COVID-19 disruptions in ocean observations could threaten weather forecast and climate change predictions. This briefing note points out that there has been unprecedented disruptions in the ability to access the ocean from research vessels and some commercial vessels during the pandemic period. Interestingly, there has also been activity by the community to mitigate the impacts.

This article in the latest issue of ECO Magazine highlights the Western Indian Ocean Global Coral Monitoring Network (GCRMN) coral reef network’s efforts to share and report on coral data as an essential part of motivating action to save coral reefs. It discusses how collaborative data aggregation initiatives are helping to support critical research to inform management of coral reefs at the local to global scales.

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is looking for a Project Management Assistant to provide support in tasks related to the implementation of the SIDA funded partnership project between the Nairobi Convention and SWIOFC.