The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), the Sustainable Seas Trust and the Nairobi Convention are pleased to make the second announcement and call for abstracts for the Twelfth WIOMSA Scientific Symposium. The Symposium will be held as a hybrid virtual/ in-person Symposium at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa on 10-15 October 2022.

 The Symposium Theme

The theme of the 12^th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium – A New Decade of Western Indian Ocean Science– is inspired by the current global and regional goals including the UN Sustainable Development Goals , the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the Decade of Ocean Restoration, as well as regional goals such as the  Nairobi Convention ‘s  COP 10 decisions and the most recent advances in the ocean and climate science. The 12^th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium aims to mobilize the WIO marine and coastal community behind the ideas of sustainable development and serves to focus the research and technological development in ocean science on existentially important issues of protection and sustainable use of the ocean.

 The call for abstracts

Abstracts are invited on any topic related to the coastal and marine environment of the WIO region focusing on the 12^th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium objectives, theme and sub-themes; as outlined in the  Guidelines for abstract submission. Abstracts must be received by WIOMSA by no later than 22^nd April 2022. Abstracts must be submitted online here: 12^th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium Abstracts.

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