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DR
LOUIS CELLIERS
SENIOR
SCIENTIST
PhD (University of Natal, 2001)
Employed at the Oceanographic Research
Institute since 1998.
Leader of the ORI Coastal Zone Research Programme.
Research experience includes:
Provides scientific decision support to regional government and
undertakes various research activities on coastal zone issues,
including the identification of coastal assets along the KZN coastline,
development of relational and spatial databases, assessments of
off-road vehicle regulations and small-craft launch sites.
Examination of the ecology of the high-latitude marginal reefs of South
Africa using GIS and extensive image analysis.
Coordinator and team member of ORI's Reef Biodiversity Programme, which
includes co-operative ventures with other organisations in the fields
of oceanography, coral larval dispersal and recruitment, long-term
monitoring of coral reefs, coral bleaching assessment and coral
propagation.
Invertebrate surveys for a proposed heavy mineral mining venture on the
coast of northern Mozambique (Caldeira Island).
Coral reef surveys to establish ecological importance, potential for
recreational use, baseline information and recommendation for
conservation of the reefs at Kosi Bay, South Africa.
Assisted with the taxonomic analysis of corals in the Bazaruto
Archipelago, Mozambique.
Supervision of post-graduate students.
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MR
DESMOND HAYES
SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN
Employed at the Oceanographic
Research Institute since 2007.
Heads the fisheries’ observer team.
He has extensive experience in both project management
and maritime matters.
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MR MARIUS ELS
DATA CAPTURER
Employed at the Oceanographic Research Institute since
2007.
Responsible for data
capture on the BLSMS and the NMLS online system.
Provides ad hoc assistance
to ORI staff.
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| CURRENT POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS |
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Degree |
Project |
Supervisor/s |
University |
Angus
Macdonald
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PhD
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Coral
reefs and the design of the marine management network
in the western Indian Ocean.
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Prof
M.H. Schleyer
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UKZN |
Camilla
Floros
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PhD
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Indicators
of reef condition on the marginal high-latitude coral
reefs of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Prof
M.H. Schleyer
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UKZN |
Daniel
Smith
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MSc
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Biology
and stock assessment of the coastal fish Lichia amia
(garrick) off the South African coast.
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Dr
S.T. Fennessy / Mr B.Q. Mann
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UKZN |
Darryl
Colenbrander
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MSc
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Defining
Coastal Zones: Implications for coastal sustainability.
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Prof
R.P. van der Elst / Dr L. Celliers
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UKZN |
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