by Rabia Mathakutha | Apr 30, 2025 | Data, Environment, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, SAPRI, Uncategorized
Where have South Africa’s white sharks gone? And where do they go when orcas move in? These are two of the most frequent and pressing questions we’re asked following the dramatic and well-documented disappearance of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jan 31, 2025 | Conference, DPS, Environment, Lecture/Seminar, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, SANAP, Workshop/Training
The Marine and Coastal Educators Network (MCEN) hosted its 24th annual national conference from 19-24 January 2025 in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. As a coordinating body within the South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR) and funded by the National...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Sep 18, 2024 | Environment, LTO-Ocean, SAPRI, Uncategorized
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini and Elwandle Nodes have joined forces on a new project of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) to investigate the role of the Agulhas Current in the coastal environment. The project is...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 4, 2024 | Announcements, Antarctica, Environment, Jobs, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), a research platform funded by the Department of Science and innovation (DSI) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF), requires the services of a suitably qualified individual to be responsible...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jun 20, 2024 | Announcements, Antarctica, Jobs, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, SAPRI, Southern Ocean
This position is supported by the Department of Science and Innovation’s South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) programme and will be based in Cape Town. As per job advertisement: Key Responsibilities: The planning and execution of voyage scientific...