SANCOR Newsletter Issue #171: September 2002
SANCOR NOTICE BOARD
POGO SCOR Fellowship
The SANCOR Community would like to congratulate Mathieu Rouault (University of Cape Town – Oceanography Department) for receiving a position from the POGO SCOR Fellowship to participate in the PIRATA Program on the French Cruise in the Tropical Atlantic. As part of the cruise, Mathieu will be trained in deploying an ATLAS mooring. Mathieu leaves in December. Well done and safe travels.
SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE & COASTAL SCIENTIST ABROAD
John Taunton-Clark, who for many years was a physical oceanographer on the 2nd floor at MCM, until he left in about 1995.
John now lives in Auckland, NZ. He married Barbra, a New Zealander, and they have two daughters. He works for the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, and is responsible for managing the inshore fisheries [shellfish (not lobster) and finfish (mostly marine, but some freshwater species)] in the northern half of the North Island. He leads a team of 4 fisheries management staff, and is currently studying for an MBA part-time.TAUNTONJ@fish.govt.nz
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The 4th World Fisheries Congress
Where? Vancouver, Canada
When? May 2 - 6, 2004
Dr Whitfield receives long service award
Dr Alan Whitfield (left) accepts his long service award from Prof Paul Skelton, Managing Director of SAIAB
Dr Alan Whitfield, Deputy Director of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), a National Facility of the National Research Foundation, received an award for 15 years service to the Institute.Dr Whitfield was appointed to the staff of the then JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology in July 1987 as a Senior Ichthyologist with a particular interest in estuarine ecology. In October 1995, he was promoted to Assistant Director of the Institute and three years later appointed as Deputy Director, the position he currently holds. Dr Whitfield also holds the position of Research Manager at SAIAB and according to the NRF rating system, is the highest rated scientist within the Institute.
