by Rabia Mathakutha | Sep 25, 2024 | Environment, Jobs, LTO-Land, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic, Uncategorized
Applications open for: Overwintering Birder (2x positions) Overwintering Sealer (2x positions) The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node, based in Cape Town, Western Cape, requires the services of 2 suitably qualified individuals to be...
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 | Sep 3, 2024 | Antarctica, Conference, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic
The 11th Open Science Conference of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) was held from the 19th to the 23rd of August 2024, in Pucón, Chile. This year’s conference, themed ‘Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope,’ brought...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 4, 2024 | Announcements, Antarctica, Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic
The South African Polar Research Infrastructure’s (SAPRI) first team of Marion Island overwinterers was appointed in March 2024. The team comprises marine mammal and seabird field researchers as part of the Marion Island Top Predator Long-Term Observations being run...
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...