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Links SAIAB
SAIAB is A National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF). It was formerly known as the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology, the Scientific 'home' of the Coelacanth. Their National Fish Collection is the largest collection of southern African fish anywhere in the world. It is the largest fish collection in Africa and the second largest in the southern hemisphere.
Collections:
Fish: 56390 records
Links Natal Museum
The Natal Museum's Department of Mollusca had its origins in the shell collection and library of Henry Burnup, a dedicated amateur who was honorary curator of molluscs until his death in 1928. Subsequently, the collection has been expanded many times over through field work, donation, exchange and purchase. Its historical value was greatly increased by absorption of important shell collections housed the Transvaal Museum (1978) and Albany Museum (1980), as well as the Rodney Wood collection from the Seychelles received from the Mutare Museum in Zimbabwe and the Kurt Grosch collection, built up over 25 years of residence in northern Mozambique. The mollusc collection now ranks among the 15 largest in the world and is certainly the largest both in Africa and on the Indian Ocean rim.
Collections:
Molluscs: 27345 records (Bivalves, Gastropoda)
Links iziko South African Museum
Being situated near, the Atlantic, Indian and Antarctic marine systems has resulted in a wide diversity of southern African and other marine fauna being held in the collections at Iziko South African Museum.
Collections:
Crustaceans: 13127 records
Fish: 15048 records
Marine Mammals: 1184 records
Molluscs: 6078 records
Sharks: 14484 records
Links Marine and Coastal Management
Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) is one of four branches of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. It is the regulatory authority responsible for managing all marine and coastal activities.
Collections:
Copepods: 91705 records
Demersal: 201741 records
Linefish: 2759599 records
Seals: 2440 records
Links Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town
The Bolus Herbarium algal collection is the most comprehensive collection in South Africa. Though housing collections from the whole of the South African coastline and also from Namibia, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape floras are particularly well represented. There is also a resaonable collection of foreign material form various parts of the world. The latter do not form part of the databased material. Important collections are those of: Becker (Eastern Cape), Stegenga, Bolton & Anderson, Simons (Western - and Eastern Cape and less importantly Kwazulu-Natal), Engledow (Namibia). Less important collectors are: Tyson, Isaac, Coppejans and SAN PAD (South African Netherlands Programme for Avance and Development).
Collections:
Algae: 9665 records
Links National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Republic of Tunisia
The National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (INSTM) of Tunisia has four laboratories. Regular trawl surveys are done by the Laboratory of Marine Living Resources to assess the exploitable resource stocks.
Collections:
Trawl surveys: 7664 records
Links East London Museum, South Africa
The East London (EL) Museum's major natural history collections are molluscs and birds. They also have smaller collections of other marine invertebrates, mammals, skeletons (mammals), reptiles, palaeontology, geology. The mollusc collection was started by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, first curator of the museum in 1931. She brought her family collections, including of shells, to the museum and these formed the basis of subsequent collections. The majority of the collection is marine. Specimens have been obtained by collecting locally, swopping, exchanging and from donations. Much of the collection therefore consists of foreign specimens. Curators who have worked here include DH Kennelly who wrote the first book on sea shells of South Africa and well-known malacologist of international repute, Dr Dick Kilburn. The EL Museum collection is the third largest in the country, after the Natal Museum and iziko South African Museum.
Collections:
Molluscs: 4305 records
Links Animal Demographic Unit (ADU), UCT
The Animal Demography Unit (formerly the Avian Demography Unit), or ADU as it is mostly known in the vernacular, is a research unit of the University of Cape Town. Initially it was built on the nucleus of the South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) and the Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP). The ADU was established in December 1991 within the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Cape Town. Over the years, the ADU has grown far beyond its starting point. In January 2008 the ADU was formally transferred to the Deparment of Zoology.
Collections:
BIRP: 23226 records
CWAC: 15827 records
SAFRING: 164366 records
Links Ezemvulu KZN Wildlife
The primary aim of the Conservation Planning Branch of the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is to provide scientific information and advice required by KZN Wildlife to achieve its overall vision, mission and policies. The branch coordinates scientific research and development planning within KZN Wildlife. Emphasis is placed on gaining a good understanding of biodiversity and the factors influencing its distribution and status, including those of a social, economic or developmental nature. Strategies are developed and advice given so that appropriate measures may be applied to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Extensive collaborative networks have been created with other institutions to augment our research capacity, and wherever possible external funds are solicited. The following disciplines are pursued in the terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments throughout KwaZulu-Natal.
Collections:
Benthic: 586 records
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