CSIR

Susan Taljaard

Current job title:

Principal Researcher

Institution(s) associated with the expert:

CSIR

I have been working in the field of Marine Water Quality and Estuarine Management for more than 30 years.

My key areas of expertise include:

Marine Spatial Planning of the Western Indian Ocean Blue Economy

Year Published:

2017

Author(s):

Nairobi Convention, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), CSIR

Geographical Information:

Western Indian Ocean

Type of content:

Publications and Reports

Given the coastal and environmental opportunities and challenge facing the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), it makes sense to better integrate existing legal and management tools, and look for creative and novel solutions to existing problems (UNEP-Nairobi Convention & WIOMSA 2015). Economic activities that takes place in the ocean space, receives goods and services from ocean activities and ocean activity (to the ocean) has been recognised as a major contributor to national economies (Park et al. 2014).