Scientist Specialist (Editor-in-Chief): African Journal of Marine ScienceDepartment of Forestry, Fisheries and the EnvironmentCape Town3/9/2026
Consultant to conduct socio-economic valuation of marine ecotourism in False Bay, Kogelberg and Dyer IslandWWF-SA-3/15/2026
Marine ResearcherOceans Research InstituteMossel Bay, Western Cape3/15/2026
PhD positions in Marine Policy and GovernanceHelmholtz Institute for Functional Marine BiodiversityOldenburg, Germany3/18/2026
Assistant Director: Line Net, Invertebrates & Seaweed Management (page 20)DFFECape Town3/23/2026
Internships (see page 56-61)DFFECape Town (Foreshore, Sea Point, Waterfront)3/31/2026
Support Engineer for scientific coordination and skills sharingPEPR BRIDGES, CNRS-Ifremer-IRDSaint-Denis, Reunion Island11/20/2026

 Career Information

  • Careers in the marine environment - This brochure was prepared by Berny Snow and Karen Binning of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP), Phase 1.
  • Marine Careers - So you want to work with the sea? An educational resource produced by NPC Sea World Education Centre at uShaka Marine World, Durban
  • Aquatic Bioscience Careers - (Please be aware that the file size of this document is 19.8 MB).
    This book was produced as part of the Department of Science and Technology's Bioscience Month initiatives. The project was implemented through the South African Agency for the Advancement of Science and Technology.
  • Want to be a Marine Scientist? - produced by SAEON Elwandle Node.
  • Interested in a career in the marine sciences? You're in the right place! Marinecareers.net will introduce you to a wide range of marine career fields and to people working in those fields. In addition, it will give those men and women a chance to tell you what they like and dislike about their careers, what they see for the future in their fields, and much more. Produced by the New Hampshire Sea Grant, a component of NOAA.