The health and functioning of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean are in
decline due to anthropogenic stress, and the rate of decline is set to accelerate. Marine …

Abstract The Northern Mozambique Channel (NMC) is a tropical area of~ 1 million km 2
where pelagic fisheries supply proteins to more than 9 million people living in Comoros …

Over the last two decades, coral reefs have experienced dire declines due to intensifying
anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Defining and quantifying coral reef …

Fishers, scientists and policy makers need to describe, understand and “agree on” variations
in fish catches caused by exploitation and climate change for effective fisheries …

The spatial-temporal environmental preferences and biomass aggregation of tropical tuna
from purse seine fishery in the Mozambique Channel (MZC) have barely been investigated …

This study is the first large‐scale genetic population study of a widespread climax species of
seagrass, Thalassia hemprichii, in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The aim was to …

Understanding how ocean currents impact the distribution and connectivity of marine
species, provides vital information for the effective conservation management of migratory …

Coral reefs provide essential goods and services but are degrading at an alarming rate due
to local and global anthropogenic stressors. The main limitation that prevents the …

Blue carbon has been proposed as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation;
however, a limited number of published works and data and knowledge gaps hinder the …

Introduction Ocean fronts are moving ephemeral biological hotspots forming at the interface
of cooler and warmer waters. In the open ocean, this is where marine organisms, ranging …