Recent Research

All Posts
Recent Research
Research Methods
Resources
Events
Education
Citizen Science
Conservation

Oct 22, 2020

What makes a shark a shark?

I’d like you to pause and ponder the following question: how do we tell different animal species apart? At first glance you might think...

Sharks as an important conservation tool in South Africa

Chantel Elston

Sep 15, 2020

Sharks as an important conservation tool in South Africa

In South Africa we are incredibly lucky to have a rich diversity of life in our oceans – from the cold-water fishery species on the West...

A new study analyses almost 7,000 chondrichthyan egg cases and finds 9 different species!

Chantel Elston

Aug 14, 2020

A new study analyses almost 7,000 chondrichthyan egg cases and finds 9 different species!

If I asked you to name different sharks that occur along the South African coastline, I'm sure you could name some of the biggest and...

Lisa

Apr 26, 2016

Chondrichthyans and MPAs

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important spatial planning tool and we are expecting a few changes in our existing MPA network in...

Lisa

Apr 5, 2016

Why do sharks and rays strand?

Sharks and rays commonly wash out on our beaches. There are a number of potential reasons for such strandings, but in most cases it is...

A complete list of Southern African Chondrichthyans

Lisa

Mar 11, 2016

A complete list of Southern African Chondrichthyans

How many species of sharks, skates, rays and chimaera can you name? Maybe 5 or 20 or even 50? There are 1188 known species of...

Acoustic telemetry - a minimal invasive research method ...or is it?

Lisa

Feb 12, 2016

Acoustic telemetry - a minimal invasive research method ...or is it?

The establishment of marine reserves is an increasingly important planning tool for conservation. To maximize the effectiveness of such...

{"items":["5f91463b00f5390017f39450","5f60c5b4df7f5500170d324b","5f48f2f012701c001784b474","5f48f2f0d585ff0017676117","5f48f2f00e53dd0017112bc6","5f48f2f01a5c580017190228","5f48f2f0242d660017289019"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(204,204,204,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}