BRIDGES
Research program
Fisheries and Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean
The south-west Indian Ocean is one of the world’s richest regions in terms of biodiversity, where small-scale fishing is key to the wellbeing and nutrition security of many communities.
But global pressures – climate change, growing global demand for natural resources, intensification of uses – are threatening ecosystems, and the human societies that depend on them.
This is the context for BRIDGES – Fisheries and Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean Research Program which aims to carry out ambitious collaborative research to bolster social and environmental resilience, and support a future generation of researchers and actors for the region.
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A program from 2023 to 2033
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study sites in the South-West Indian Ocean
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Ongoing calls
BRIDGES launches its call for thesis proposals for 2026!
Objective: to train a new generation of experts capable of understanding, managing, and transforming marine social-ecological systems in the southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO).
Future doctoral students will benefit from an integrated training program combining scientific training, personal development, and co-construction workshops.
📅 Deadline for submitting topics: February 13, 2026 (12:00 p.m., CET)
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