e Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of Dar es Salaam together with Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), the University of Nairobi, the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), the Western Indian Ocean Mangrove Network (WIO-MN), Wetlands International, Annamalai University (India), Coastal Oceans Research and Development – Indian Ocean (CORDIO), IUCN ‘R