OPONE

⚓ Inspired by Ancient Opōnē
🌊 Building Somalia’s Blue Future
🐟 Fisheries • 🔗 Value Chains
🤝 Coastal Communities •🌊 Ocean Stewardship •🧭 Ocean Intelligence

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌊 Somalia’s Blue Carbon Opportunity

Can coastal ecosystems strengthen climate resilience, fisheries and future finance?

Our September 2026 Maritime Brief — Edition 02 explores the opportunity, risks and next steps.

📖 Read here: https://t.co/Kal7Gvjevt

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌊 A strong Blue Economy needs strong partnerships.

At OPONE, we connect people, knowledge and markets to create opportunities for coastal communities and a more resilient ocean economy.

Meet Abdirashid Hassan Mohamed, our Partnership Lead.

#OPONE #BlueEconomy #somalia

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

Building on the East Marine Watch.

The #IGAD Agriculture and Environment Division and ICPAC is developing for the first time the climate early warning system for Blue Economy resources and services (Marine Watch).

The IGAD team is on a field mission in 3 pilot Member States (Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan) to undertake a needs assessment through the AfDB-supported BE Prosper Project.

#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[OPONE @opone_so]

@IGADsecretariat Thanks @IGADsecretariat for this great initiative to provide climate early warning services for blue economy resources in the region. We at OPONE, are already providing an Elnino forecasting product in Somali language to Somali fishermen to be prepared.

[OPONE @opone_so]

A short but important message for Somali fishermen.

El Niño 2026 may bring changing weather and sea conditions. Listen to this short audio message to learn what fishermen should watch for and how to stay safe at sea.

🌊 Stay informed. Stay safe.
OPONE — Our Ocean, Our Future

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌊 What is the Blue Economy?

It’s more than fishing. It connects fisheries, transport, tourism, energy, technology and conservation.

The bigger question is:

How can we create more value while keeping the ocean healthy?

People. Prosperity. Planet.

#BlueEconomy #OPONE #somalia

[Gerenuk @_Gerenuk]

I wasn’t wrong to narrow down Burgavo as my future beachfront home, InshaAllah. I believe it’s the most aesthetically beautiful location in all of Somalia.

Burgavo is just 70 km from Kiunga 🇰🇪, with a coastal road overlooking the sea all through the drive

[OPONE @opone_so]

OPONE joins the global celebration of World Tourism Day 2026. 🌊
This year’s theme highlights how digital intelligence and AI can reshape tourism. From Somalia’s coast, we see an opportunity to connect people, ocean and opportunity.
#WorldTourismDay2026 #OPONE #Somalia

[UNEP- Nairobi Convention @NCSecretariat]

🌊 The COP12 Side Events Schedule is LIVE!

Explore confirmed side events spanning #ProtectedAreas, #BlueEconomy, #MarinePollution, #BBNJ and more.

📅 6–9 Oct 2026 | 📍 Dar es Salaam 🇹🇿
View the schedule: https://t.co/V1JAylTsfb

#COP12 #NairobiConvention40 #OceanAction

[OPONE @opone_so]

Somalia’s coast may do more than feed us—it may help power us.
Solar, wind and ocean resources offer possibilities, but turning potential into projects needs better data, planning, regulation and investment intelligence. What should we study first?

#Somalia #BlueEconomy #OPONE

[Deeqa 🇸🇴 @Deee_luul]

Koyama Island, southern Somalia 🇸🇴

If you didn’t know, Somalia is one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

[OPONE @opone_so]

“We go to sea with uncertainty.” 🌊🐟

Curubo & Shangaani fishermen face shifting weather, costs & markets.

OPONE is listening & connecting traditional wisdom with ocean, climate & market insights to build a resilient blue economy in Somalia.

People | Ocean | Opportunity 🇸🇴

[OPONE @opone_so]

World Maritime Day 2026 🌊

“From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.”

For Somalia, our maritime future depends on turning policy into action, investment, skills, safer infrastructure and opportunities for coastal communities.

#WorldMaritimeDay #OPONE #Somalia

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌊 SOMALIA’S CORAL REEFS

Somalia has coral reefs—but how much do we know about them? Our new Ocean Insights editorial explores reefs, fisheries, coastal communities and the knowledge gaps shaping Somalia’s Blue Economy.

🔗Read: https://t.co/DEJlVSnAmp

#OPONE #CoralReefs

[OPONE @opone_so]

KNOW THE REEF BEFORE WE VALUE IT. 🌊

Somalia needs evidence:
🗺️ Map
📏 Measure
🔄 Monitor
🛡️ Protect
⚙️ Manage

Understand reefs, fish, communities & ecosystem connections before building Blue Economy opportunities around them.

📖 Full editorial soon: https://t.co/0udLAFt1hi

[OPONE @opone_so]

Curubo needs more than a place to land fish. It needs infrastructure that protects quality, improves handling, strengthens market access and gives fishermen a fairer opportunity to capture the value of their catch.

#OPONE #Fisheries #Somalia #Curubo #BlueEconomy

[راوية @Rawiyaah1]

This is a video that Saed Awaare made about the coastal area of Raas Binna in Rascaseyr region of Puntland.

[WIOMSA @wiomsa]

Save the Date | 2nd Seychelles Environmental Science Symposium 2027 🌊🇸🇨

The University of Seychelles, the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy and Natural Resources, and the Save Our Seas Foundation have announced the 2nd Seychelles Environmental Science Symposium.

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌍 World Cleanup Day 2026

What happens on land can eventually reach the sea. 🌊 Let’s keep our communities clean, protect our coasts, and safeguard the fisheries and ecosystems that depend on them.

Ocean stewardship starts on land.

#WorldCleanupDay #CleanCoasts #OPONE

[OPONE @opone_so]

🌊 THE BAJUNI OCEAN

Our series explores how people, fisheries, ecosystems, markets and knowledge connect across the Bajuni Archipelago—and what this means for Somalia’s Blue Economy.

Read the full Ocean Insights editorial
https://t.co/R8ibSFfwPa

#Bajuni #Somalia #OPONE