Southern African Marine Science Symposium

New paper 🔔 📖 Output from the computer vision workshop held during @samss2022. Looking to bring together all things AI and computer vision used in marine research around South Africa - in a coordinated manner 💻 led by @mmustelus @SANCORcommunity #samss2022 @AnchorEnviro

Last week to apply for our #EMBracingtheOcean #UNOceanDecade artist-in-residence programme for 2023–2024, deadline 20 February ! Grants of €10,000 available for creative individuals and groups 🌍 to co-create artwork with #Ocean scientists 🌊. More info: marineboard.eu/call-embracing…

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Southern African Marine Science Symposium #SAMSS2022!

A big thank you to the Local Organising Committee at @UKZN and @KznSharks for a wonderful conference! #SAMSS2022

How do faunal communities respond when trawl fishing is stopped? Lara Atkinson @Saeonews Brittle star impacted Benthic communities structured by depth #SAMSS2022

Drs Moagabo Ragoasha and Mhlangabezi Mdutyana share their unique stories, experiences opportunities and challenges as early career scientists #SAMSS2022

The post-whaling recovery of the South African population of southern right whales has been monitored over the last 42 years, using annual photo-identification aerial surveys. The largest dataset of its kind! Els Vermeulen @MRI_Whale_Unit #SAMSS2022

SA SR Whales are getting skinnier Els Vermeulen @MRI_Whale_Unit #SAMSS2022

“Otoliths are the blackbox on fish.” Faye Brinkman @unam_na studied sardine otoliths to identify ecosystem shifts in the Benguela ecosystem #SAMSS2022

Climate change (sea surface temperature and ocean acidification) and shipping are the biggest threats to cetaceans in the South African EEZ - Fannie Shabangu @environmentza #SAMSS2022

Lorraine Shuttleworth @MRI_Whale_Unit investigated links between the foraging ecology and reproduction of southern right whales. SA coastline is calving and nursery ground. #SAMSS2022

Kirti Gihwala @AnchorEnviro quantified the impacts of offshore diamond recovery operations on the benthic environment and associated macrofaunal communities in a diamond concession area offshore of the west coast of southern Africa #SAMSS2022

Tuesday poster session. Anesu Machite presents his research on #mangroves in the Eastern Cape. An important study to update records on this ecosystem at the African continental range limit #SAMSS2022

@NRF_SAIAB PhD student Samantha Ockhuis presenting: "A Temporal Comparison of Genetic Diversity In The Slinger Chrysoblephus Puniceus Along The East Coast of South Africa" @ACEP_ZA @RhodesResearch @saambr @NRF_News #SAMSS2022 #marinescience #marineresearch #genetics

Free public lecture @SAMSS today! "Oceans of Plastic" By Prof Peter Ryan Director of the @Fitztitute FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town Venue: Tugela Room, Maharani Hotel, Durban Time: 18h00-19h00 sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/Ocea…

Plenary speaker, Prof Astrid Jarre took us on a voyage into inter- and transdisciplinary fisheries research. Showed the making of “As die See Byt”. #SAMSS2022

Tracy Klarenbeek @NRF_News discusses the role of the NRF and DSI, Marine and Antarctic Research Strategy, the African Roadmap in the Ocean Decade #SAMSS2022. Full details on opportunities for ECRs at info session on Thursday.

Opening address by the Honourable Ms Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in support of marine research with sister departments and higher education institutions @environmentza #SAMSS2022

Welcome to #SAMSS2022! 444 Abstract Submissions 72 Institutions 17 countries #SouthernAfrican #MarineScience #Symposium @NRF_News @dsigovza @UKZN @KznSharks

#SAMSS2022 WORKSHOP: Next-generation sequencing applications in marine biology 24 June 2022 | Durban | 08h30 -12h30 sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/SAMS… NextGenSequencing.pdf