By Siyanda Mzini (DSI-HSRC/NRF-SAIAB Intern) As the world celebrates Global Recycling Day on the 18th of March 2024, under the theme ‘Recycling Heroes’, we focus our attention to NRF-SAIAB Senior Scientist and Environmental Ambassador, Professor Francesca Porri, whose commitment and...

-By Xiluva Mathebula (Groen Sebenza/NRF-SAIAB Research Intern) Importance of the Kowie River The Kowie River is situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, flowing from Grahamstown to its outlet in the Indian Ocean at Port Alfred. The Kowie...

Calling all marine and estuarine linefish researchers! Don’t miss the 6th Southern African Marine Linefish Symposium, taking place in the Eastern Cape, Mpekweni Beach Resort from 19-23 August 2024. With a theme of “Fish, Fishers and the Future”, this symposium...

– Lucky Dlamini (NRF-SAIAB Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager) Published in September 2022, the five-volume Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean (CFWIO) publication is a monumental achievement by the NRF- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB). It serves...

By Jabulani Ndaba and Nobuhle Mpanza (NRF-SAIAB PhD Research Students) For years, African indigenous knowledge has often been marginalised in community-scientific based research, leading to the enforcement of policies and practices onto local communities without initial consultations and involvement in...

– Lucky Dlamini (NRF-SAIAB Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager) In a fusion of science and art, the Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project in South Africa is pioneering novel approaches to address coastal challenges. Drawing from...

NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2024 This talk is now available on the SAIAB YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ZS1xbKV3Cvs Date: Thursday 22 February 2024, 10.30am (SAST) Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocOCppzgiGtWOBM-FP4x8Ai5gyQ4o3yci Passcode: 077041 Prof Julie Coetzee (DSI/NRF-SAIAB Research Chair in Biological Control and Freshwater Alien...