Southern African Marine Science Symposium

Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS)
20-24 June 2022 | Durban
#samss2022
Hosts: @UKZN Life Sciences & @KznSharks
on behalf of @SANCORcommunity

[Dr Adam Rees @AdamLikesTheSea]

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

[European Marine Board @EMarineBoard]

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: https://t.co/QTjN89ldQO

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

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

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How do faunal communities respond when trawl fishing is stopped?

Lara Atkinson @Saeonews

Brittle star impacted
Benthic communities structured by depth

#SAMSS2022

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

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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

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SA SR Whales are getting skinnier

Els Vermeulen @MRI_Whale_Unit

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“Otoliths are the blackbox on fish.”

Faye Brinkman @unam_na studied sardine otoliths to identify ecosystem shifts in the Benguela ecosystem

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

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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

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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

[Dr Jackie Raw @JackieRaw_]

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

[SAIAB @NRF_SAIAB]

@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

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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
https://t.co/rSMcVCiAwo

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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

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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.

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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

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Welcome to #SAMSS2022!

444 Abstract Submissions
72 Institutions
17 countries

#SouthernAfrican #MarineScience #Symposium
@NRF_News @dsigovza @UKZN @KznSharks

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#SAMSS2022 WORKSHOP: Next-generation sequencing applications in marine biology

24 June 2022 | Durban | 08h30 -12h30

https://t.co/gZLCLdViYm NextGenSequencing.pdf