Today was time to say goodbye to Masego and Modjadji who have been visiting from NWU - North-West University and University of Limpopo and counting lots of diatoms! We will miss you but look forward to the next visit! Nico J Smit Helen Glanville Alix Cage 🔬 Keele GGE Victor Wepener

Thirteen years of research on the Phongolo River floodplain with 45 papers and counting. One of our latest NWU_WRG papers addresses water and sediment quality Nico J Smit Wynand Malherbe

Making our ⁦NWU_WRG⁩ voices heard ⁦Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists⁩ conference in Somerset West. Eighteen presentations in the three days.

Second up representing the NWU_WRG is Danielle Fourie that assessed metals along the Namibian coast using passive sampling devices called artificial mussels Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Nico J Smit Victor Wepener #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science #conference

Lomarie Janse van Rensburg (Lomarie Janse Van Rensburg) presenting a SAIAB led project which she undertook while she was supervised by the late Professor Olaf Weyl, about nutrient cycling in a significant subtropical African Tributary, the Kabompo River, Zambia. Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists #SASAqS

Wiets Neethling presented on the element concentrations in the tropical halfbeak from Sodwana Bay NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists Nico J Smit Victor Wepener #SASAqS2023 #aquatic_science #conference

Research Proposal writing fun in the South African winter sun! Developing new project ideas with our colleagues from Uni Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social Great colab between NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management , NWU_WRG and labs of @Bernd_AquatEcol , ᴀʟᴇx ᴘʀᴏʙꜱᴛ and @zwu_ude (amongst others).

Writing a proposal in a proper environment with great colleagues helps the writing process a lot Ricarda Schmithausen @zwu_ude #SouthAfrica #Science

The super klipfish, Clinus superciliosus, a southern African endemic has always been an important host for our parasite studies. This species is a complex that the fish taxonomist are still busy resolving. This week in Namibia we collected 3 cool colour morphs 📸👇NWU_WRG

The word is spreading that the NWU_WRG are parasite hunting in Namibia, so we got donated these lovely >5cm Anilocra sp. isopods a local fisherman found on a galjoen, Dichistius capensis. The 1st record of cymothoid isopods from this host! #CitizenScience #FishingForScience

Another great collaborative article on #fish_parasites as marine pollution indicators (#ectoparasite_host_interaction) between 🇿🇦 NWU_WRG NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management 🇩🇪 @zwu_ude 🇮🇸 @Reykjavik_University funded by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Linda Van Der Spuy Nico J Smit Victor Wepener @Bernd_AquatEcol

The Cape white seabream, Diplodus capensis, is one of the NWU_WRG target species for both parasitology and ecotoxicology research. It is thus really great to collect them this week in Namibia as well. The Namibian specimens are characterized by yellow spots 👇📸

Our NWU_WRG Namibia expedition is providing us with incredible parasitic isopods and also the opportunity for me to get lovely photos & videos of my favourite critters. Here another Anilocra sp on the southern African mullet, Chelon richardsonii collected by Wynand Malherbe

🚨 Hot off the press 🚨 Our collaborative article between University of Mpumalanga and NWU_WRG on element accumulation in two different #eel species, as well as the #human_health_risks associated with consumption. This project was funded by National Research Foundation of South Africa and WIOMSA. NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Victor Wepener

The NWU_WRG VLIR Team at KU Leuven for the Belgium workshop of our VLIRUOS funded project with Prof Luc Brendonck on Killifish. #InternationalStudentExchange Victor Wepener Wynand Malherbe Adri Joubert Roelof Burger 📸 Nichole Donough

Today I co-chaired an horizon scanning consultation on chemicals management at the SETAC Africa meeting. The room was buzzing and we’ve generated lots of data. We’ll use the data collected from scientists based in Africa alongside data from similar events in Europe, North

New research reveals insights into what's on the menu for the fearsome African tigerfish with stable isotope analysis of their dietary patterns! #aquaticpredator #AfricanPredator #IsotopeResearch #FoodWebs #JFB NWU_WRG Lizaan de Necker Nico J Smit doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15… #JFB

Our ongoing work on Artificial Mussels has demonstrated the potential of alternatives to the use of animals in biomonitoring of metals in marine and freshwater environments ⁦NWU_WRG⁩ ⁦NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management⁩ ⁦@Bernd_AquatEcol⁩ ⁦Nico J Smit⁩ rovingreporters.co.za/heavy-metal-st…

Erfolg für die #Wasserforschung der #UDE in der #Exzellenzstrategie. 🥳 Die Clusterinitiative REASONS erreicht die 2. Runde! Um Flüsse fit für die Zukunft zu machen, entwickelt REASONS ein neues, nachhaltiges Konzept für das Management von Gewässern. uni-due.de/2024-02-02-was…

The wait is over!!! Our Open Access book on Aquatic Parasitology was just published! 23 Chapters, 202 illustrations in 662 pages full of everything you ever wanted to know about the amazing world of marine & freshwater parasites. Download your copy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…