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A meeting was held to discuss the development of a communication and interaction structure around Marine and Coastal Science within the National Research Foundation (NRF), with the Knowledge Advancement and Support (KAS) directorate being well placed to pull the NRF’s marine and freshwater facilities and infrastructure programmes together. The goal of this meeting was to workshop areas where synergies could be found to optimise collaborations and infrastructure and to present a united ’One NRF’ face of marine sciences.

The airborne remote-sensing platform is a new initiative of the Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure (SMCRI) managed by the SAEON Elwandle Node. Based in Port Elizabeth, the platform comprises a single-engine high-wing light aircraft, a Glasair Sportsman, equipped with complex sensory equipment for aerial surveys.

Salicornia tegetaria, previously known as Sarcocornia (common names for this genus include glasswort, pickleweed, picklegrass and marsh samphire), is a red list species found along the coast of Namibia and the entire South African coastline extending to southern Mozambique.

The Elwandle Coastal Node welcomed five new staff members in January 2020 under the Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure (SMCRI).