Workshop onboard RV Mtafiti
VLIZ and KMFRI are organizing a workshop onboard RV Mtafiti from 18 - 27 April 2016 in Mombasa, Kenya. The ambition is to jumpstart the deployment of RV Mtafiti and thereby the advancement of marine science in the WIO region. The workshop is sponsored by VLIR-UOS, VLIZ, KMFRI and IOC Africa.
The workshop includes classroom training as well as a hands-on experience on-board RV Mtafiti covering all aspects on how to operate and plan a scientific cruise, demonstrations of the use and maintenance of marine sampling equipment, oceanographic (biological, chemical and physical data) sampling applied to the local demands, data collection and data management.
