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Four new species of coral found in Southeast Asia
 24 October 2008: Marine scientists cite the discovery of at least four new coral species in the Philippines [read more]

NOAA bolsters satellite warning network
 10 October 2008: A satellite alert system that warns reef managers when there is an elevated risk of coral bleaching has been expanded by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. NOAA's Coral Reef Watch has expanded its network of 'virtual stations' monitoring ocean temperatures from 24 to 190 locations worldwide. [Read media release]

Light and Photosynthesis on Coral Reefs
An intensive postgraduate course on coral reef photobiology
19 January - 7 February 2009,
Puerto Morelos, Mexico. 
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Moving to better climes
 23 July 2008: In the latest edition of the scientific journal Science, University of Queensland researchers, including the Chair of the CRTR Program's Centre of Excellence in Australasia, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, argue we need to consider the radical step of moving plants and animals, including marine life, to help them survive the impact of climate change. [Read summary]     

Ultimate guide to managing coral disease
 8 July 2008: The definitive management guide - handbook plus id cards for Caribbean and Indo-Pacific regions - to identifying, assessing and managing coral reef diseases was launched at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) and can be ordered online now.
[Read media release] [Read summaries] [Order online]       

Top award for CRTR researcher
 21 May 2008: CRTR Program researcher, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, has been awarded the Queensland Government’s top science award. Chair of the CRTR Bleaching Working Group, and also of its Australasian Centre of Excellence, Professor Hoegh-Guldberg was one of the world's first scientists to show how projected changes in global climate threaten coral reefs including Australia's Great Barrier Reef......
[Read UQ News]      

Indian Ocean coral shows partial recovery
 15 May 2008: An unusual spike in sea temperatures a decade ago killed coral throughout the Indian Ocean, dropping the average healthy, hard coral cover to 15 percent of reefs from 40 percent before. CRTR researcher, Dr Tim McClanahan, said hard coral cover had recovered to 30 percent by 2005, although the data masked big variations.....
[Read Reuters Africa article]      

Strange days on planet earth
 5 May 2008: The award winning National Geographic program Strange Days on Planet Earth recently premiered Episode 6 (Dirty Secrets). This features the CRTR Program’s Roberto Iglesias-Prieto and his colleagues in the Caribbean who are “studying how CO2, one of our largest industrial waste products, is impacting coral reefs”.
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CRTR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: EAST AFRICA
University of Dar Es Salaam, Institute of Marine Science (IMS), Zanzibar, Tanzania

The Institute of Marine Science (IMS) in Zanzibar is one of four Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management (CRTR) Program Centers of Excellence throughout the world.  Each Center aims to build the necessary scientific information for management and policy so that coral reef ecosystems, under threat from climate change and multiple human stresses, can be sustained for current and future generations. The Centers of Excellence also act as important bases for the CRTR Working Groups.

The Institute of Marine Science is the focus for coral reef research in Eastern Africa and is collaborating with CRTR Working Groups to build regional ability.  It is achieving this through graduate scholarships and training workshops which strengthen expertise in areas such as remote sensing analysis and modelling techniques, coral bleaching, restoration and remediation, and general coral reef and fish ecology.

The Institute of Marine Science is located in the heart of Stone Town, Zanzibar. The facility is equipped with laboratory facilities and office space and houses over 25 faculty and staff.

Local Research Priorities

  1. Investigations on coral settlement, recruitment, restoration and associated environmental factors
  2. Mapping and characterization of coral reefs and associated threats
  3. Information dissemination on coral reefs and indigenous knowledge

Reef and Research Information

The Centre of Excellence provides support to three postgraduate students and has hosted researchers from the Bleaching, Remote Sensing and Restoration & Remediation Working Groups.  The BWG assisted in assessing coral reef health in selected sites on the west and east coast of Unguja Island.   A GIS and Remote Sensing training workshop, supported by recently acquired Ikonos Satellite images for Unguja, has helped to update existing coral reef distribution maps and to describe in greater detail the health status of reefs. 
 
The CoE has assisted KICAMP and Kinondoni Municipal Council in mapping the location and status of coastal resources on the Dar es Salaam coast as well as developing a searchable database for use in decision making. 
 
The CoE reviewed coral reef monitoring programs in Tanzania, combining recent CRTR project data on coral health with that of previous coral reef monitoring, presenting this review at the Tanzania Marine Forum held in Dar es Salaam.
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  • Poster: CRTR Program Centres of Excellence [download]
  • Brochure: CRTR Program Summary [download]
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Chair: Dr. Alfonse Dubi
Institute of Marine Science
University of Dar Es Salaam
P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar
Tanzania
Ph : +255 24 2230741/ 2232128
Fax: +255 24 2233050
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