Using various methods including genetic analysis, color patterns, and physical characteristics, Yonela Sithole and research team discovered that what was previously considered a single species, (the Zambezi grunter), actually comprised multiple distinct species. Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists

Day 2 of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists 2023 congress with talks centered around the theme, 'Managing Aquatic Ecosystems in an Age of Climate Uncertainty'. We'll be profiling more of our researchers and their presentations. Link to Programme and Book of Abstracts: sasaqs.wixsite.com/sasaqs-2023/pr…

Prof Wynand Malherbe kicking off the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists conference for the NWU_WRG on the application of eDNA as a biodiversity monitoring tool. Nico J Smit Victor Wepener REFRESH Project NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management #SASAqS2023 #eDNA #aquatic_science

Looking forward to the next Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists #conference in 2024 as just announced at the 60th AGM!! City of Joburg More details to follow soon!

Dr Marliese Truter started day 2 of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists #conference with #parasiteconservation on threatened freshwater fishes in the Cape Fold Ecoregion. NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management REFRESH Project SAIAB Nico J Smit Kerry Hadfield Malherbe Albert Chakona #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science

Chelsea Withfield presented on the taxonomic perspective of the freshwater clam #Corbicula of South Africa Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists #conference. This project forms part of the REFRESH Project project. NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management National Research Foundation of South Africa Wynand Malherbe #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science

Another REFRESH Project project where Alicia Ungerer focussed on the revision and distribution of freshwater limpets #Burnupia sp. in South Africa Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists #conference. NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Wynand Malherbe Kerry Hadfield Malherbe #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science

Sone Janse van Rensburg presented on updated distribution of South African freshwater bivalves (Family: #Sphaeriidae) Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists. This is another great project on the REFRESH Project. NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Wynand Malherbe Lizaan de Necker National Research Foundation of South Africa #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science #conference

Dr Anja Erasmus, PhD 🇿🇦 proposing a user-friendly #parasite_database for collections on the REFRESH Project and other projects Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists. NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Nico J Smit Kerry Hadfield Malherbe Victor Wepener Marliese Truter Wynand Malherbe #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science #conference

#Congratulations to everyone! Your valuable insights and expertise will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the management of aquatic ecosystems in southern Africa, particularly in the face of climate uncertainty. Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists NWU_WRG #aquaticscientists #aquaticbiodiversity

I am proud and privileged to be part of this amazing REFRESH Project team. Nico J Smit Wynand Malherbe Albert Chakona National Research Foundation of South Africa FBIP #conference #networking #aquatic_science

Article Spotlight: Issue 1 for 2023, volume 48 Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.298… #chemicaltagging #otoliths #ringformation

There are many "why we should do" #ParasiteConservation papers, Now 🔥of the press the first "we are doing it" one!! Great work led by NWU_WRG , SAIAB & REFRESH Project Postdoc Marliese Truter . Funded by National Research Foundation of South Africa through FBIP sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📣📣📣 🔥#FishParasites matter!! #Threatened or #disappearing in #vulnerableecosystems with #endemic #hosts. 🔎 first study on #freshwaterfishes of #CapeFold and #conservation classification of a #FishParasite in South Africa: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22… #ParasiteConservation

Research led by NWU_WRG , SAIAB & REFRESH Project. Funded by National Research Foundation of South Africa through FBIP

🐟The REFRESH Project is super proud and celebrates the promotion of its Project PI, Dr Albert Chakona as the newly appointed Chief Scientist of SAIAB 🐟