The CMR 2024 Research Symposium was hosted at Nelson Mandela University, Ocean Sciences Campus.

Date: 15 November 2024

Theme: From Research to Action Addressing Coastal and Marine Challenges in Policy and Society

 

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Presenters:

1. Mr Andrew Young

From Research to Action: Addressing Coastal and Marine Challenges Using Marine Robotics

 

2. Ms Nozipho Booi

Promoting Investments within Ports

 

3. Mr Prince Campbell

Influence of Water Physicochemical Properties and Vegetation Type on the Distribution of Schistosomiasis Intermediate Host Snails in Nelson Mandela Bay

 

4. Dr Daniel Lemley

Harmful Algal Blooms in South African Estuaries and Coastal Waters: From Research to Management

 

5. Dr Lucienne Human

Setting up a Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Knysna Estuary: Use of LTER to Inform Estuary Management Plans

 

6. Dr Belinda Clark and Ms Therese Boulle

Development of a Maintenance Management Plan for the Coastal Area between the Kromme and Kebeljous beaches in the Kouga Municipality

 

7. Dr Ntemesha Maseka

The Long Arm of the Law: Applying the South African Constitution to Corporations at Sea

 

8. Dr Buhle Francis

Application of a Human Rights-Based Approach to Navigate Conflict in Small-Scale Fisheries: A Case Study of 15 Cooperatives in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

 

9. Dr Zanele Hartmann and Dr Jessica Leigh Thornton

Sustainability, Well-Being and Health: Towards a Cultural Metric Approach in Ocean Accounting