Using sharks as an icon SASC raises awareness about South Africa’s marine resources and broader resource issues, promoting understanding, support and participation in the protection, sustainable utilisation and conservation of South Africa’s living marine resources.

PARTICIPATING IN SCIENCE

Our research programmes are concerned with the sustainable utilisation of marine resources in South Africa and on a global scale. We aim to develop realistic initiatives to address exploitation, thereby contributing to long-term conservation and management goals. Our research is primarily driven by understanding the role of apex predators, particularly elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays), in the marine environment.

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CONNECTING IN SCIENCE

SASC is committed to promoting a participatory approach to the conservation and management of marine resources. Through training, capacity building, education and communication we are able to stimulate interest in marine research in broad and varied sectors.

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PARTNERING IN SCIENCE

At SASC we form strategic partnerships to help us fulfill our objectives of conservation and sustainable resource utilisation. Through knowledge transfer and skills development, our partnerships maximize the outputs and benefits of our research portfolio and mandate.

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