Interested to work on a postdoctoral project on fish parasites? Excellent opportunity offered by David W. Thieltges Rachel Paterson Juan A. Balbuena the position is part of the EU funded project IMPACT with partners from 7 countries. Looking forward to welcoming you in our consortium!

Excited for today's #SAIABStudentSymposium2023 !

MSc students Chandra le Roux Tshenolo_Masilo and PhD candidate Nichole Donough will represent NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management
NWU_WRG REFRESH Project SAIAB

Join here for talks on South Africa's aqautic life:
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New monogenean things! Great scientists & people!

An honor to share this event with iconic contributors and advocates for our tiny creatures!

#monogenea #monophisthocotylea #polyophisthocotylea #tinywonders #ISM9india #symposiumtime #reflection

Calling all 2nd, 3rd year and postgraduate students! The SAIAB Summer School is now accepting applications for a fantastic opportunity to learn more about aquatic biodiversity. The closing date is 13 October 2023. For more details, visit the link below.
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MSc student Tshenolo Masilo presented her poster on the parasites of the large-scale yellowfish #PARSA2023 #WRG

Honours student Jodi Gallop with her poster on helminth diversity in an estuarine fish #PARSA2023 #WRG #ESFP616

PhD student Rodrigo Narciso sharing his work on copepods #PARSA2023

MSc student Chandra le Roux sharing her work on trypanosomes from South Africa

A lovely #PotchFishDay hosted by NWU_WRG! Teaching our youth about the importance of #LifeBelowWater

#fish #parasites #foodwebs #pollutionprevention #lifecycles #schoolingbehaviour #sight #microscopes #realfish #fish diet #habitat #creativescience #communityoutreach

We are soooo excited for this year's SAIAB Student Symposium. Not only do the students get a chance to share their exciting research, but this year's venue will give them more of a conference experince!
#marinescience #SouthAfrica

Enroute to the coast of Namibia for the NWU_WRG first marine sampling in this beautiful country. The 1800 km drive took as through Botswana. Here sunset in Botswana last night and sunrise this morning in Namibia. Experience Africa while #FishingForScience 🎣🐠 - Victor Wepener

What a #tryp ! The fishing team provided us with some great host diversity 🦈🐟

A really awsum week for some their first parasitological #fishtryp

Chandra le Roux Angela Minnie Adri Joubert Anja Erasmus, PhD 🇿🇦

#tryp anosoma #bloodparasites

SAIAB contributes to the management of aquatic ecosystems in an age of climate uncertainty – Highlights from the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists Conference
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Interested in #ParasiteConservation ? Then this OA paper is for you!! In our 🔥 of the press review, Alan Lymbery and I ask (and answer) critical questions in moving forward with the conservation of parasites. Enjoy! ⁦Aust Soc for Para⁩ ⁦NWU_WRG⁩ ⁦ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Conservation of parasites: A primer sciencedirect.com/science/articl…?
The lead article in a new Special Issue in #IJPPAW
If you would like to submit to this important SI, details: sciencedirect.com/journal/intern…
#openaccess Nico J Smit #ecology

Interesting discussion in today's NWU_WRG #ParasiteJournalClub on the application of AI in parasite detection. Any thoughts?

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#freshwater #marine #fish #parasitology #disruptivescience

Making our ⁦NWU_WRG⁩ voices heard ⁦Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists⁩ conference in Somerset West. Eighteen presentations in the three days.

SAIAB based Groen-Sebenza Intern, Nkululeko Zuma, presented results from the work conducted by the REFRESH Project Project team: ‘Genetic diversity, biogeography and taxonomic status of Labeo molybdinus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes).’

#SASAqS2023