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Seascapes researchers and postgraduate students. Back row from left: Melissa Pollard, Thembani Mkhize, Dr Gavin Rishworth, Dr Carla Edworthy, Lutholwethu Mabaleka. Front row from left: Ruth Matthews, Prof. Nikki James, Sivuyisiwe Cweba, Dr Phakama Nodo, Abigail Naicker
PhD student, Thembani Mkhize visiting the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences with collaborators Dr Charlotte Berkstrom (left) and Dr Yvette Heimbrand (right).
Seascapes researchers and students attend the 6th South African Marine Linefish Symposium. Back from left: Dr Carla Edworthy, Prof. Nikki James, Dr Amber-Robyn Childs, Dr Phakama Nodo, Dr Anthony Bernard. Front row from left: Dr Taryn Murray, Melissa Pollard
PhD student, Thembani Mkhize enjoying the snow on a recent research exchange to Sweden.
Artifical spawning of Cape sea urchin in the laboratory for Aphiwe Sandi's BSc Honours project looking at the impacts of ocean acidification on larval development.
Seascapes researchers Dr Carla Edworthy, Dr Phakama Nodo and Prof. Nikki James (from left) attending the International Marine Conservation Congress hosted in Cape Town.
Seascapes researchers and students enjoying a sunny fieldwork day From left: Dr Phakama Nodo, Thembani Mkhize, Prof. Nikki James, Ruth Matthews
Seascapes PI Dr Carla Edworthy presenting at the Nelson Mandela Research Week hosted at the Ocean Science Campus in 2024
Experimental set-up in the Seascapes Aquarium room on the Ocean Science Campus at Nelson Mandela University
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All female Rhodes Universirty PhD graduate cohort (2020 - 2022) from the Seascapes Research Group.
Seascapes researchers attending the ECSA59 conference in San Sebastian, Spain in September 2022.
Seascapes and SAIAB researchers attending the WIOMSA symposium hosted in Gqeberha in October 2022.
Seascapes PI, Prof. Nikki James, presenting and overview of the group's research at the South African Marine Science Symposium held in Durban in June 2022.
Juvenile blacktail (Diplodus capensis) with a surgically implanted mini acoustic transmitter for a study at "flatrocks" in Algoa Bay.
Collecting seawater samples for pH and total alkalinity determination along the beaches of Algoa Bay.
Intertidal macroalgae exposed during low tide at the "flatrocks" site in Algoa Bay.
Seascapes co-investigator Dr Amber-Robyn Childs performing surgery to implant an acoustic tag in a juvenile blacktail (Diplodus capensis).
Larval blacktail, Diplodus capensis, housed in a custom built respirometry chamber for metabolic measurements.
Seascapes team respond to a mass fish kill resulting from sudden changes in seawater temperature on the outskirts of Algoa Bay (in full office attire). From left: Dr Phakama Nodo, Prof Nikki James, Dr Carla Edworthy.
Seascapes postdoc Dr Carla Edworthy preparing to deploy sensors to monitor pH and temperature at the "flat rocks" study site in Algoa Bay.
Snapshot from Dr Phakama Nodo's video footage captured by mini-RUV's deployed at the "flat rocks" study site in Algoa Bay.