Author: NRF-SAIAB
SAIAB Seminar: Dr Taryn Murray – Do Marine Protected Areas really protect mobile aquatic species?
Dr Taryn Murray (Instrument Scientist, NRF-SAIAB), will present: Do Marine Protected Areas really protect mobile aquatic species? Thursday 13 July 2023, 10.30am Zoom registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcOygrzssGt1_W96Z7PffBUaiWSo-6wIR#/registration See attached poster for more details.
From Seascapes to Sacred Traditions: MzanSea Film Shines Light on South Africa’s Deep Ocean Connections.
Joint press release – SANBI, SAHRA, NRF-SAIAB 8 June 2023 – This World Oceans Day we dive into South Africa’s coastal and marine heritage, through a film that recognises and surfaces the tangible and intangible connections of our people to...
MSc and PhD Project Opportunities at NRF-SAIAB
Projects with SAIAB’s Seascape Ecology Research Group Two MSc and one PhD projects are available for zoology and/or ichthyology students. These projects are available from 2024 with full running costs, but students will have to apply to the National Research...
SAIAB Seminar Series – Coming up on 8 June 2023
Using bioindicator organisms to understand chemical pollution in intertidal systems Presented by: Dr Nokubonga Mbandzi (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, SAIAB) Date: Thursday 8 June 2023, 10.30am (Johannesburg) Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclfuqgrTksGNx84Je1POoxdgkvcreMY_EC
Nursery role of red algae dominated reef in temperate Algoa Bay
By: Nicola James, Lucienne Human and Gavin Rishworth, SAIAB, SAEON Elwandle Node and Nelson Mandela University One of the most critical ecosystem functions provided by shallow coastal habitats is as nurseries for the juveniles of marine fish, many of which...
A REFRESHing journey to update knowledge on aquatic parasite species in South Africa
Authors: Marliese Truter, Anja Erasmus, Kerry Malherbe, Nico J SmitWater Research Group (WRG) Aquatic biodiversity of South Africa Did you know that South Africa is a megadiverse country that hosts a range of exceptionally diverse and endemic organisms? Despite having...
SAIAB researchers contribute to new series of Open Access journals by Cambridge University Press to address global challenges
Cambridge University Press (CUP) has announced a new series of Open Access journals that will address “global challenges by bringing together researchers across national and subject boundaries”. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-coastal-futures/information/about-this-journal is one three new open access journals launched...
Molecular biology training brings researchers from across the country together
SAIAB’s Yonela Sithole (middle) assisting UniZulu PhD Students, Sazi Nzama (left) and Lungelo Nsibande). By Andisile Klaas, (SAIAB Communications Intern) The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), in collaboration with DIPLOMICS, hosted a training workshop aimed at upskilling researchers...