The CMR was well represented at a number of national and international conferences, including the following: 
 
International Conferences (Published Papers)

Kunjuzwa D, Scholtz BM, Fashoro I. 2023. The Importance of Knowledge for Influencing Citizens’ Attitudes and Practices of Water Sustainability: The Case of the Eastern Cape. International Development Informatics Association Conference 2022 (pp. 101-117). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.


National Conferences (Published Papers)

Calitz AP, Cullen M, Glaum A, Greyling J. 2023. An Alumni Satisfaction Model for Computing Departments. InAnnual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association 2023 (pp. 137-151). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.


Cullen M, Calitz AP, Twani M, Greyling J. 2023. First Year Computing Students’ Career Choice Influencers. InAnnual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association 2023 (pp. 164-179). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.


Izu L, Scholtz B, Fashoro I. 2023. Model of Affordances for Wearables in Support of Health Management. Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2023. SATNAC.


Taljaard I & Scholtz B. 2023. An Extended Process for Creating Visualisations: Exploratory Testing of Integrated Fitness and Menstrual Cycle Data. Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2023. SATNAC.


Conference Proceedings

Bohaty SM, Uenzelmann-Neben G, Childress LB, Archontikis OA, Batenburg SJ, Bijl PK, Burkett AM, Cawthra HC, Chanda P, Coenen JJ, Dallanave E, Davidson PC, Doiron KE, Geldmacher J, Gürer D, Haynes SJ, Herrle JO, Ichiyama Y, Jana D, Jones MM, Kato C, Kulhanek DK, Li J, Liu J, McManus J, Minakov AN, Penman DE, Sprain CJ, Tessin AC, Wagner T, Westerhold T. 2023. Site U1579. In Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB (eds.) The Expedition 392 Scientists, Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 392: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).


Bohaty SM, Uenzelmann-Neben G, Childress LB, Archontikis OA, Batenburg SJ, Bijl PK, Burkett AM, Cawthra HC, Chanda P, Coenen JJ, Dallanave E, Davidson PC, Doiron KE, Geldmacher J, Gürer D, Haynes SJ, Herrle JO, Ichiyama Y, Jana D, Jones MM, Kato C, Kulhanek DK, Li J, Liu J, McManus J, Minakov AN, Penman DE, Sprain CJ, Tessin AC, Wagner T, Westerhold T. 2023. Site U1580. In Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB (eds.) The Expedition 392 Scientists, Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 392: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).


Bohaty SM, Uenzelmann-Neben G, Childress LB, Archontikis OA, Batenburg SJ, Bijl PK, Burkett AM, Cawthra HC, Chanda P, Coenen JJ, Dallanave E, Davidson PC, Doiron KE, Geldmacher J, Gürer D, Haynes SJ, Herrle JO, Ichiyama Y, Jana D, Jones MM, Kato C, Kulhanek DK, Li J, Liu J, McManus J, Minakov AN, Penman DE, Sprain CJ, Tessin AC, Wagner T, Westerhold T. 2023. Site U1581. In Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB (eds.) The Expedition 392 Scientists, Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 392: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).


Bohaty SM, Uenzelmann-Neben G, Childress LB, Archontikis OA, Batenburg SJ, Bijl PK, Burkett AM, Cawthra HC, Chanda P, Coenen JJ, Dallanave E, Davidson PC, Doiron KE, Geldmacher J, Gürer D, Haynes SJ, Herrle JO, Ichiyama Y, Jana D, Jones MM, Kato C, Kulhanek DK, Li J, Liu J, McManus J, Minakov AN, Penman DE, Sprain CJ, Tessin AC, Wagner T, Westerhold T. 2023. Site U1582. In Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB (eds.) The Expedition 392 Scientists, Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 392: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).


Dodd C, Cawthra HC, Massmann G, Rishworth GM. Flushed away – nutrient load distribution related to supratidal spring-fed living microbialite ecosystems. In: Cawthra HC & Devilliers R (eds). Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping (GeoHab ’23). Saint-Gilles-LesBains, La Réunion, France. 8-12 May 2023. 120 pp.


Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB, Archontikis OA, Batenburg SJ, Bijl PK, Burkett AM, Cawthra HC, Chanda P, Coenen JJ, Dallanave E, Davidson PC, Doiron KE, Geldmacher J, Gürer D, Haynes SJ, Herrle JO, Ichiyama Y, Jana D, Jones MM, Kato C, Kulhanek DK, Li J, Liu J, McManus J, Minakov AN, Penman DE, Sprain CJ, Tessin AC, Wagner T, Westerhold T. 2023. Expedition 392 summary. In Uenzelmann-Neben G, Bohaty SM, Childress LB (eds.) The Expedition 392 Scientists, Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 392: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).


 

International Conference (presented but not published papers)

 

Connan M, Bowmaker-Falconer K, von der Heyden S, Ludynia K, Pichegru L, Makhado A, Mergard G, McInnes J. 2023. DNA metabarcoding of faecal matter informs on African Penguins’ diet in South Africa. XIth International Penguin Conference, Viña del Mar, Chili, September 2023. Talk.


Connan M, Stowasser G, Dyer B, Ryan P, Glass T, Steinfurth A. 2023. Dietary plasticity of Endangered Northern Rockhopper Penguins in the South Atlantic. International Penguin Conference, Viña del Mar Chile, September 2023. Poster.


De Lange M. 2023. FishFORCE Bridge Inspection Game. SANORD Conference, 20 – 22 September 2023, Hamar, Norway.


Dodd C, Cawthra HC, Massmann G, Rishworth GM. 2023. Flushed away - nutrient load distribution related to supratidal spring-fed living microbialite ecosystems. GEOHAB, Reunion Island.


Dodd C, Cawthra HC, Massmann G, Rishworth GM. 2023. Multi-tracers unravel the threats to coastal ecosystems dependent on groundwater during droughts. XXI INQUA Congress, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 14-20 July 2023. Talk.


Edworthy C, James NC, Potts WM, Dupont S. 2023. Combining monitoring and eco-physiology to understand the response of a coastal fish to ocean acidification. Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) symposium, Colchester, United Kingdom. July 2023.


Faure-Beaulieu N, Olbers J, Harris J, Lombard A, Goodall V. 2023. A systematic conservation plan for sharks and rays in South Africa. International Marine Protected Area Congress 5 (IMPAC5), Vancouver, Canada, January 2023. Talk.


James NC, Jacobs A, Gayiza M, Pollard M, Human L, Rishworth G, Steyn P-P, Bernard A, Childs A-R, Murray T. 2023. Nursery role of red algae dominated reef in temperate Algoa Bay, South Africa. Fisheries Society of the British Isles 2023 Annual Symposium. 24-28 July 2023, University of Essex, UK.


Lombard A. 2023. Principles for transformative ocean governance. UN Nairobi Convention and Western Indian Ocean Science Policy Platform (WIO-SPP). Maputo, Mozambique, 5-7 December 2023.


Lombard AT et al. 2023. A National Threats Map for South Africa’s Most Endangered Dolphin, The Humpback Dolphin. Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB), Kigali, Rwanda.


Lombard AT, Durbach I, Harris J, Mann-Lang J, Mann B, Branch G, Attwood C. 2023. The Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area: winners and losers. International Marine Protected Area Congress 5 (IMPAC5), Vancouver, Canada, January 2023. Talk.


Murray T et al. 2023. Benchmarking knowledge-based adaptive management of estuarine fisheries in South Africa for sustainable development. SANOCEAN Close Out Conference, Oslo, Norway. September 2023.


O'Connell T, Bornman T, Dodd C, Rishworth G, Anderson, C. 2023. Groundwater discharge and tidal flushing dynamics related to modern microbialite systems on a drought prone rocky coast. INQUA XXI Congress. Rome, Italy.


Oosthuizen WC. 2023. Identifying prey capture events in chinstrap penguins using accelerometer data and deep learning. CCAMLR meeting (Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management), 3-14 July 2023, Kochi, India.


Oosthuizen WC. 2023. Unreliable inferences about chinstrap penguin population trends: a statistical critique and reanalysis. CCAMLR meeting (Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management), 3-14 July 2023, Kochi, India.


Rishworth GM, Dodd C, Hawkes S, Mbuyazi D. 2023. Inferences from the cooccurrence of modern stromatolites with metazoans. Goldschmidt. Lyon, France.


Schumann E. 2023. The Agulhas current off southeast South Africa: options for power generation and OTE. The 2nd international conference on climate change and ocean renewable energy (CCORE 2023). 5-6 November 2023.


Smit KP, Bernard ATF, Harris J, Lombard AT, Sink KJ, Haupt P, Palmer R. 2023. The contribution of fish data to the last decade of conservation planning in South Africa. 11th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference and the Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference. Auckland, New Zealand. Talk.


Strand M, Rivers N. 2023. Recognising cultural heritage in marine protected areas in South Africa. IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada. February 2023.


Strand M. 2023. Contribution to marine science roundtable. British SLS Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. April 2023.


Strand M. 2023. Highlighting the ocean-development-culture nexus through reimagined ocean literacies. The GNHRE + UNEP 2023 Summer / Winter School. September 2023.


Thiebault A, Huetz C, Aubin T, Carpenter-Kling T, McInnes A, Pichegru L, Charrier I. 2023. At-sea experiments reveal the implementation of an acoustic foraging network in African penguins. The XXVIII International Bioacoustics Congress, , Tokyo, Japan, October 2023.


Thiebault A, McInnes A, Carpenter-Kling T, Huetz C, Pichegru L, Ludynia K, Aubin T, Charrier I. 2023. Acoustic foraging network in African penguins. Chen Institute Joint Conference on Brain, Behavior & Beyond, Paris-Saclay, France, May 2023.


Thiebault A. 2023. Group behaviors and communications in foraging seabirds. 50ᵗʰ Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, February 2023.


Van As H. 2023. Can we break the criminal strangle hold in Africa? Marine Regions Forum Conference: Navigating Ocean Sustainability in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and beyond, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 - 9 November 2023.


Van As H. 2023. Pro-active protection of marine living resources. 7th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Conference (GFETW) - Moving from Words to Action: Innovative Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 31 July - 4 August 2023.


Vargas-Fonseca A, Zylstra M, Clark B, Strand M, Lombard A, Snow B. 2023. Unlocking Traditional Ecological Knowledge of whales and dolphins in South Africa for inclusive conservation management. SRI/SSD and Futures Conference 2024: Futures of Natural Resources, 4 June 2024. Talk.


Von Staden L, Holness S, Lombard A, Lötter M, Skowno A. 2023. What works in landscape conservation? Insights from a multidimensional counterfactual evaluation of South Africa’s biodiversity conservation strategy. Bridging the Impact Evaluation Research-Implementation Gap in Conservation Symposium, Society for Conservation Biology’s 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology, Kigali, Rwanda, 23-27 July 2023. Talk.


 
National Conference (presented but not published papers)
 

Adebowale A, Naude V, Rodgers T, da Silva C, Dicken M, Waries S, Naidoo K, O’Riain J. 2023. Heavy metal and organic compound bioaccumulation in bronze whaler sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus) along the coastline of South Africa. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.


Bowlby HD, Dicken ML, Towner AV, Waries S, Rogers T, Kock A. 2023. Decline or shifting distribution? A first regional trend assessment for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in South Africa. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.


Dames V, Dicken M, Booth T. 2023. Port of Ngqura, a clearly artificial yet totally unexpected sanctuary. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023. 


Edworthy C, Potts WM, Dupont S, Duncan MI, Bornman TG, James NC. 2023. A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in South Africa and insights for future ocean acidification research. 5th National Global Change Conference. January 2023.


Faure-Beaulieu N, Olbers J, Lombard A, Harris J. 2023. Results from a systematic conservation plan for sharks and rays in South Africa and visualization of results via interactive web app. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium, Durban, South Africa, October 24th - 27th. Talk.


Klein JD, Maduna SN, Dicken ML, da Silva C, Soekoe M, McCord ME, Potts WM, Hagen SB, Bester-van der Merwe AE. 2023. Local adaptation with gene flow in the highly dispersive bronze whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.

Lombard AT. 2023. Why we need Marine Protected Areas Plett Ocean Festival Marine Science Symposium. Beacon Island Resort, Plettenberg. Bay: 30 June – 2 July 2023.


Long K, Dicken M. 2023. The KwaZulu-Natal Sardine Run: evaluating the ‘wavelet hypothesis’ by tracking the movement of sardines up the east coast of South Africa. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.


McGuinness-Dean B, Dicken M. 2023. Long-term trends in the composition and abundance of sharks within the Protea Banks Marine Protected area, South Africa. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.


Murray T, Dicken M et al. 2023. The tip of the iceberg: Expanding our knowledge on chondrichthyan movements in South Africa using the Acoustic Tracking Array Platform. Southern African Shark and Ray Symposium. October 2023.


Olbers JM, de Necker L, Chapman N, Harris JM. 2023. Safeguarding South Africa’s Threatened Chondrichthyans. Southern African Shark & Ray Symposium, 25-27 October 2023. Umhlanga, Durban. Talk.


Pistorius P. 2023. Climate change impacts on marine predators. Zoological Society of Southern Africa conference, Drakensberg, 25-29 September.


Strand M, Rivers N, Snow B. 2023. Highlighting marine cultural heritage for quitable ocean management processes. SAHRA Heritage Week. Cape Town, South Africa. September 2023.


Strand M, Rivers N, Snow B. 2023. Recognising marine cultural heritage in ocean governance: the case of Algoa Bay and uThukela MPA. Waterways Conference, Gqeberha, South Africa. September 2023.


Strydom Z, Grémillet D, Fritz H, Venter JA, Collet J, Kato A, Pichegru L. 2023. Age and sex-specific foraging movements and energetics in an endangered monomorphic seabird. Marine and Conservation Educator Conference, Gqeberha, 9 January 2023.


Van As H. 2023. IUU fishing: Elimination vs reduction. Regional Workshop on Marine Resource Sustainability Challenges in Southern Africa and the West Indian Ocean - Promoting the interface between ocean science, society, and policy for sustainable blue economies in Africa, Port 

Elizabeth, South Africa, 29 - 30 June 2023.

Van As H. 2023. Movement of products of Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Africa. Illegal Wildlife Trafficking (including Marine Living Resources) Colloquium for Mozambique and South Africa Judiciary Pretoria, South Africa, 25 - 27 October 2023.


Witteveen M, Pegg J, Attwood CG, Wiles E, Dorrington RA, Bornman TG, Adams J, Lemley DA, Gouws J, De Villiers MS, Turner A, De Lange F, Lombard AT. 2023. Filling in the blanks: A deep dive into some of Groenvlei’s lesser known biodiversity and features to inform restoration efforts. Western Cape Wetland Forum Student Day. 18 August 2023.


Witteveen M, Penry GS, Goodall V, Brown M, Lombard A.T. 2023. An importance-performance analysis to support tourist satisfaction with Plettenberg Bay’s boat-based whale-watching industry. 5th Garden Route Interface and Networking meeting. Premier Resort, The Moorings, Knysna: 10-12 October 2023.


Witteveen M, Penry GS, Goodall V, Brown M, Lombard AT. 2023. Assessing the sustainability of boat-based whale-watching in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Plett Ocean Festival Marine Science Symposium. Beacon Island Resort, Plettenberg Bay: 30 June – 02 July 2023.