Dr. Jennifer O'Leary
@JeniOLeary
Marine research & management focused on East Africa & California. Marine Director WIO- Wildlife Conservation Society. Lead @SMARTseas MPA Network. Views=my own.
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Community tout operators, MPA staff, and WCS Tanzania bringing life back to Tanga Marine Reserves with new staff presence nearby and the reserves now demarcated thanks to support from BlueActionFund
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This office was built by WCS Tanzania for the Tanga Marine Reserves in Moa with support from BlueActionFund. The presence of the office has brought a team of Wardens and staff to the reserves area enhancing management and enforcement. Jean Mensa
I am looking for a PhD student in Coral Demography, contrasting tropical and subtropical reefs!!! Applications for the scholarship by 7 April 2024 - it is soon!!! with Josh Firth Rob Salguero-Gómez
findaphd.com/phds/project/a…
Join our team! We're hiring a full-time Research Assistant to help with our kelp restoration and blue carbon research in partnership with The Kelp Rescue Initiative and bluecarboncanada.ca Job ad posted here: juliakbaum.org/join-us Pls RT #ecosystemrestoration #naturalclimatesolutions
Today we inaugurated the ecotourism facilities and handed over the value chain equipment in Mkinga, Tanga. Thanks to BlueActionFund Bloomberg Philanthropies for helping us support these people and these ecosystems. Our commitment to the Pemba channel remains strong! #BahariNiUrithi
We are hiring a researcher assistant on a 6m contract on marine restoration projects. Excellent diving skills (ideally possession of advanced european scientific diving certificate) is requirement. Taxonomic experience may be added value. Contact me at [email protected]
At the onset of a frightening bleaching event, we presented baselines and workplan for the #BahariNiUrithi project to support EbA in Pemba. Coral cover is high (>20%) but fish biomass is low (<300kg/ha). The good news? >70% of communities support the new MCA!
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Seagrasses are critical to ecosystem health and #ClimateAction . They:
✅ Filter water for corals
✅ Provide fish nurseries
✅ Capture & store carbon
Find out more about their superpowers this #WorldSeagrassDay : un.org/en/observances…
In 2018, I had the opportunity to work with the people of Pemba to learn more about sea cucumbers and conservation challenges. Now, it's all about MPAs and strengthening the livelihoods of coastal communities.
#OceanOptimism