an innovative approach

53. B. Everett, N. Jiddawi, N. Wambiji, K. Boinali, T. Randriambola, M. Randriamiarisoa, Z. Oodally, C. Assan & I. Chauca - WIOFish: A database of fisheries of the Western Indian Ocean


54. G. Fabiani, S. Ferse, M. Slater, A. Kunzmann & S. Stead - Community-led integrated polyculture of Sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) and Seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) at Ushongo, Pangani in Tanzania

55. R. Fania - The informers socio-economiques of the impacts of the climate change in the village of Ambotsibotsiky southwest of Madagascar

56. A. Félicité - First value chain organization of Oreochromis niloticus in Toamasina, Eastern coast of Madagascar

57. S. Fennessy, B. Everett, B. Kaguru, C. Mwakosya, C.N. Munga, S. Sitoe, K. da Conceinçao, H.L. Razafindrakoto, B Sousa & A. Brito - Assessment of the effectiveness of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in prawn trawls in Kenya and Tanzania

58. * M. Fernand & R. Catherine - Aspergillus niger isolated from shrimp, what risk for the consumers

59. S. Fernando, O. Filipe, C. Chioze, A. Simango, A. Inacio, M. Pinto, O. Chacate, R. Mutombene & B. de Souza - Shark fishery in a developing country: An approach for management strategy in Mozambique

60. S. Fernando & E. Leong - A rapid assessment of a marine spiny lobster along the rock coastal zones of Inhambane, Nampula and Zambézia provinces, Mozambique

61. L. Francisco & V. Quintin - Characterization of macroinvertebrait of Mangrove of Pemba Bay

62. B. Fulanda & R. Okoyo - Crab Burrow Density as an Indicator of Mangrove Health; Case Study Kilifi Creek, Kenya

63. T. Gaëtan - Integrated approach for Mahafaly land and seascape, the rational approach to decrease the pressure for the natural resources

64. M. Gamoyo - Estimating connectivity through larval dispersal in the Western Indian Ocean

65. E. Gibbons, C. Golding & R. Stein-Rostaing - Multidimensional poverty of coastal communities in the Bay of Ranobe, Madagascar: A baseline for intervention programs

66. E. Gibbons, C. Golding, J. Kumar, J. Duchene & R. Stein-Rostaing - Long-term monitoring of the marine turtle fishery of the Bay of Ranobe, Southwest Madagascar

67. E. Gibbons, C. Golding, J. Kumar & R. Stein-Rostaing - Poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation: the potential of community-based aquaculture for rural communities

68. J. Ginindza & M. Isaacs - The role of small-scale fishing and aquaculture on food security at Doringbaai

69. J. Githaiga-Mwicigi, M. Soule, I. Hampton, J. Rademan & R. Cooper - Use of hydroacoustics to map the distribution and extent of the eggs of chokka squid (Loligo vulgaris reynaudii ) on the south coast of South Africa

70. J. Githaiga-Mwicigi - Which variables have the most impact on South Africa’s squid fishery in a changing climate?


71. * J. Glass, P. Cowley & T. Near - Phylogeography of an iconic sportfish, the Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis), and implications for fisheries management

72. * J. Glass, R. Harrington, P. Cowley & T. Near - Long live the kingfish: patterns and processes of evolution in a clade of economically important marine fishes (Carangiformes)

73. J. Govender, M. Knight & A. Oosthuizen - Spatial Planning in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and their Buffers

74. M. Gudka, D. Obura, S. Ahamada, U. Kloiber & T. Holter - Understanding the impacts of the 2016 coral bleaching event in the WIO using a citizen science approach

75. * A. Hamad & N. Jiddawi - Public awareness and perspectives of sponge aquaculture in Zanzibar: the case of Jambiani Village

76. * A. Hamad & N. Jiddawi - Growth Performance and Survival of Agelas mauritiana var. oxeata and Callyspongiidae sp Farmed in Jambiani Lagoon

77. * A. Hamad - Feeding rates of Anadara antiquata Linnaeus 1758) larvae reared in different media

78. S. Hamed, N. Jiddawi & P. Bwathondi - Effects of blood meal as substitute for fish meal in culture of juvenile silver pompano Trachinotus blochii (lacepède, 1801) in a circulating aquaculture system

79. O. Hamerlynck, S. Duvail, W. D. Nyingi, D. Hervé, P. Paron & M. Leone - The Deltas of the Western Indian Ocean: biophysical constraints, socio-ecological realities and research opportunities

80. A. Hamza & J. Kairo - Making sense of blue carbon markets: a comparison of carbon offset standards

81. * S. Hashim, A. Muthumbi, J. Githaiga & J. Okondo - Distribution of benthic fauna along the Kenyan continental shelf

82. U. Hassan & R. Runya Community participation in Payment for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Mikoko Pamoja carbon-offset project

83. D. Hervé, L. Robison, H. Riana & J. Iltis - Dynamics of Bombetoka estuarian mangroves under the hydrological regime of the Betsiboka River

84. C. W. Hutton - Migration and Deltas: The exchange of knowledge on migration, adaptation and climate change between the Northern Indian Ocean and Western Indian Ocean deltaic systems

85. R. H. Jeannot - From the Climate Change Vulnerability analysis of the traditional fishery to the establishment of 4 village Fishery management plans

86. * A. Hoamby, M. E. Asplund, M. Björk, S. D’Agata, M. Dahl, D. Deyanova, J. N. Franco, L. Hammar6, R. Ismail, H. W. Linderholm, L. D. Lyimo, J. Angelot Mahafina, D. Perry, V. Ramahery, L. M. Rasmusson, M. Gullström – Influence of mangrove degradation on seagrass meadow characteristics: a case study from the northwestern Madagascar

87. A. Hoguane, S. Mazzilli, M. H. Beula, A. Cafermane & N. Silva - Hydrodynamics of the Bons Sinais Estuary


88. G. Hole - Comparison between commercial and non-conventional diets in the growth performance of Milk fish under pond based culture systems

89. G. Inteca - Comparison of humpback whale watching before, during and after el ninõ year in Vamizi island, Nothern Mozambique

90. R. Ismail - Effect of Salinity on Nutrients Uptake and Productivity in Avicennia marina (Forsk) Vierh. and Rhizophora mucronata Lam along the Coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

91. * J. Iteba - Opportunities and challenges of Community Conservation Areas (CCAs) along the Kenyan Coast: An assessment of their effectiveness

92. L. Janson, T. Haupt-Schuter, D. Anders, A. Bernard, A. Gotz, S. Kirkman, T. Samaai & L. Snyders - A more holistic approach to exploring and quantifying South Africa’s Inshore Reef Communities through analysis of drop camera video

93. * H. Jaonalison, D. Ponton, M. Leopold, J. Mahafina, E. Ranaivoson, J. Durand, R. Lebely, & F. Behivoke - Accessing fish biodiversity information through traditional Malagasy fisheries in seagrass bed

94. S. Jaquemet, E. Chateauminois, M. Hoarau, G. Lerceteau & O. Bielen - CRA: An organisation to manage and reduce the shark risk in Reunion Island

95. C. Jean, J. Bourjea, M. Dalleau, K. Ballorain & S. Ciccione - Effectively meet the needs of marine turtle researchers and stakeholders over the long term: TORSOOI database and concept

96. N. Jiddawi, S. Yahya & R. Kitula - Influence of management regimes on climate change adaptation and mitigation among fisher and other coastal resource users in Zanzibar, Tanzania

97. N. Jiddawi & J. Waltz - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management School for International training (SIT) course in Tanzania

98. Walter Jilani - Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Management of Marine Resources; Case Analysis of Kuruwitu and Mkunguni Fishing Villages in Kenya

99. * R. Joellah - Study about population of mussel Modiolus auriculatus along the coral reef of Sarodrano Toliara Madagascar

100. M. John, M. Mtolera & A. Mmochi - Effect of different dietary protein sources ongrowth performance of Rufiji Tilapia, Oreochromis urolepis urolepis

101. J. Julaia, A. Macia & D. Cossa - Evaluation of the Exploitation Level of Invertebrates of Socio-economic Importance from the Rocky shores of Inhaca Island and Ponta do Ouro, Southern Mozambique

102. P. Julius - Assessment of reef fish and benthic cover of the North and South Dar es Salaam Marine Reserves system before the 2016 El Niño

103. A. Kairu - Effects of management regimes on mangrove forest structure and productivity in Kwale, Kenya

104. * O. Kalokora, F. Tibazarwa & A. Buriyo - Effect of temperature on leaf and rhizome growth rates in seagrass halophila ovalis


105. A. Kamau, J. Kairo & M. Huxham - The Social Impacts of Mikoko Pamoja: A synthesis of the evidence

106. J. Kamau, O. Agola, C. Magori, C. Kosore, E. Kimani & B. Ohowa - What are the systems that drive the productivity of the North Kenya bank?

107. J. Kangwe, S. Mtolera & M. Björk - Inorganic carbon uptake into Photosynthesis and Calcification in two common Halimeda species

108. J. Kangwe, M. Björk & S. Mtolera - Effects of light and temperature on photosynthesis and calcification in rhodoliths from a tropical lagoon

109. L. Kanyairita - Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas on fisheries management: Fishers’ opinions in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

110. J. Karisa, P. Musembi, L. Mulupi & M. Olendo - Resilience Assessment of Coral Communities in Kiunga-Lamu Archipelago, Kenya

111. * J. Karisa, D. Obura, C. Chen - Current Spatial Patterns of Kenyan Coral Communities

112. R. Katikiro - Not enough to eat: Fish for food security in coastal areas of Tanzania

113. R. Katikiro, C. Sinje, G. Mapunda, J. Mahenge, S. Hassan, D. Charles & J. Msangi - The role of local institutions in governance of MPAs

114. * S. Ketter & B. Fulanda - Ovarian Development of Indian Shrimp Panaeus indicus (Decapoda) in the coastal waters of Kilifi Creek, Kenya

115. M. Khatib, Y. Shaghude & P. Mwanukuzi - Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Changes Over the Zanzibar Urban West Coastal Forests and the Socio-economic Drivers that are Linked to Those Changes for Informing Policy Makers

116. * E. Kimakwa, M. Ntiba & A. Muthumbi - Distribution and abundance of Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Coastal Waters of Kenya

117. * E. Kimakwa, M. Ntiba & A. Muthumbi - Temporal and spatial distribution of fish assemblages in the Sabaki River Estuary, Kenya

118. A. Kimaru, J. Mwafaida & A. Mwakumanya - Beach cast seagrass litter accumulation along Mombasa-Kilifi shoreline in Kenya

119. G. Kinyanjui - Polythenes Ban: The Unexpected Solution to the Polythene Menace

120. G. Kinyanjui - Science Communications for attainment of Sustainable Development Goals:

121. R. Kitula & L. Chauka - Perceptions of communities toward corals restoral project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

122. R. Kitula & L. Chauka - Community participation in restoration and management of degraded and deforested mangrove forest in Mafia Island, Mainland Tanzania

123. T. Klückow, B. Parker & A. Donah - Farming model changes and their rationale after experimental trials and 7 years project history farming holothuria scabra in sea pens in South-West Madagascar

124. J. Kolasinski, S. Marinesque & D. Chanfi - Building cooperation toward marine resources co-management in the WIO region: the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) regional Indian Ocean project


125. M. Kombo, C. Mwalugha, F. Sang, E. Ongoro & E. Okuku - Temporal variation of phytoplankton in a human impacted creek: Case study of Makupa creek, Mombasa Kenya

126. C. Kosore, M. Galindo, J. Kamau, R. Ochieng’, D. Granado & M. De Alba - Heavy metal pollution assessment in sediments from Kilindini-Port Reitz creek system, Kenya

127. R. Kramer - WHALETIME: a citizen science approach to conservation of humpback whales

128. B. Kuguru, S. Mahongo, I. Sailale, M. Chande, M. Semba & C. Muhando - Application of Remote Sensing in Predicting Suitable Fishing Areas for Pelagic fish in the continental shelf of Tanzania

129. * S. Kuloba - Effects of Umba river sedimentation on the distribution and morphology of mangroves of Vanga, Kenya

130. * G. Lahitsiresy Max, E. J. Pernet, E. Aublet, C. Brandily, A. Khripounoff, P. Noel, S. Dupré, S. Jorry & K. Olu - Diversity of macrofauna in a deep-sea cold-seep environment along the North-Western margin of Madagascar

131. * G. Lahitsiresy Max, M. Boulard, I. Van Den Beld, J. Tourolle, S. Dupré & K. Olu - Megafauna community structure in a deep-sea cold-seep environment along the North-Western margin of Madagascar

132. T. Lamont & R. Barlow - Hydrographic differences in the upper layers of cyclonic eddies in the Mozambique Basin and Mozambique Channel

133. H. Lamtane & A. Nyirenda - Assessment of mangrove status and fish community in Pangani estuary

134. A. Lemahieu - A spatial analysis of Human-Shark interaction in Reunion Island: an interdisciplinary contribution to shark hazard mitigation policies

135. * L. Leonard - Role of Salinity on Growth Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis urolepis urolepis ‚ Hybrids

136. A. Leoville, R. Lagarde, H. Grondi, L. Fraive, E. Rasoanirina & N. Teichert - Habitat selectivity of the mud crab, Scylla serrata (Decapoda: Portunidae), for building burrows within a fringing mangrove

137. Y.D. Louis, R. Bhagooli & S. Dyall - Differential patterns of heat shock protein gene expression in the coral Acropora muricata and its algal symbiont along a coast-reef scale

138. R. Long - Working towards sustainability in Madagascar’s reef octopus fishery: a journey towards improvement

139. E. Longépée & C. De Souza - Relationship of Maore people to the Boueni mangrove: practices, uses, knowledge and perception

140. J. Lumbasi - The impact of coastal infrastructure on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting Sites at the Kenyan Coast

141. R. Mabwa & B. Fulanda - The Role of Intertidal Macrophytes on Sediment and Habitat Stabilization; Case Study of Bofa beach, Kilifi, Kenya


142. C. Macamo, S. Bandeira, R. Mahanzule, H. Balidy, H. Mabilana & V. Machava - Mangrove rehabilitation in natural resource dependent communities in Mozambique: lessons learned from success and failures

143. S. Machaieie - Spawning aggregation of fish in the north of Mozambique

144. V. Machava - Mangrove forests valuation across selected estuaries in Mozambique: comparative assessment of ecosystem services, stakeholder engagement, value chains and resources management

145. V. Machava, l. Vetina & A. Macia - Assessment of heavy metals and subtidal macrofauna associated to the sediments at Nacala Bay, Mozambique

146. F. MacKay, S. Weerts & G. Gouws - Estuarine lakes: linkages and lineages across longitudes in the Western Indian Ocean

147. J. Mahafina, H. Jaonalison, F. Behivoke, L. Radonirina, M. Leopold, D. Ponton, G. Todinanahary, M. Adjeroud & T. Lavitra - First results of the IH.SM-IRD Young Research Team: example of coral reef research in Toliara, SW Madagascar

148. H. Mahavory - Testing of spawning induction in edible oysters in Southern Madagascar

149. J. Mahenge, R. Katikiro & J. Msangi, D. Charles - Community based actions to reduce threat to sea turtles mortality from plastic litter in coastal districts, Tanzania

150. J. Mahenge, M. Langen & R. Katikiro - Rapid assessment of climate change amplified shoreline changes as threats to coastal tourism potential of Bongoyo and Mbudya Island marine reserves, Tanzania

151. G.W. Maina, C. N. Mung, W. N. Kanyange, H. Ong’anda, M. Barabara, S. Komu, H. Yussuf, A. Swabir, J. King & A. L. Green - Establishing Fisheries Co-management Areas in Kenya: Integrating Science and Management

152. E. Maire, S. D’Agata, J. Cinner, V. Ramahery, D. Mouillot, E. Darling, L. Velez & C. Aliaume - Drivers of household fishing and selling strategies in coral reefs of Northwest Madagascar

153. S. Majola - Water Quality Assessment and Nutrient Loading in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa

154. M. Mangora, S. Bandeira & C. Trettin - Developing a Regional Mangrove Restoration Guide for Eastern Africa

155. M. Mangora, M. Njana & C. Trettin - Mangrove forest composition and structure in Rufiji Delta: implications for management

156. F. Manyenze - Characterization of Fisheries Resources in the Lower Tana Delta and Estuary, North Coast Kenya

157. E. Mariano - The Ibo and the Inhaca islands: the sea and its resources between norms, culture and daily needs

158. D. Maringa & J. Kairo - How viable are mangroves in supposedly inaccessible sites in Kenya: the case of Sii Island, Kwale County, Kenya

159. D.M. Mathai, H. Ong’anda, B. Yongo & E. Kimani - Benefits of remote sensing in science and management: a case study of eddies and productivity of Kenyan Coast


160. I. M. da Silva - The importance of being older and wealthier for coastal community perceptions

161. C. Mason-Parker, P. Kowalski, C. Atkinson, A. Bradley, A. Grant & I. Ravinia - Inter-Island Nesting Distribution of Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) Encountered at Curieuse Marine National Park, Seychelles

162. * U. Masoud - Assessment of Milkfish Farming and Occurrence of Mycobacterium Marinum Infection in Selected Fish farms of Zanzibar, Tanzania

163. N. Mbaru - The Appropriateness of Carbon Offsets Methodologies and Standards in Mangrove Forestry

164. E. Mbaru, J. Cinner, N. Graham & T. McClanahan - Ecological implications of a conservation innovation: How do escape slot traps alter the selectivity and climate sensitivity of coral reef fisheries?

165. * A. Mboga - Effect of selected plant extracts on growth of Oreochromis niloticus fry

166. T. McClanahan & N. Muthiga - Management Needs and Threats to East African Coral Reef Climate Refugia

167. N. Mdogo - Law enforcement and anti-bomb fishing operations

168. S. Meunier, R. Klaus, E. Hardman & J. Nemorin - Participatory Integrated Coastal Zone Management Planning for the island of Rodrigues (Republic of Mauritius)

169. P. Miloslavich, J. Cruz-Motta & E. Klein - Building a marine biodiversity observation network: an example from South America

170. K. Minnaar & H. Bouwman - A comparison of metals and metalloid concentrations in African Penguin eggs from the Indian and Atlantic oceans

171. D. Mirera, C. Simon, J. Cobcroft & G. Coman - Farming aclimatized freshwater nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in brackish water ponds at the Kenyan coast

172. F. Mirobo, S. Hamed & N. Jiddawi - Contribution of local communities organizations in sea turtles and marine mammals conservation in Zanzibar

173. F. Mlingi, H. Lamtane & S. Chenyambuga - Mapping and Characterization of the Brine Shrimp Artemia in Tanzania

174. F. P. Mmanda, D. P. Mulokozi, J. E. Lindberg, T. Lundh, A. N. Halldén, M. Mtolera, R. Kitula - Assessment on abundance and chemical composition of local feedstuffs used by Tilapia fish farmers in Tanzania

175. K. Modoosoodun & A. Nicolas - Sea Surface Temperature spatio-temporal variability in the Indian Ocean: A Local to Regional to Basin scale perspective using Remote Sensing

176. * R. Mofokeng & D. Glassom - Preliminary results showing the effect of microplastics on the survival of the amphipod G. lognorum following a 10 day exposure

177. * M. Mohamed, M. Mwatete, N. Wambiji & S. Jorge - Assessment of marine mega-fauna by-catch along the Kenyan coast

178. * E. Morais & A. Tinga - Dynamics of artisanal fishing Sharks in Zalala Fishing Center, Zambézia province, Mozambique


179. * T. Moyikwa - Resonance between scientific findings and indigenous knowledge in fishing communities along the South African coast under climate change

180. * N. Mrombo, C. Mlewa, C. Munga & J. Manyala - Stock Status and some Biological Aspects of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacapede, 1802), in South Coast Kenya

181. J. Mshana, Y. Mgaya & Y. Shaghude - Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Revealed a Single Genetic Stock Structure of Scomberomorus commerson Lacépède (1800) in the Northern Tanzania Coastal Waters

182. F. Msuya - Application of sap from the seaweed Euchuema denticulatum as plant growth stimulator to enhanced food production in Tanzania

183. * A. Mtsomo, S. Mwaguni & C. Munga - Characterization of Marine Litter at Bahari Club Beach, Mombasa, Kenya and Implication for Environmental Management

184. J. Mtwana, J. Kairo & M. Huxham - Monitoring forest structure in a community-based mangrove conservation project: A case study of Mikoko Pamoja

185. M. Mubai & J. Machele - Towards an Understanding of the Contribution of Coastal Ecosystems in the Wellbeing of Coastal Communities in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique

186. J. Mulonga, P. Bunting, L. Lucas, R. Rosenqvist, P. Eijk, P. Wade - Mangrove Watch Africa. Relevance to the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania

187. E Mueni, J. Manyala, E. Kimani, J. Njiru, G. Waweru & M Olendo - Population characteristics of the Kenya’s Spiny lobster fishery (Palinuridae) and forecasting possible management measures

188. L. Mulupi & J. Onyango - Fisheries co-management in the face of coastal development in Lamu, Kenya

189. F. Munyi - Governance and tenure of mangrove forests in Kwale district, Kenya

190. F. Munyi - An assessment of the social and economic dimensions of the beach seine fishery in Lamu County, Kenya

191. * M. Murunga - Gender Perspectives In Western Indian Ocean Small Scale Fisheries

192. J. Mussa, M. Samoilys & K. Osuka - Using fisheries and biological information to inform co-management in Northern Mozambique: participatory approaches

193. * M. Mushi - Factors determining selection of nesting beaches by green sea turtles along selected sites in Kilwa

194. S. Musyoka - Potential use of bioremediation methods for mariculture wastes

195. N. Muthiga, J. Harris, M. Kodia & K. Osuka - Co-management of coastal small-scale fisheries: lessons and experiences from the western Indian Ocean

196. N. Koedam, B. Mutisya, J. Kairo, J. Ndungu & M. Kervyn - Modelling soil erosion potential in the transboundary (Kenya & Tanzania) catchment of river Umba using remotely sensed data

197. A. Mutua, A. Valencia, O. D. de Cerio, M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia & I. Cancio - Transcriptional regulation of gametogenesis-related and apoptosis marker genes along the HPG-axis of the thicklip grey mullet from a polluted harbour in the Bay of Biscay, Southwestern Europe


198. H. Muumin - Challenges and Opportunities for Milkfish (Chanos chanos) and other Finfish Aquaculture Development in Zanzibar

199. P. Mvula - Rocky shore community dynamics: Zoanthid community assemblages

200. E. Mvungi & W. Mbaga - Seasonal variation and vertical zonation influences biochemical accumulation in seagrasses Thallasia hemprichii and Cymodocea rotundata from Mjimwema, Dar es Salaam

201. R. Mwaipopo, C. Sabinot & Z. Maulid - Perceptions on the Mozambique Channel as an entity in terms of socio-cultural representation and its relevance to management and local livelihoods

202. R. Mwaipopo, L. Evans, S. Mahongo, J. Ochieyo & F. Munyi - Livelihood impacts and adaptation in fishing practices in response to changes in the upwelling region of coastal East Africa under climate change

203. * S. Mwaitega, J. Testa & J. Machiwa - Nutrient Budget in the Pangani Estuary, Tanzania by using a box model

204. C. Mwakosya, N. Jiddawi & Y. Mgaya - Estimation of growth and mortality parameters for two penaeid prawn species in Tanzanian coastal waters

205. J. Mwaluma, J. Kilonzo, E. Kimani - Plankton productivity and fish larvae distribution in Kenya’s offshore waters:

206. * P. Mwangudza - An Evaluation of Fisheries Potential of Solar Salt Works Reservoirs in Ungwana Bay, Kenya

207. S. Mwansasu, L. Westerberg & A. Dahlberg - Landscape processes, resource use and conservation ideologies in the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania - An examination of population and degradation narratives

208. E. Mwashinga - Determination of selected heavy metals in river Mukurumudzi to establish potential contamination from land based activities and sources

209. L. Mwasi - Lamu Vulnerability Assessment

210. * B. Nassongole - Artisanal fishing of bivalve and gastropod molluscs in Northern Mozambique

211. N. Nazurally, K. Damry, S. Facknath & V. Bhoyroo - A study of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties from the Scaridae fish mucus

212. Unveiling the Artisanal Fish Trade Organisation in Coastal Kenya: Identifying Goods and Services, Stakeholders and Challenges: — J. N. Ndarathi

213. M. Ngarari - Quality of artemia cysts produced in Kenyan salt ponds

214. J. Ngeti, A. Wamukota & B. Fulanda - Contribution of Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve to the socio-economic development of the neigbouring local communities

215. J. Nguu & J. Kairo - Participatory forestry for rehabilitation of degraded peri-urban mangroves in Kenya

216. J. Nhaca - Marine Reserves on Inhaca and Portuguese Islands: What is the Effectiveness Management Evaluation Based on?


217. A. Nicolas - NANO-Africa Nearshore Hydrodynamics Studies in Mauritius: A success story of capacity development in observational oceanography

218. J. Njiru, E. Kimani, J. Omukoto - Kenya marine fisheries: is it the next frontier for economic growth?

219. * V. Njuguna, A. Muthumbi & C. Kihia - Polychaete bait fishery in Mida Creek, Kenya

220. A. M. Nthiga, C. M. Kihia, A. Muthumbi, J. Okondo, J. Kanya & V. Njuguna - Shelled bait harvesting by artisanal fishers from a tropical mangrove forest, Mida Creek, Kenya

221. H. Kirauni, C. Wanjiru & J. Kairo - To make small scale mariculture in Kenya sustainable we must address the challenges of seed availability

222. J. Nyamora, K. Nyakeya, E. Magondu & J. Wakili - Growth and yield of seaweed grown under long line floating and off bottom method

223. * J. Obuya, D. Sigana, N. Wambiji, H. Onganda & V. Wang’ondu - Length-weight and diet composition in demersal teleost fishes from Kilifi County, Kenya

224. J. Odhiambo & B. Fulanda - Assessment of Anthropogenic impacts on Benthic Macro-faunal Assemblages in Kilifi Creek-Kenya

225. N. Oduor, A. Newton, J. Icely, S. Danchenco, S. Cristina, P. Goela & B. Fragoso - Nutrient stoichiometry as a tool for determining nutrient condition in coastal waters

226. Erick Ogello, Betty Nyonje & Gilbert Van Stappen - Molecular divergence of the 12S-16S mtDNA region of Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) adapted to the Kenyan coastal environment

227. L. Ojwang, S. Rosendo, L. Celliers, D. Obura, A. Muiti, J. Kamula & M. Mwangi - Assessing the use of climate information in local adaptation planning: a case study of County governments in Kenya

228. C. Okello, B. Tomasello, N. Greggio, N. Wambiji & M. Antonellini - Freshwater Resources Characterization and Vulnerability to Climate Change of the Shela Aquifer in Lamu, Kenya

229. C. Okello, B. Tomasello, N. Greggio, N. Wambiji & M. Antonellini - Impact of population growth and a changing climate on the freshwater resources of Lamu Island, Kenya

230. G. Okemwa, B. Kaunda-Arara & E. Kimani - Spatio-temporal variability of reef fish recruitment on shallow fringing reefs along the Kenya coast

231. R. Okoyo & B. Fulanda - Crab Burrow Density as an Indicator of Mangrove Health; Case Study Kilifi Creek, Kenya

232. M. Olendo & L. Mwasi - WWF Kenya Marine Programme Sea Turtle Satellite Tagging Initiative

233. Derrick Omollo, James Kairo, Michael Githaiga & Fredrick Tamooh - Contribution of macroalgae to organic carbon stocks in seagrass meadows in Gazi Bay, Kenya

234. H. Onganda, L. Scott & M. Odido - Transboundary issues and capacity building in the WIO region


235. * M. Ontomwa - Hook size selectivity in the handline fishery of the South coast, Kenya

236. S. Oocheetsing, V. M. Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, V. Bhoyroo & B. Lalljee - An assessment of biodiversity of marine mollusc of Mauritius

237. R. Oteke - Indigenous Knowledge Systems; A Re-emerging Approach to Climate change Adaptation

238. * L. Otwoma, V. Diemel, H. Reuter & A. Meyer - Genetic population structure of the convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus in the Indo-Pacific: insights from mitochondrial DNA

239. M. Paubert - Community base perception on marine reserves in the deep Southern Madagascar

240. J. Paul - Fishery-targeted reef fish recover in community managed no-take marine reserves

241. I. Pelegrín, M. Mafambissa, A. Uetimane, E. Chambal & L. D. Luís - National Marine Sanctuary of Nhamábue. Preliminary Proposal for a Category of Management, Inhambane Province, Mozambique

242. L. Penin, F. Jouval, M. Hoareau, A. Lutrand & M. Adjeroud - Spatial variability in 2016 bleaching event impact at Rodrigues Island

243. G. Porriños, M. Riddell, R. Cachimo, J. Mussa, K. Osuka, M. Samoilys, C. Gough, S. Rosendo & M. Wilson - Assessing seasonal variations of octopus maturity and octopus fishers’ livelihood activities in order to determine timings for community-led temporary closures of the octopus (Octopus cyanea) fishery in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique

244. R. Proud - Using AIS for Small Scale Fisheries Management

245. A. Rabearisoa & E. Pacheco - Assessing the multisectorial context for marine biodiversity conservation in Tanzania and Kenya using the Ocean Health Index framework

246. B. J. Raharinosy - Socio-economic development initiatives in Soariake Marine Protected Area, South West Madagascar

247. H. Rahoasa, H. Jaonalison & N. Rasolofoarivony - Monitoring of ornamental fish exploitation in Southwestern Madagascar

248. H. Rahoasa, T. Lavitra, D. Serukabuza, N. Rasolofoarivony, T. Maherizo & I. Rasoamananto - Study of the feasibility of magnification of Serrata scylla crabs in the Menabe region, South West of Madagascar (Morondava-Madagascar)

249. L. Rakotoarimino & P. Davis - Using community-based incentive mechanisms to conserve dugong and seagrass

250. L. Rakotoarimino & M. Ramiandrisoa - Empowering youth for coastal conservation across Madagascar

251. R. H. Jeannot - Capitalization, lesson learned, Success story and conceptualization of traditional knowledge about mangrove ecosystem restoration, in Ambaro Bay, at North West of Madagascar

252. F. F. Rakotondramanana, H. R. Ratsimba, A. A. N. Ratovoson & L. A. Ravaoarinorotsihoarana - Impacts of climate variabilities on Madagascar mangrove: case of Ambanja Bay, Mahajamba Bay, Bay of Assassins


253. J. Rakotondrazafy, D. Randriamanantena, H. H. Rakotondrazafy & A. A. N. Ratovoson - Mapping and modeling climate-smart mangrove restoration areas in Manambolo - Tsiribihina landscape (Western Coast of Madagascar)

254. G. Rakotovao - LMMA forums: effective tools for sharing good practices and solving common problems related to sustainable management of coastal and marine resources

255. S. Ramah - A preliminary study on the temporal patterns of marine turtle strandings in the waters of Mauritius Island: an alarming trend?

256. V. Ramahery - Generating knowledge on dugongs, their critical habitats and threat reduction measures in North West Madagascar

257. * L. Ramanjehimanana, J. Razanoelisoa - Bioecology of reproduction of green turtles, within the marine protected area of Nosy Hara, Northern Madagascar, for their conservation

258. * K. Ramparsad, B. Newman & J. Adams - Mercury in commercially available fish: Are we at risk?

259. D. Randriamanantena, J. Rakotondrazafy, M. Ratovonirina, E. Todimanana & H. Rakotondrazafy - Conserving the most intact mangroves of Western Madagascar’s Manambolo Tsiribihina: Lesson learned after 10 years of WWF’s intervention

260. J. E. Randrianambinintsoa, M. E. Remanevy & L. Ramanjehimanana - Small-scale study of traditional fisheries landing in Ranobe Bay – Madagascar

261. * J. Randrianandrasana, F. Behivoke, V. Dizano, F. Rakotonjanahary, D. K. Ravelojaona, E. Gibbons & J. Duchene - Towards a sustainable safeguarding of coastal ecosystems: using an adaptive strategy of filaos (Casuerina equistifolia) plantation to fight against the sanding of coral reefs and mangroves in the bay of Ranobe – Southwestern Madagascar

262. * J. Randrianandrasana, F. Behivoke, R.L. Botosoamananto, D.K. Ravelojaona & G.G B. Todinanahary - 2015- 2016 coral-bleaching event in Madagascar. Case of the Southwest region

263. N. Rasolofoarivony - Assessment of the amount of CO2 in different body’s part of coral Acropora sp

264. N. Rasolofoarivony - The zooxanthellae set up likely the most on the top of Acropora sp

265. N. Rasolofoarivony - Extraction of carrageenan according to the solvents-used

266. N. Rasolofoarivony, H. Rahoasa, T. Lavitra, D. Serukabuza, T. Maherizo & I. Rasoamananto - Feasibility study of village fish farming in the Menabe region, in Tsiribihina River Delta of Madagascar

267. A. A. N. Ratovoson, H. R. Ratsimba, A. Ravaka, P. Y. Rakoto, F. M. Rabenilalana, B. Ramamonjisoa, S. Razanaka & J. Bogaert - Underlying economic and social drivers of mangrove timber stock and mangrove landscape changes: Case of the Western Coast of Madagascar

268. H. Ratsimbazafy - Restricted gene flow among populations of the mangrove whelk Terebralia palustris in the Western Indian Ocean


269. * H. Ravelohasina, R. Rasolofonirina, J. Mahafina & H. Jaonalison - Essay of Siganus sutor aquaculture in Madagascar: for promising alternative activity for traditional fishermen

270. J. Ravelonjatovo - Mangrove carbon stocks and land cover dynamics in southwest Madagascar and the implications for local management

271. A Rawat, R Badal & H Runghen - Setting up a Marine Spatial Plan for the Republic of Mauritius

272. * C. Razafindrakoto, S. D’Agata, J. A. Mahafina, A. G. d’Echon, T. G. d’Echon, M. R. Heithaus & J. J. Kiszka - First assessment of elasmobranch biodiversity and occurrence in coral reef habitats off northwestern Madagascar (Nosy Be region)

273. J. Razanoelisoa - Socio-economic and cultural aspects of the child-fishers in the village of Ankiembe, Toliara Madagascar

274. J. Razanoelisoa - Limits of the locally management marine area: case of the MPA Nosy Ve Anakao, Toliara Madagascar

275. H. Reuter, V. E. Garcia, C. Muhando & S. Ferse - Zanzibar reefs: Lack of recovery after recent bleaching

276. B. Rock - The Dina or the social convention, for the community management of the marine resources: what factors of success and / or failure?

277. E. Romanov, P. Sabarros, L. Le Foulgoc, A. Chevallier & P. Bach - Biologging: revealing the environmental ecology of yellowfin, bigeye tuna and swordfish in the Western Indian Ocean

278. E. Romanov, W. West, Z. Dhurmeea, N. Bodin, A. Puech, S. Hollanda, S. Norman, N. Nikolic, J. Bourjea & M. Potier - Trophic ecology of albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga in the western tropical Indian Ocean and adjacent waters

279. E. Romanov, F. Ménard, M. Potier, W. West, M. Smale, Y. Cherel, M. Simier, & J. Bourjea - Trophic ecology of swordfish Xiphias gladius in the tropical Indian Ocean: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes analyses

280. * S. Rumba, C. Munga, J. Kairo & M. Czachur - A tool for community-based assessment of mangrove crab density in Mikoko Pamoja mangroves of Gazi Bay, Kenya

281. T. Rungassamy, V. Leandre, B. Cauvin, J. Closse, G. Nedellec, J. Martin, L. Masse & K. Pothin - Children manage the coral reef in La Reunion

282. S. Rusekwa - Assessment of species composition and diversity of macroalgae along selected sites in Dar es Salaam Coast, Tanzania

283. C. Russo, T. Lamont, G. Tutt, M. van den Berg, I. Ansorge & R. Barlow - Upwelling cells on the South-East coast of South Africa

284. * F. Saidale - Rapid catch assessment using a GoPro camera in Soariake Marine Protected Area, Southwest Madagascar

285. H. Salehe - Seasonal distribution, abundance variations and population structure of the common carangid fishes found in Unguja island (Zanzibar) coastal waters, Tanzania


286. R. Sallema & M.I. Moenieba - Understanding Types, Nature and Relationship for Existing Investments in Marine Park: Insights from Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP), Tanzania

287. C. Sams & A. Rabearisoa - C-RISe, Pathways to Impact. Application of Satellite Altimetry as a Tool for Managing Coastal Risk in Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa

288. C. Samyan, O. Sadasing, O. Pasnin, B. Suraj & J. I. Mosaheb - Taxonomic status of Coral of Agalega

289. C. Samyan - Preliminary survey of the Coral ecosystem around Agalega Island Rep of Mauritius

290. M. P. Scarlet, B. Ferrão, M. Cossa, M. A. Cumbe, S. O. Bandeira – Seagrass invertebrate fishery: valuation, impacts and pilot restoration with focus to Zostera capensis meadows

291. Q. Schutte, L. Vivier & D.P. Cyrus - Effect of environment changes of the fish community structure of the St Lucia Estuarine system (South Africa) during continued drought conditions

291. B. Sekadende, A. Kamukuru, J. Sululu, I. Sailale & S. Mahongo - Food and feeding dynamics of the anchovy Stolephorus commersonnii (Lacepède, 1803) and the mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1817) from Tanga Region, Tanzania

293. Y. Shaghude, A. Muzuka & N. Jiddawi - Status of climate change vulnerability and adaptation along the coast of Tanzania

294. Y. Shaghude & D. Mukaka - The Role of Oceanographic Studies in Assessing the Environmental Suitability of Planned Shore-front Development Projects: A Case of a Promenade Structure Being Installed at Msasani Slipway Hotel, Dar es Salaam

295. M. Shalli, M. Mangora & C. Trettin - Sources of livelihoods and their implications for mangrove management in Rufiji Delta, Tanzania

296. N. Sidat - Diversity, abundance and zonation of benthic macrofauna in rocky platforms of Cape Inhaca and Ponta do Ouro, Southern Mozambique

297. D. Sigana - Food composition of Mugilidae from Kilifi Creek, Kenya

298. R. S. Raymamy - The challenges and issues of management transfer in Madagascar through the renewal of the Mangrove management transfer contract from VOI FIVABE to Ambanjabe, Rural Commune Marovoay Banlieu, Marovoay District, Boeny Region

299. H. Smith, C. Mason-Parker, I. Ravinia & F. Vessaz - Coral reef recovery dynamics along the Northwest coast of Mahé Island, Seychelles, following two major coral bleaching events

300. B. Sousa - Trends on shallow water shrimp by catch in Sofala Bank- Mozambique

301. A. Subramoney - Temporal analyses of demographic history and population genetics of the endangered scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline, South Africa


302. * S. Swaleh, C. Munga, E. Okemwa, E. Wachira & N. Maroko - The effect of non-conventional diets on the growth of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a static indoor condition

303. * A. Taju - Modeling habitat suitability for dugongs in Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique coast

304. * A. Taju - Dugong occupancy in Bazaruto Archipelago region, Mozambique Coast

305. S. Taljaard, L. van Niekerk, M. Audouin & L. Celliers - Marine Spatial Planning at the Urban Scale: South African perspective

306. F. Tamooh - Carbon and nutrients sources and transformation in river Sabaki, Kenya

307. T. Tantely & R. Andriamandimbisoa - Participatory Marine Spatial Planning in Madagascar

308. T. Tantely & R. Laza - SMART, a new and promising enforcement tool implemented in the LMMAs network and MPAs in Madagascar

309. A. Temple, C. Poonian, N. Wambiji, N. Jiddawi, Y. Salmin, P. Berggren & S. Stead - Socio-Economic Value of Marine Megafauna in the Small-Scale Fisheries of the Western Indian Ocean

310. P. Thoya & A. Tuda - Cumulative impacts assessment to support ecosystem based marine spatial planning in Kenya

311. G. Todinanahary, I. Eekchaut & T. Lavitra - Towards effective development of community-based polyaquaculture: an alternative to small-scale fisheries and the destruction of reef habitats

312. G. Todinanahary - What place for community-based coral farming in the context of global change in coral reef ecosystems?

313. S. Trott, M. Mwang’ombe, S. Jorge, K. Charo, L. Njuguna, J. Nyunja & J. Spilsbury - Improving the understanding of the humpback whales migration through Kenyan waters

314. A. Ussi - Reef herbivores and corallivores and their relationship with juvenile coral density and survival in reefs of Unguja Island, Zanzibar

315. V. van der Schyff, N. Yive & H. Bouwman - Metallic elements in corals from five reefs in the Western Indian Ocean

316. A. van Zon, H. O. Venterink & N. Koedam - Fluctuating soil salinity affect N:P ratios of different tropical mangrove species

317. M. S. Vezi - Response of zooplankton communities to altered water quality and flow seasonal changes in selected river dominated estuaries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

318. E. Videira - A marine turtle “boneyard” of WIO importance, in Inhassoro – Mozambique

319. E. Videira - Is the Greater Bazaruto Area (Mozambique) a WIO hotspot for marine turtles?


320. M. Viitasalo, M. Juma, V. Karvinen, Z. Khamis, M. Koskelainen, N. Käyhkö, J. Lappalainen, F. Mbarouk, H. C. Muumin & E. Virtanen - Community participation used in building the first Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan for Zanzibar

321. L. Vivier, Q. Schutte & D. P. Cyrus - The importance of long-term monitoring in understanding the response of a stressed estuarine fish community to recurring hypersaline conditions: Lake St Lucia, South Africa

322. N. Wambiji, L. Vandepitte, M. Odido, W. Appeltans, M. BelHassen, P. Mussai, S. Nsiangango, N. Zamouri & A. M. Jiddou - The African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS): what can it do for you, and how can you help to improve its content and quality

323. N. Wambiji - Some Aspects of Stock Characteristics of Rabbitfish - Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the Kenyan marine waters

324. * M. Wamwachai - Assessment of the abundance and diversity of meiobenthos along selected beaches in north and south coast Kenya and implication for environmental pollution

325. V. Wang’ondu, A. Muthumbi, A. Vanreusel & N. Koedam - Interaction between site characteristics and mangrove productivity in Mida creek, Kenya

326. C. Wanjiru, M. Huxham, S. Rueckert & I. Nagelkerken - Effects of habitat quality in fish community structure of Vanga mangrove ecosystem

327. * C. Wanjohi, A. Muthumbi, N. Gichuki & E. Okuku - Benthic communities as bioindicators of organic and inorganic pollution in marine environment; case study of Tudor creek, Mombasa County, Kenya

328. I. N. Wanyonyi, J. F. Karisa, M. Gamoyo & J. Mbugua - Migrant fishers’ access to fishing grounds: Fishery, ecological, oceanographic and factors

329. * B. Waweru & A. Muthumbi - Nematodes distribution and community structure in Rhizophora mucronata forest, Mida creek- Kenya

330. I. Webster, D. Rowat & V. Lucas - Depredation in Seychelles semi-industrial longline fleet

331. I. Webster & D. Rowat - Marine mammal diversity and distribution in Seychelles

332 * G. Wehr - Alien invasive risk assessment of the marine aquarium trade in South Africa

333. L. West, O. Abdallah & S. Mapoy - What next for dugong conservation in Tanzania?

334. K. Wysocki - Case Study: Assessing Organisational Capacity in the Context of a Community-based Fisheries Project

335. J. Yaa & B. Fulanda - Abundance, Residence Patterns, and Home Range of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus in Malindi-Watamu MPA

336. S. Yahya - Coral reefs of Zanzibar: status and effect of climate change

337. G. Yona, P. Bwathondi, N. Madalla, H. Lamtane, A. Mwandya, & I. Mayer - Fish assemblages in mangrove ecosystems under prevailing climatic condition in Bagamoyo, Tanzania


338. L. Zacarias - Species composition, distribution patterns and population structure of penaeid shrimps in the Sofala Bank, Mozambique

339. J. A. Zafimahatradraibe, A. I. Issah & G. Todinanahary - Effect of breeding density on the fattening of crab for export to alive state Case of Scylla serrata in the Company MAS Toliara

340. D. Zandamela - Variability of satellite derived Chlorophyll-a and Sea Surface Temperature in the Maputo Bay, Southern Mozambique Shelf

341. E. Zorzi & A. Rabearisoa - Monetized assessments of coastal zones vulnerability


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