There are, however, a number of additional strategies that would strengthen the link between science and marine and coastal management. These could identify, review and synthesise all available scientific information relevant for a particular policy or management issue and effectively interact with decision-makers. There are successful cases in the WIO that will yield useful lessons such as the Rodrigues octopus fisheries project (Yvergniaux, undated) and the MASMA-funded project “Developing a model for strategic adaptive management of MPAs in the Western Indian Ocean” (O’Leary and Tuda 2015). Such efforts have aimed at improving their understanding of processes in, and the value of, coastal and marine environments.