by Ria Olivier | Nov 14, 2024 | Announcement
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998
(ACT NO. 18 OF 1998)
INVITATION FOR NOMINATIONS OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE CONSULTATIVE ADVISORY FORUM FOR
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN TERMS OF SECTION 5 OF THE MARINE LIVING
RESOURCES ACT, 1998
The functions of the Forum, once established, are to advise the Minister on any matter referred to it by the Minister, and in particular on:
The management and development of the fishing industry, including issues relating to the total allowable
catch;
Marine living resources management and related legislation’
The establishment and amendment of operational management procedures, including management plans;
Recommendations and directives on areas of research, including multidisciplinary research;
The allocation of money from the Fund;
The objectives and principles referred to in section 2 of the MLRA that in the opinion of the Forum should be
brought to the attention of the Minister.
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The Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998 intends:
- to provide for the conservation of the marine ecosystem, the long-term sustainable utilisation of marine living resources and the orderly access to exploitation, utilisation and protection of certain marine living resources; and
- for these purposes to provide for the exercise of control over marine living resources in a fair and equitable manner to the benefit of all the citizens of South Africa; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Marine Living Resources Act – Click Here
Marine living resources are the organisms that live in the ocean and seas, and include everything from microscopic bacteria to large mammals and fish. They are a vital part of the ocean’s biological component
Photo Credit: Tavis Dalton and Sean Evans
by Ria Olivier | Oct 21, 2024 | Announcement, Antarctica, Research
You are invited to participate in an online mini symposium on Quaternary (including Holocene!) climate and environmental change in the Southern Hemisphere. This is an initiative by the WiSH (Warm Intervals in the Southern Hemisphere) group, an INQUA funded project. Whether your field is in archaeology, palaeontology, mathematics, palaeoclimate… or you are into developing new methods and techniques in modelling, multi-proxy dating etc., we would like to hear from you! 
The aim is to share recent research results and ideas related to Southern Hemisphere climatic and environmental change and variability, in particular during the late Pleistocene and Holocene, and in a range of environmental contexts. We especially encourage postgraduate students to attend and present! We have coordinated meetings for each Southern Hemisphere region, as follows, depending on where you work (not where you are based):
- South American research community: 4 February 2025 (~9am-3pm Santiago, Chile, UTC-3), online, free of charge!
- Southern African research community: 5 February 2025 (~9am-3pm, Johannesburg, South Africa, UTC+2), online, free of charge!
- New Zealand and Australian research community: 6-8 February 2025, University of Canterbury Cass field station, in person, small charge applies.
In all instances, more information will follow.
To participate by presenting, please submit your abstract by 6 December 2024 using the template (click here to download) to the relevant regional contact below. Submissions can be made to:
If you would like to attend but not participate by presenting, this is absolutely fine, we will be sending meeting links for the S Am/SA online elements, but please indicate your intentions by just dropping an email to the relevant person. Feel free to contact us for any queries.
WiSH Steering Committee contact details:
South America:
Southern Africa:
Australasia:
by Ria Olivier | Oct 15, 2024 | Announcement, APECSSA
Invitation to the third lecture in our 2024 Lecture Series. In this session, we will explore the development and communication of your personal brand, highlighting its critical importance for postgraduate students entering the competitive job market (more details below). The lecture will take place via Zoom (please note that the session will be recorded) and anyone interested in attending should please register via the link below. Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 Time: Starts at 15:00 (GMT+2) Title: Personal Branding & CV Fundamentals Speaker: Annabel Eggeling (Leading Trends in People Management – Wits Business School 2010) Zoom registration link: https://eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PzOKgJwLReWQJg7kYNRH0w
Description: This presentation explores the development and communication of your personal brand, emphasizing its critical importance for postgraduate students entering the competitive job market. In an era where AI and matching algorithms now play a pivotal role in CV selection, it’s essential to master the art of crafting a CV that makes it to the “short-list”. We will discuss strategies for optimizing your CV to stand out in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), including best practices for format and content. This session will also serve as a foundation for preparing for interviews, ensuring you are well-equipped to showcase your skills and experience effectively.
Bio: Annabel, who recently retired after a distinguished 30-year career with Accenture, brings a wealth of experience from her roles in Human Resources and Talent Supply Chain. Her career spanned multiple locations, including Johannesburg, Qatar, and Cape Town, where she led recruitment teams and interviewed candidates ranging from recent postgraduates to Managing Directors. Now retired from the corporate world, Annabel shares her expertise through various forums like SEAmester and APECS. In addition to offering literacy support to young students and raising guide dogs, she engages in knitting, crocheting for charitable organizations, and enjoys a range of personal interests such as hiking, swimming, and crafting.
If you have any questions or need further information, visit our website or contact apecssa@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
Best regards,
APECS South Africa National Committee
by Ria Olivier | Oct 11, 2024 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, News, Overwintering Team, Research, SANAP, Science, Southern Ocean, Stations, sub-Antarctic, Team member
The following positions are available on the sub-Antarctic, Marion Island for the overwintering period (April 2025 to May 2026)
Environmental Officer Assistant Environmental Officer
Communications Engineer Diesel Mechanic Electrical Engineer Medical Orderly
Senior Meteorological Technician Assistant Meteorological Technician
2 X Field Assistants – Sea Birds
Closing Date: 28 OCTOBER
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by Ria Olivier | Oct 10, 2024 | Announcement, Antarctica, Arts, Humanities, Research, SANAP, SANAP Student
South Africa has long had an Antarctic research programme, including a base on the Antarctic continent and a polar vessel. It is the only African country with these facilities and uniquely an early signatory to the Antarctic Treaty System which governs the southern continent. Other countries with Antarctic science programmes—including the US, Australia, and the UK—have Artists and Writers Programmes (AWPs) which include artists, writers and scholars in their scientific programmes. We are piloting a similar programme for South Africa.
The project works together with scientific research but is focused on approaching the relationship between Africa and Antarctica from a different lens: creative, critical, historical, futurist; focused on questions of aesthetics, ethics, value, storytelling; and with the explicit intention to transform Antarctic participation in relation to race, class and gender.
This project aims to plan and pilot a South African Antarctic Artists and Writers Programme (AWP), and in so doing to improve public engagement with South African Antarctic involvement through arts production and humanities research. Arts production will be supported by giving artists and writers a formal structure through which access the Antarctic and subantarctic regions, through exhibitions of their work, and through promotion by public events, publication and/or online platforms. Humanities research will provide the context, background, and cultural histories to develop and deepen both arts production and public engagement
Disciplines include: English, Fine Art, Creative Writing, History, Geography, Psychology, Anthropology, Science Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Music, Dramatic Arts, and related disciplines.
Residency call 2024-2025
Calling artists and writers for a residency on, or about, the sea. The residency offers a 1-3 month immersive experience spending time at sea on a research vessel (the S.A. Agulhas II) or in a polar science lab, with a view to producing an artwork or publication. This residency is part of a pilot project that aims to bring Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic Islands and the Southern Ocean closer to a South African audience through the production of creative works.
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CLOSING DATE: 31 October 2024
by Ria Olivier | Sep 17, 2024 | Announcement, Marion Island, Newsletters>Marion Island Newsletters
In this Issue of the Marion 81 Newsletter
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- A message from the Team Leader.
“It’s a great honour and privilege to be M81 Team Leader. We are done with the first quarter of our expedition and so far everyone is doing well …… I want to express my gratitude to all those who are cheering us on in this journey; our families, our colleagues and our friends back home. It is not an easy journey but it is a rare and beautiful experience. With courage and determination we will continue and we will finish stronger than we started. “ Read more in the newsletter
- In a nutshell.
- An ode to Duct Tape.
- Meet the team.
- A true endemic – Marion’s flightless moth.
- How many people does it take to change a heater?
- A killer-whaler’s magical world.
- Explo Roundy! A new word for Island or Round Island exploration!
- A birder’s introduction.
- The ESSENTIAL guide to escaping a mire.
- World Albatross Day.
- An Over-island Tale.
- Lastly… a weather update by SAWS.
Read the answers by team members to the following:
Why did you come to Marion?- Best thing about Marion?
- What do you miss the most?
- Worst thing about Marion?
- What do you wish you had brought?
- What is the best food here?
- What food do you miss?
Weather on Marion Island
