CORAL REEF TARGETED RESEARCH & CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MANAGEMENT
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE: EAST AFRICA

University of Dar Es Salaam, Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar, Tanzania
The Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, is one of four
Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management (CRTR)
Program Centres of Excellence (CoEs) throughout the world.

Centres of Excellence convene the CRTR Working Groups which form the
scientific basis of the Program. This ensures research can be discussed and
implemented with regional and local scientists, managers, NGOs and
stakeholders in a collaborative spirit.

GOAL
Build scientific capacity to inform management and policy, so that coral
reef ecosystems can be sustained for current and future generations.

OBJECTIVES
1. To provide technical support to CRTR Working Groups' research and
training activities.

2. To build regional capacity through:
· graduate scholarships
· training workshops on regionally emerging issues, and
· access to new expertise.

3. To undertake regionally relevant coral reef research such as the impacts
of coral bleaching, fisheries, and various environmental factors (nutrients,
sedimentation, primary productivity) to coral degradation and recovery
processes, and also facilitating coral reef information outreach and uptake in
the Eastern Africa region.

The Institute of Marine Sciences, the focus for coral reef research in Eastern
Africa, is located in the heart of Stone Town, Zanzibar, providing laboratory Coral reefs in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Top image is
facilities and office space for over 25 faculty and staff.
Porites cylindrica. Bottom image is Platygyra sp.
Local Research Priorities
· Investigations on coral replenishment processes (settlement,
recruitment, restoration), fisheries, associated environmental
factors (nutrients, sedimentation, primary productivity, ocean
currents) and isotope studies.
· Mapping and characterisation of coral reefs and associated
threats.
· Information dissemination on coral reef issues and indigenous
knowledge in reef management.

IMS researchers participate in several national and regional activi-
ties and projects relevant to the CRTR program, e.g. assessment,
monitoring and mapping of coastal habitats and resources in ma-
rine parks and reserves; development of coastal resource atlas
Most fisheries in Tanzania are artisanal on near-shore
and databases, e.g. Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam,
reefs (S Yahya)
etc.
The CRTR Project is a partnership of the Global Environ-
ment Facility, The World Bank, The University of Queensland
(UQ), US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and approximately 40 research organisations around the
world. The CoEs are E Africa (Institute of Marine Sciences,
Zanzibar, Tanzania); South-east Asia (Marine Science Insti-
tute, University of the Philippines); Meso-America/Western
Caribbean (Unidad Academica, Puerto Morelos, Universidad
University of Dar es Salaam
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico); and Australasia/South
Pacific (Centre for Marine Studies, UQ, Australia).
Institute of Marine Sciences

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