09 / 06 / 2016
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Foto: Shibata Masakazu (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Quite often you hear that we know more about the moon than about our ocean. It is undisputed that the knowledge about the vast Indian Ocean basin is still a lot lower than average. With the organization of the second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE2), a major multi-year concerted action of several countries from the region, and with the participation of experts from the IOC/UNESCO network, an attempt is made to change something here.
In honor of World Ocean Day June 8, IOC/UNESCO launched a documentary of 12 minutes highlighting the commitment of Kenya to the second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE2). The video shows how important the ocean (and knowledge about it) is for life on Earth, as well as the close cooperation between the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI).
With the financial support of South-South action of VLIR-UOS, the two scientific institutes organized a workshop in April 2016 for the crew of the research vessel Mtafiti and scientists from the Western Indian Ocean region (WIO) preparing them for the oceanographic research that will be conducted within the framework of IIOE2. For VLIZ were present as trainers: Klaas Deneudt, Tjess Hernandez, Andre Cattrijsse and Delphine Vanhaecke. You can see them appearing here and there in the video.