Publications

Publications and Outreach

Sea PoWer’s work is informed by science and reciprocally we contribute to scientific knowledge by publishing our advances in the academic and wider literature.

Our scientific publications and reports include:

Brugere, C., Msuya, F.E., Jiddawi, N., Nyonje, B. and Maly, R. (2020) Can innovation empower? Reflections on the introduction of tubular nets to women seaweed farmers in Zanzibar. Gender, Technology and Development, DOI: 10.1080/09718524.2019.1695307

Yahya, B., Yahya, S., Mmochi, A. and Jiddawi, N. (2020) Comparison of seaweed growth, fish abundance and diversity in deep water floating raft with tubular nets and shallow water off-bottom lines seaweed farms. Tanzania Journal of Science, 46(3): 840-850.

Yahya, B., Yahya, S., Mmochi, A. and Jiddawi, N. (2020) The trophic structure of fish in seaweed farms, and adjacent seagrass and coral habitats in Zanzibar, Tanzania. WIO Journal of Marine Science, 19(2): 17-27.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v19i2.2

Sea PoWer featured as an example of good practice in the report of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) on Gender Dimensions of Ocean Risks and Resilience in SIDS and LDCs (2021)

https://oceanrisk.earth

de Jong Cleyndert, G., Newman, R., Brugere, C., Cuni-Sanchez, A. and Marchant, R. (2020) Adaptation of seaweed farmers in Zanzibar to the impacts of climate change. In: Leal Filho, W., Oguge, N., Ayal, D., Adelake, L., da Silva, I. (eds) African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer, pp.1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8_54-1

Brugere, C., Msuya, F.E., Jiddawi, N., Nyonje, B. and Maly, R. (2019) The introduction of an improved seaweed farming technology for women’s empowerment, livelihoods and environmental protection. Report of activities 2016-2018. Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34671.69280

MEDIA AND PRESS

Sea PoWer has featured in numerous TV news programmes and documentaries, as well as press articles.

Here are a few examples:

Documentaries and films

IUCN Film, A Common Challenge: Aquaculture and Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, by Manaia Production and the Agence Française de Développement.

Panorama Solutions, Sea PoWer – An innovative seaweed farming technology to empower women, Solutions for a Health Planet.

TV

CBS News, Climate Change eroding women’s status in Zanzibar, By Haley Joelle OTT, supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

BBC News, World Service, Seaweed, Sex and Liberation, by Lucy Ash. BBC’s documentary about how women from Zanzibar are using the Sea PoWer solution to fight for their livelihoods and empowerment.

ABC News, Seaweed fishing in Zanzibar, by Geraldine Doogue.