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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 responsible for collecting...
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 headed by Dr Tamaryn Morris...
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 together over 1300 delegates from around the globe...
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 under SAPRI. This work...
