​ SEMINARS 2012
Seminars 2012
Seminar HostThese seminars are held to stimulate interaction and promote the exchange of information on regional, national and international developments in marine and coastal research. If you would like to recommend a speaker, please contact the secretariat by e-mail: sancor@daff.gov.za or tel: (021) 402 3536. These are open lectures and everybody is welcome to attend.
 
Speaker   Topic  Date Time   Venue  Seminar host
Dr Richard Sherley 
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology,
University of Cape Town
   Could local and regional prey availability both have roles in influencing the breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island? 13 Feb 13h00   Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT
    MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Chris Bridges 
Duesseldorf University, Germany		   Crossing Borders”: Ocean acidification  lessons from Commercial species and Guidelines for the future 14 Feb 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT
MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Simon Elwen 
Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria		   Conservation ecology of cetaceans in Namibia:  conservation and development in a 'pristine' environment 20 Feb 13h00 Zoology Lecture Theatre 2, UCT
MA-RE SANCOR
Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour
Polar Circles, Belgium
   Antarctic Matters: The expedition 2011-2012
Set a new world record for longest distance (5000 km) non-motorised travel in complete autonomy
while executing scientific research in unexplored East Antarctica
 27 Feb
 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Shinichiro Kida 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)		   How do marginal seas and shelf seas affect large scale atmospheric and oceanic climate? 5 Mar 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT
MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Paulinus Chigbu                          
Director of NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
   Research at the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center:  Effects of ENSO Events on Shellfish Management and Finfish Recruitment 12 Mar 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR

Dr Philippe Cury
Director of the Fisheries Centre at the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) in Sète, France		   How much forage fish should we leave in the oceans? 28 Mar 13h00
 UCT Zoology Museum UCT Zoology Department
Greta Leber
PhD Student, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Florida		   Full depth observations of a solitary meander in the Agulhas current 29 Mar 13h00 UCT Oceanography Seminar Room MA-RE
SANCOR
Dr Géraldine Sarthou LEMAR, Brest, France

   Natural iron fertilisation, the KEOPS cruises 30 Mar 13h00 UCT Oceanography Seminar Room UCT Oceanography Department
Bjorn Von der Heyden
PhD Student, Geology Department, Stellenbosch University
   Speciation and importance of colloidal iron in Southern Ocean surface waters
 10 Apr
13h00 Eric Simpson LT, Geological Sciences Building, UCT
 UCT Geology Department
Dr Lydiane Mattio
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCT Botany Department		   Tales and complaints about Sargassum in the Indo-Pacific 18 Apr
 13h00
 UCT Botany Seminar Room UCT Botany Department
Prof Ralf Ebinghaus
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany
  Emerging Organic Pollutants in the Global Marine Environment - Sources, Pathways and Large-Scale Distribution
 20 Apr
 13h00
 UCT Oceanography Seminar Room UCT Oceanography Department
Dr Candida Savage
University of Otago, New Zealand
   Nutrient subsidies influence ecosystem structure and functioning in New Zealand’s estuaries and coastal habitats
 4 May
 13h00
 UCT Oceanography Seminar Room MA-RE SANCOR
Dylan Anderson
Afri-Coast Engineers SA

   Establishment of coastal setback lines, case study: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality 7 May 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Tali Hoffman
University of Cape Town
   MammalMAP:  The African Mammal Atlas Project.
(abstract, directions and RSVP details here)		 8 May
 12h00
Cape Research Centre (CRC)
 CRC
Mbulelo Dopolo
Program Manager
Cape Research Centre: Scientific Services, South African National Parks		   Ecological and socio-economic dynamics of gillnet fishery in Langebaan Lagoon marine protected area 14 May 13h00 Cape Research Centre Hall, Tokai (directions here)
 MA-RE SANCOR
1Prof Frank Shillington,
2Dr Mike Roberts and 3Dr Stewart Bernard
1Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town;
2Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environment Affairs; 3Earth Observation CSIR
   Operational Oceanography in South Africa: how do we proceed to make it happen?
 21 May
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Janet Coetzee
Offshore Resources Research, Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
   Small pelagic fish tales – setting the record straight!
(Abstract here)
 28 May 13h00 Fisheries Research Seminar Room, Foretrust Building MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Joseph Prusa
Research scientist and President of the Teraflux Corporation in Florida
   EULAG: a computational model for multiscale flows
(Abstract here)
 4 June
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Tshikana Rasehlomi
Albatross Task Force Instructor
BirdLife South Africa
   The economies of seabird bycatch mitigation in longline fishing - An experimental comparison of the two weighting regimes.
Click here for the abstract.
                                      
11 June
 13h00
 Fisheries Research Seminar Room, Foretrust Building MA-RE SANCOR
Liam Furman
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, UCT
   Using management strategy evaluation (MSE) to address problems arising as a result of competing users of the South African horse mackerel resource.
(Abstract here)
 18 June
 13h00
 Fisheries Research Seminar Room, Foretrust Building MA-RE SANCOR
Speaker   Topic  Date Time Venue Seminar Host
Dr Sibylle Dueri
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), France

   Modelling the past and the future effects of climate and exploitation on the population dynamics and distribution of skipjack tuna
(Abstract here)		 9 July
 13h00
Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Andrew Lucas
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA		   The influence of diurnal winds on primary productivity and upwelling dynamics in the Benguela Current System
(Abstract here)		 12 July
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Morgane Travers-Trolet
IFREMER Centre Manche-Mer du Nord, France
   Synergistic and antagonistic effects of fishing and climate on the southern Benguela ecosystem assessed by the ROMS-N2P2Z2D2-OSMOSE coupled model
(Abstract here)
 16 July
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Wayne Getz
Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, UCT
   Computationally linking the internal and external worlds of biological organisms 20 July 12h00
 Lecture theatre M304, UCT Maths Building
 UCT Maths Department
RSVP pearl.tukwayo@uct.ac.za for catering purposes
Dr Yunne Shin
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), France
AND
Dr Carryn de Moor
Department of Maths and Applied Maths, UCT
  
Fishing ecosystems at pretty good yields
(Shin Abstract)
AND
Quantifying resource risk for highly variable species in management strategy evaluation (MSE): should pristine biomass provide the yardstick?
(de Moor Abstract)
 23 July
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Prof John Field
MArine REsearch (MA-RE) Institute, UCT
AND
Dr Susan Holloway
Department of Maths and Applied Maths, UCT
   Co-operation between scientists and industry in fisheries management:
the South African hake trawl fishery experience
(Abstract here)
AND
Managing the Tristan da Cunha rock lobster fishery after the oil and soya spill of the bulk-carrier Oliva
(Abstract here)
 30 July
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Doug Butterworth
AND
Helena Geromont
Department of Maths and Applied Maths, UCT
   Management procedures and management strategy evaluation(MSE): origins and prospects (Butterworth Abstract here)
AND
Management procedures compared to annual assessments: does more data lead to better performance? (Geromont Abstract here)
 6 Aug
 13h00
 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Mark Matthews
UCT Oceanography Department
   An algorithm for detecting trophic status (chlorophyll-a), cyanobacterial-dominance, surface scums and floating vegetation in inland and coastal waters
(Abstract here)		 20 Aug 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Mohamed F Jeebhay
Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research, University of Cape Town
   Occupational allergy and asthma
in the seafood industry
– emerging issues
(Abstract here)		 3 Sep 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Prof Astrid Jarre
Department of Zoology
University of Cape Town
   tba 17 Sep 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Hayley Evers-King
Department of Oceanography
University of Cape Town		   tba 1 Oct 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Ffion Atkins
Department of Oceanography
University of Cape Town		   tba 22 Oct 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
Dr Sven Kerwath
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		   tba 19 Nov 13h00 Fisheries Seminar Room,
Foretrust Building		 MA-RE SANCOR
Steve Kirkman
Department of Environmental Affairs		   tba 26 Nov 13h00 Oceanography Seminar Room, UCT MA-RE SANCOR
 
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