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Institute for Coastal and Marine Research
(CMR)
Advisory Board Meeting
27 November 2017
Director’s Report - Prof Janine Adams
40 years of coastal research - UPE in the early 70’s
Institute for Coastal Research established 1983
Establishment of CMR - university-wide, reporting to theDVC: R&E
HISTORY
Vision
Be a leading marine sciences institute, conducting cutting-edge research,
building capacity and advancing our understanding of the coastal & marine environment,
to serve the needs of South Africa, the continent and beyond in a sustainable manner.
2017 : position CMR as University-wide Institute,
promoting trans-Faculty research collaboration and
providing a stimulating environment for research and debate
CMRInstitute for Coastal and Marine Research
Director & Deputy Director Research Theme Co-ordinators x 3
Admin Officer Head RDU
Research Diving Unit
Research Chairs• M Roberts,
Food Security• M Lombard,
Marine Spatial Planning
• R Perissinotto, Shallow Water Ecosystems
• P Vrancken, Law of the Sea
• Associated staff, postgrads
Admin Support
Faculty-based membership• Academics• Research staff• Postgrads
Research Associates from:• SAEON• BCRE• SANBI• etc
Research Unitsand Groups• MAPRU• Estuaries• Sandy beaches
Visiting Scientists• National• International
Participation around three research themes• Living resources and food security• Biodiversity and conservation• Global change
External• Government (e.g.
municipalities, DEA, DAFF, CSIR)
• NMB Maritime Cluster
Research Interdisciplinary research Research Diving Unit
TrainingResearch-based training : post-grads• Short courses: diving, estuary management
ConsultingBroad expertise which provides community serviceas commercial consultancies
ACTIVITIES
Summary of Members & Outputs
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FACULTIES STAFF RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
PAPERS PUBLISHED
RESEARCH CHAIRS
LINKS TO EXTERNAL RESEARCH ENTITIES
2015 2016
THEMATIC AREASGlobal Change
Monitoring and understanding change, anthropogenic and natural, and how this impacts coastal
and marine systems and human communities.
Living Resources and Food SecurityStudying and developing coastal and marine living resources which are, or can be, utilised as food sources, with the emphasis on sustainability.
Biodiversity and ConservationBroadly relating to understanding, protecting and
managing coastal and marine ecosystems, both for conservation and sustainable human use.
CMR wins the 2017 Nelson Mandela University Engagement Excellence Team Award
Engagement activities include short learning programmes, workshops, public talks, outreach events and interaction onmultiple levels with government departments. CMR hosts one of only two research diver training units in the country.
Three sessions 23 presentations Four Research Chairs presenting Four Faculties represented SRU, Paleoscience 90-Seater venue filled
Participants: DEDEA, CDC, Business Chamber, Press, NelsonMandela Metro, DAFF, SAEON, Transnet, SST
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
South African Marine Science Symposium
4-7 July 2017, Boardwalk
Hosted by CMR - SANCOR
Attended by 451 delegates8 countries
Profit – R58 784.00
NMB Maritime Cluster, Business School & CMRhosted a conversation on Marine Spatial Planning inAlgoa Bay - 17 July
Partnership Meeting for 2017 took place on 24October - Mrs Bernadette Snow presented
National Science Week Launch Exhibit
4-5 August 2017, Missionvale Campus
Advancing Marine Science Tourism
Public lecture presented by Dr Lorien Pichegru
1 August 2017 – Road to National Science Week
Attended by over 100 people
National Marine Week17-20 October 2017 at Bayworld
Department of Environmental Affairs initiative running since 2003
Aim: Highlight the marine environment, through hands-on interactiveapproaches, to learners and educators from disadvantaged schools
Objectives: Promote National Marine Week Create awareness Exposure to the marine environment Highlight career opportunities in Sciences
R10 000.00 financial contribution from CMR
Press ArticlesWeekend Post22 April 2017
The Herald Editorial Comment
18 July 2017
The Herald2 August 2017
RESEARCH
Living Resources and Food Security
Marine ranching of abalone in Algoa Bay & Hamburg Large Marine Ecosystems based research project, aimed
at solving food security and poverty alleviation issues in East Africa
Sandy beaches, mixed shores, stromatolites, estuaries, mangroves, wetlands, subtidal reefs
Biodiversity & Conservation
Global Change
Algoa Bay – Harmful Algal Blooms Estuary habitats and sea level rise Bottom-up influences of climate change
on endangered marine top predators SRU risk and vulnerability in coastal zone
SOLSTICE –Prof Michael Roberts
Grow people-based marineresearch capability insouthern and eastern Africa(The Global ChallengesResearch Fund (GCRF)Research Councils UKCollective Fund).
PEW FELLOWSHIP
–Prof Ronel Nel
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ALGOA BAY
• Collaborative project on Marine Spatial Planning
• Profs Dorrington (Rhodes) & Lombard
• ~ 2 million NMU
SANAP: Antarctica – Dr Pierre Pistorius
Project: Southern Indian Ocean Top Predators: linking ecology, oceanography and marine spatial planning needs
Part of SA National Antarctic Programme running from 2018-2020
Tracking data: ID EBSAs in South Africa’s EEZ around Prince EdwardIslands and between island groups
Dr Maélle Connan also received SANAP funding for seabird research
ArtsPolitical and Conflict Studies: Blue Economy
Business & Economic SciencesDevelopment Studies; Economics: Marine Socio-ecological systems, Resource
Economics
Engineering, the Built Environment and Information TechnologyEngineering: Coastal infrastructure
Health SciencesEmergency Medical Care: Diver Occupational Health & Safety
LawLaw: Maritime Governance
ScienceBotany, Zoology, Geosciences, Statistics, Chemistry, Oceanography, Sustainability
Research Unit
Strategic Initiatives Fund
Encourage cross-faculty, multidisciplinary research
2016 - 2017 Projects:
Dr Lorien Pichegru: Penguins and industrial fisheries – does a marine reserve benefit Magellanic penguins in Argentina?
Dr Andréa Thiebualt: Role of acoustic communication in the breeding and foraging strategies of Cape gannets.
Dr Pierre Pistorius: Abundance, distribution and population genetic structure of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) along the southeast coast of South Africa.
Dr Linda Harris: Honey badgers: coastal resource use and ecology.
Prof Christo Fabricius: Connectivity in ecological infrastructure and governance: keys to understanding social-ecological resilience to global change in coastlines.
New MoUs in 2017
CapeNature – joint research & diving
SAEON + SAIAB – collaborative activities
Fort Hare + Rhodes University + Lidomax – Abalone Seeding Project
Kouga Municipality – Seekoei Estuary Project
NMB Development Agency – North End Lake
CONTRACT STUDIES
Benguela Planning Project on EBSAs & BCLME (GIZ funded) – Dr Stephen Holness & Dr Linda Harris
DEA - National Coastal Assessment
Kouga Municipality MoU for Seekoei Estuary & mouth management plans
Nelson Mandela Bay Development Agency MoU for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium: water quality assessments of North End Lake
Nansen-Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research
(links UCT & Bergen)
University of Gothenburg
Southampton University
Plymouth University
Oldenburg University
Climate Service Center Germany
University of North Carolina Wilmington
International Partnerships
Ocean University of China
Brunel University (London) invited our University to be part of a large consortium that
submitted an RCUK proposal for the establishment of a “Plastics in Society research
hub”.
Erasmus + application - International Credit Mobility (ICM) project, coordinated by
Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Institut Universitaire European de la Mer
International Partnerships…. continued
TRAINING Marine Spatial Planning Masters
BIO373 – Introduction to Southern African Marine Ecosystemspresented by Dr Gavin Rishworth – St Johns & St Cloudsstudents
Research Diving training
• Ocean Sciences Campus
• Compressor installed
• 87 operational days
• OH&S Act and the Diving Regulations
• Class 4, Class 4 Nitrox, Rescue Diver training course in collaboration with the Emergency Care Unit (ECU) & Port Elizabeth Fire & Rescue t
RESEARCH DIVING UNIT ACTIVITIES
Information Sharing Event to advertise the OSC
Speakers, presentations, visuals
coordinated by the CMR
INFRASTRUCTURE - OCEAN SCIENCES CAMPUS
GOVERNANCEMeetings
2 x Advisory Board3 x Management Committee
Research Theme LeadersVarious interactions with CMR members
FinanceAccounts N186 - R345 317, N187 - R185 680
Invoices November R300 000, ~R200 000 - GIZ project
2018 ACTIVITIES
Events
Research Symposium – 1.5 days• Day 1: Lunch followed by Metro/Algoa Bay focus• Day 2: Multi-disciplinary, young researchers
Research Associate Symposium
Postgrad TED talks – Ocean Sciences Campus
SOLSTICE project colloquium
New Research Projects / Initiatives
Long term socio-ecological research (SRU, Garden Route)
Community aquaculture sustaining livelihoods
Plettenberg Bay research & monitoring hub
Faculty Engineering, Health
New Funding NRF Coastal & Marine Call 2018
Research Impact / Outputs Publications
International Southampton Gothenburg Oldenburg
Conferences SASAqS June 2018 Indian Ocean?
Infrastructure• Boats… Stealth 1.4 m
University of Gothenburg
Erasmus Mundus + Programme2 x MSc students Ms Zanele Hartmann visited the University of Gothenburg
marine station for three months A Swedish student collaborated with Drs Bornmann and Deyzel
at SAEON2 x Teaching staff Ms Nomtha Hadi visited the University of Gothenburg for two
weeks Prof Mats Lindegarth visited the Nelson Mandela University for
eight days
Dr Susanne Lindegarth visited in October
Reaching the Interface between Science and Governance of Ecological Resources: Challenges and Experiences from
Swedish Coastal Waters
Public Lecture by Prof Mats LindegarthProfessor in Marine Ecology, University ofGothenburg, Wednesday, 12 July, 18:00-19:00 –South Campus Council Chamber
Hosted by the CMR from 10-17 July Met with International Partnerships Manager,
Deputy Director International Office, StudyAbroad Coordinator, Senior DirectorInternational Education
Attended Goals & Academics workshop as partof second semester student orientation
Presented MARS412 lectures Participated in Estuary Field Trip Attended Maritime Cluster Meeting
Southampton University
Newton Fund International PhD Partnering Scheme
NAME EXCHANGE AIM
Prof Patrick Vrancken Staff Develop partnerships to link marine &maritime law
Tegan Carpenter-Kling Student Skills & capacity development ingeochemistry & stable isotope ecology
Luke Holman Student Facilitate exchange of taxonomic skills(ascidian taxonomy)
Jonathan Botha Student Cape fur seal foraging ecology
Jacqueline Raw Student Mangrove ecosystem responses to globalchange
Tanya Wagenaar Student Intellectual property consequences ofmarine bioprospecting
Zintle Thompson Student Corruption & money laundering in ports
Southampton Interactions
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Steven BourneCollaborating with Prof Renzo.PerissinottoAim: Work on gastropod diversity and genetics, participate inNovember St Lucia field trip
Luke HolmanCollaborating with Dr Shirley Parker-NanceAim: Profile the biodiversity of marinas along the South Africancoastline taking representative biological samples and comparethem with historical records
Tegan Carpenter-KlingCollaborating with Dr Clive TruemanProject Title: Predicting how the isotopic composition of predatortissues change with different foraging behavioursAim: Skills and capacity development in geochemistry and stableisotope ecology.
University of Wilmington North Carolina
Community livelihoods - aquaculture Student Exchanges proposed Write joint proposals MoU has been signed Prof Vrancken and Ms Snow visited 4-8 November 2017
Governmental Links Local government : Nelson Mandela Metro, Kouga, eThekweni Provincial government : DEDEA, Western Cape National government : DEA, DW&S, DAFF International : Ramsar, Nairobi and Abidjan Conventions Conservation authorities: SANParks, CapeNature, Eastern Cape
Parks, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Strategic Objectives….
1. Enhance the breadth of CMR collaboration and the range
of coastal and marine expertise across the University and externally.
Action: Research symposium, meetings, faculty collaboration. SAMSS.
Southampton, Gothenburg, Plymouth, Oldenburg
2. Increase funding for research, studentships and resources to promote research and training.
Actions: new research opportunities, international partnerships, strategic
initiatives fund
3. Strengthen branding and marketing to maintain a high profile
nationally and internationally
Actions: website updated, glossy annual report, research symposium with
attendance of press, SAMSS 2017, research briefs, popular articles, National
Science week, Marine week, November – public lecture
4. Build, grow and develop expertise and fill gaps in critical areas (such
as fisheries, sedimentology, coastal engineering) to build capacity and broaden expertise
Actions: SARChI chairs, national & international partnerships and visitors.
5. Develop, maintain and expand infrastructure in the new ocean
science campus & across campuses to strengthen marine research capacity
Action: Partnerships with SAEON, SAIMI and other organisations, e.g. water quality
laboratory, RDU
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