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From Behind the Shelves to Being Honoured in Species Discovery: Vuyani Hanisi, NRF-SAIAB Collections Assistant

After 17 years of dedicated service to the National Fish Collection, Vuyani Hanisi, Collections Assistant at the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), has received an extraordinary honour: a newly discovered fish species has been named after him —...

June 27, 2025

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A Race Against Invasion: Exploring the Hidden Life of Kruger’s Rivers

By: Drs. Nompumelelo Baso-Mdiza, Dumisani Khosa and Josie South In May 2025, a diverse team of researchers embarked on a two-week expedition to the Kruger National Park (KNP), one of South Africa’s most iconic conservation areas. Their mission: to explore...

June 26, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 26 June 2025, 10:30am (SAST) Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/7AGDewwrTLO2L1rMqSk0Aw Passcode: 573053 Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room by Dr Taryn Murray ATAP Instrument Scientist, NRF-SAIAB Ontogenetic Range Expansion: The Growth of a Regional Acoustic Telemetry Array in the Southwest Indian Ocean...

June 18, 2025

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Workshop on Biodiversity Status & Future Research Needs – 11 June 2025

📅 Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025🕘 Time: 10:00 AM (SAST)💻 Location: Hybrid Online via Zoom and in-person at the NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room (Somerset Street, Makhanda)📌 Hosted by: NRF-SAIAB & Water Research Commission (WRC)🔗 Register Here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/FeMcJVC_SdG4HJJGI7t4cw The South African Institute...

June 4, 2025

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Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries in South Africa

May 28, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Climate Change and the Sustainable Ocean Economy

Objective – A briefing note aims to provide a concise outcome based synopsis of recent research or expert opinion that may inform decision making and activities by authorities, NGOs and NPOs. The briefing note series complements the academic peer reviewed...

May 28, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Monitoring Coastal pH Variability and the Impacts of Future Ocean Acidification on Coastal Species

May 28, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Climate Change Impacts on South Africa’s Coastal and Estuarine Fish

May 28, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Wednesday 4 June 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hnJ370yxR6iUP0z28Ew4YA Passcode: 255283 by Dr Nokubonga Mbandzi-Phorego Postdoctoral Researcher, NRF-SAIAB Ecological risk assessment of metal pollution in shellfish along the south coast of South Africa: implications for healthy and sustainable coastal...

May 28, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 22 May 2025, 10:30AM (SAST) Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/_nFt7FePS02nYOe4iekeYA Passcode: 012307 by Cornel-Mari du Preez NYS Research Intern, NRF-SAIAB Microplastics Associated with Shoreline Marine Organisms at Nature’s Valley in South Africa Join Cornel-Mari du Preez...

May 15, 2025

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