What is Biodiversity? | Biodiversity OVER-explained

On this episode we have Prof. Niall Vine from the University of Fort Hare share his insights about the ins and outs of the aquaculture industry in South Africa. You can learn more about his work here: Fort Hare Aquaculture Research Unit (FHARU) https://web.facebook.com/niall.aquaculture FHARU Research:  https://youtu.be/cyeZwl8zTL8 Website: https://www.ufh.ac.za/departments/zoology/prof-niall-g-vine SANCOR: https://sancor.nrf.ac.za/default.aspx On Agulhas Current Affairs we talk about marine biology in Southern Africa. Let us know what you would like us to talk about here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgulhasCurrent Audio: https://anchor.fm/agulhascurrentaffairs #aquaculture #southafrica #profniallvine

On this episode we are talking about expanding our marine protected areas in South Africa from 5.4 to 10%. Lauren van Nijkerk and Kendyl Wright join us from Ocean iMPAct and WildTrust / WildOceans to explain MPAs and their #whereisour10 / #uphiu10 social media campaign.  You can learn more here:  https://oceanimpact.co.za/

On this episode we give appreciation to one of the organisms that don't get much love in pop culture but are super important to making life as we know it possible. Phytoplankton are single-celled organisms that are estimated to be responsible for the oxygen in every second breath you take, so try to be grateful!

When heatwaves happen on land the effects are a lot more visible and reported on. However, heat waves are a bit more subtle in the ocean but can also be quite a threat.

COP27 i.e. the Conference of the Parties held in Egypt this year concluded over the weekend. In this episode we chat about our surface level thoughts on the agendas set for COP27 in 2022. If you have any thoughts or opinions about the conference, let us know in the comments.

On this episode we go META on the podcast and discuss science communication and some definitions and meanings of the jargon you may come across in this field. Check out Frontiers for Young Minds: https://kids.frontiersin.org/  On Agulhas Current Affairs we talk about marine biology in Southern Africa. Let us know what you would like us to talk about here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgulhasCurrent Audio: https://anchor.fm/agulhascurrentaffairs #scicomm #sciencecommunication #howtocommunicatescience

On this episode Nelson tells us about WIOMSA, what they do and his experiences at their latest conference. To find out more:  https://twitter.com/wiomsa https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq0naxFU4SHXfVSos7UeNtw/videos https://www.wiomsa.org/

On this episode we talk about what is biodiversity, some terms you may come across and why it is important to us.    Check out this paper: https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.688329

On this episode we talk about what exactly scientists mean about species, what defines them and why we use them in biological science.

On this episode we talk about what you might need to know about DNA in general but also particularly for marine science students and how the science is applied to every live and careers in marine science.    Also many references to the corn kid meme because we can't imagine a more beautiful things than DNA!   Corn kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caMQpiwiaU&ab_channel=schmoyoho  That spells DNA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx3xJYXoSoQ&ab_channel=musicchicka76