Why the SAIAB Featured Research
Stimulate Communication
Promote Infomation Exchange
Highlight Research Insights
The SAIAB Featured Research describes research outputs by our postgraduate students, postdocs, and researchers, with the aim of stimulating communication and promoting the exchange of information on regional, national and international developments in aquatic biodiversity and ichthyology research. The Featured Research is also an extension of the SAIAB Seminar Series platform which profiles the research of our seminar series presenters and is an opportunity for the presenters to advocate for their science, highlight the expected impacts, and to introduce the research team behind the projects in the form of an accessible news story for the general public.
A REFRESHing journey to update knowledge on aquatic parasite species in South Africa
May 1, 2023Authors: 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
May 1, 2023Cambridge 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...
Dedicated cruise deepens offshore research capacity in South Africa – Joint Press Release
May 1, 2023Joint press release – SANBI, SAIAB, UCT, and the One Ocean Hub 29 March 2023 – A diverse team of scientists have returned from a month offshore in a groundbreaking expedition that advanced the capacity, technology, and multidisciplinary knowledge for...
Joint Press Release Update: SAIAB supports deep-sea cruise to deepen offshore research capacity in South Africa (3 March)
March 2, 2023For release Friday 3 March Joint press release – SANBI, SAIAB, UCT, and the One Ocean Hub 3 March 2023 – History has been made during a research expedition currently underway involving a rich representation of young researchers. This cruise...
Press Release Update: SAIAB supported deep-sea cruise deepens offshore research capacity in South Africa (2 March)
March 2, 2023For immediate release Joint press release – SANBI, SAIAB and the One Ocean Hub 2 March 2023 – A team of emerging researchers has been conducting an offshore multi-disciplinary research expedition with the aim of fostering local and regional capacity...
Joint Press Release 14 February: Dedicated cruise deepens offshore research capacity in South Africa (14 February)
February 27, 2023Joint press release – SANBI, NRF-SAIAB, UCT and Strathclyde University /One Ocean Hub Dedicated cruise deepens offshore research capacity in South Africa 14 February 2023 – This week, a team of marine scientists will embark on a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary offshore...
Study Underway to Determine Spread of Invasive Alien Nile Tilapia; A Major Threat to South Africa’s Biodiversity
October 31, 2022A collaborative project between the NRF-SAIAB, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) is underway to determine the current extent of the spread of the invasive alien Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)...
Identifying the diversity of the southern Africa lampeye fishes (Lacustricola)
October 31, 2022Description of Resarch Work The current research on the southern African lampeye fishes is an extension of previous research carried with the family Procatopodidae during Dr Pedro Bragança (SAIAB Postdoctoral Researcher)’s PhD studies. In this research Dr Bragança reveals for...
Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean 5-Volume Publication
October 31, 2022NRF-SAIAB hosted the official online book launch of the digital version of the 5-Volume Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean at its annual Smith Memorial Lecture on 29 September 2022, attracting an audience of 120 participants globally. Coastal Fishes...