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Dr Saleh Yahya is a lecturer at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). He did his BSc. and MSc. at the University of Dar es Salaam and his PhD at Stockholm University, Sweden.  He has extensive research experience, with research interests including Coral Reef Ecology, Reef Fisheries, Fisheries Ecology.  He also has good international and regional collaborations. For example, he is the Country Coordinator for Zanzibar for the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), and sits on a number of regional Committees, such as member of the Regional Task Force, UNEP project on 'Implementing the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) from land-based sources and activities' (WIOSAP), member, Western Indian Ocean Marine Spatial Planning   Regional Technical Working Group. Saleh participates in national, regional and international research and is currently involved in five on-going projects. He has co-authored over 15 papers and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books, and is co-editor/co-author of 5 books (2 currently under review). Additionally, he is teaching undergraduate as well as post-graduate courses, and has supervised about 20 post-graduate students (MSc and Phd).

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University of Dar es Salaam, Institute of Marine Sciences, Buyu Campus, P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar, TANZANIA