by Rabia Mathakutha | Aug 20, 2025 | Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, Prince Edward Islands, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Uncategorized
Ever spotted a strange, lumpy creature on a South African beach and wondered what on earth it was? You might have just met an uninvited guest: a southern elephant seal. Southern elephant seals, scientifically known as Mirounga leonina, have a circumpolar distribution...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 30, 2025 | Antarctica, Data, DPS, Environment, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Southern Ocean, Workshops
In June 2025, Dr Anne Treasure, Manager of the Data, Products and Society (DPS) Integrated Facility (IF) of the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), attended the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jun 11, 2025 | Environment, LTO-Ocean, NRF-SAEON, SAPRI, Uncategorized
The Around Africa Expedition, led by global ocean exploration non-profit organisations OceanX and the newly established OceanQuest, is a pioneering collaborative expedition along the African coastline and an endorsed action programme of the United Nations Ocean Decade...
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...