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SAIAB Annual Smith Memorial Lecture – ‘Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa | A Complete Guide’

SAIAB holds the Lecture in memory of JLB and Margaret Mary Smith to commemorate their legacy of discovery and research in Ichthyology and related fields. This year, we have invited former Director of SAIAB (1998 – 2011), Professor Paul Skelton...

October 10, 2024

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series presentation by Dinah Mukhari and Bantony Ziko

Thursday 10 October 2024, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApc-qppjoiEtOZKinul1SGGZzEzqwNVk67 Passcode: 607663 by Dinah Mukhari & Bantony Ziko PhD Candidates, NRF-SAIAB From chemistry to conservation: Using otoliths to track fish movements Otoliths are fish ear bones...

October 10, 2024

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Marine Research Exchange: NRF-SAIAB PhD researcher from South Africa at the University of Plymouth, England

By: Jabulani Ndaba (NRF-SAIAB PhD candidate) Jabulani Ndaba, a PhD student in the Coastal and Ocean Sciences Team (COST) at the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and registered at Rhodes University, recently completed a three-month collaborative research visit at...

October 8, 2024

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Eulogy for Dr. Leonard J.V. Compagno

By Dr. Dave Ebert (NRF-SAIAB Honorary Research Associate) Leonard J.V. Compagno passed away on 25 September 2024. Born in San Francisco, California, on 4 December 1943, he was a true Giant in the field of Shark, Ray, and Ghost Shark...

October 4, 2024

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NRF-SAIAB Hosts Training Course on “Best Practices in Aquatic Food Web Investigations”

The NRF-SAIAB recently held a training course titled “Best Practices in Aquatic Food Web Investigations: Stable Isotope and Fatty Acid Approaches.” The course was designed to equip participants with critical skills in defining sampling designs for food web studies, deciding...

September 16, 2024

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series presentation by Jody Oliver

Thursday 26 September 2024, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkdemprD4tE93bpIWY4JCVShNZLplaCxoK Passcode: 185590 By Jody Oliver AGRP Laboratory Technician & PhD Candidate, NRF-SAIAB Beyond the Surface: Using cutting-edge technology for marine exploration South Africa, renowned for its vibrant...

September 13, 2024

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Exploring the Future of Linefish: Insights from the 6th Southern African Marine Linefish Symposium

The 6th Southern African Marine Linefish Symposium (6SAMLS), held from 19 to 23 August 2024 at Mpekweni Beach Resort in the Eastern Cape, was a significant gathering that brought together Southern African linefish researchers and students, park managers, compliance officers...

September 5, 2024

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NRF-SAIAB’s Dr. Nompumelelo Baso Among Top 3 Finalists for Prestigious Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

Dr. Nompumelelo Baso, a postdoctoral researcher at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), has made it as one of the top three shortlisted candidates from 630 applicants for the 2024 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant (JWO Research Grant)....

August 29, 2024

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William Smith: The science educator who was larger than life

William Smith eulogy by Mike Bruton (23.08.24) The famous science educator, William Macdonald Smith, widely known as ‘South Africa’s favourite teacher, died in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday, 21st August 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Wiiliam was born to...

August 24, 2024

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series by Dr. Eleonora Puccinelli

Food Web Interactions in Marine Ecosystems: From Urban to Offshore Environments by Eleonora Puccinelli Principal Investigator, Department of Coastal Systems (COS),Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) Date: Thursday 29 August 2024, Time: 10:30 AM (SAST) Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room...

August 19, 2024

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