Fishing time again!! Always exciting to tackle the unknown, what fish will we get, what parasites?? Our #AJCore & #REFRESH projects funded by ⁦@NRF_News⁩ Colab between ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ ⁦@SARChIEco⁩ and ⁦@HokkaidoUni⁩ 🎣🎣⁦@WepenerVictor⁩

The @NWU_WRG #SETACDublin Team!! One day left and we already have learned so much and connected with a huge number of old and new friends. @WepenerVictor @WynandMalherbe @NWU_UESM @NWU_FNAS – at Dublin City, Ireland

Brilliant presentation by Francisco Sylvester, Goethe University Frankfurt at #SETACDublin entitled Chemical pollution: an overlooked elephant in the room of ecology. "We need to link chemical pollution research to research on ecology & ecosystems". 👏👏 @NWU_WRG @WepenerVictor – at Dublin City, Ireland

Fish blood parasites have always been a favorite research topic in the @NWU_WRG. This year, Hons student Zandile Dhlamini will take this further with her project on the taxonomy and phylogeny of two haemogregarine species from intertidal fishes. @apicomplexan @KerryAHadfield – at Potchefstroom, South Africa

Gnathiid isopod time! @NWU_WRG hons student Hesmarié Botha will study the diversity of these temporary parasites of elasmobranchs of Borneo. Another collaborative project with University of Connecticut and part of our NSF funded project with @GnathiidGnation – at Potchefstroom, South Africa

Within our @NWU_WRG #OneHealth theme hons student Ansoné Krüger's aims to determine wether there are any human health risks related to the consumption of Olive grunt, Pomadasys olivaceus, along the South African south coast. @WepenerVictor @HannesErasmus11

The @NWU_WRG nano ecotox research is going from strength to strength and under this theme hons student Bianca Wentzel will be researching the effect of graphene oxide nanomaterials on lysosome membrane permeability of Zebra fish embryos. @WepenerVictor @WynandMalherbe – at Potchefstroom, South Africa

Following a week of snail collections in northern South Africa our @NWU_WRG snail team is back home screening the snails for cercaria. Its day 4 and already 5 diferent trematode spp that includes #schistosoma Great colab with @Bernd_AquatEcol group. #OneHealth @HannesErasmus11 – at Potchefstroom, South Africa

Mercury pollution is a big issue in South Africa where we still depend heavily on coal power plants. Our ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ hons student Simoné Heyneke aims to find solutions to monitor it in our rivers through the use of artificial mussels. #OneHealth ⁦⁦@WynandMalherbe⁩

Packing for a @NWU_WRG community outreach activity!! We are taking our "snail day" on the road to Venda. Raising awareness amongst school children about balharzia and its snail vectors as part of our @WaterResearchSA project on the impact of climate change on snail distribution. – at Potchefstroom, South Africa

South African braai and briefing session for 2morrows Snail Day in Venda. Great collab between ⁦@theNWU⁩ & University of Limpopo as part of our ⁦@WaterResearchSA⁩ funded project on impact of climate change on balarzia snail vectors led by the ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ – at Makhado, South Africa

Some more set-up pics – at South Africa

We are ready at our Snail Day out-reach in Venda. Teaching children about balharzia and their snail vectors. ⁦@theNWU⁩ ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ ⁦@NWU_FNAS⁩ This is part of our ⁦@WaterResearchSA⁩ funded project on the impact of climate change on vector snail distribution

Training the next generation of #OneHealth scientist. So much fun at our Snail Day out-reach in Limpopo. Part of our ⁦@WaterResearchSA⁩ project on the impact of climate change on the distribution of balarzia snail vectors. ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ ⁦@theNWU⁩ ⁦@NWU_FNAS⁩

Building the snail of the ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ Snail Day 2023 here in Limpopo. Our community outreach as part of a ⁦@WaterResearchSA⁩ project on the impact of climate change on the distribution of balharzia snail vectors. ⁦@NWU_FNAS⁩ ⁦@NWU_UESM⁩ ⁦⁦

Get the ring over the correct snail!! Limpopo @NWU_WRG #SnailDay 2023! Teaching through games as part of our @WaterResearchSA project on the impact of climate change on balharzia vector snail distribution. @NWU_UESM @NWU_FNAS @WynandMalherbe

Get the ring over the correct snail!! Limpopo ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ #SnailDay 2023! Teaching through games as part of our @WaterResearchSA project on the impact of climate change on balharzia vector snail distribution. ⁦@NWU_UESM⁩ ⁦@NWU_FNAS⁩ ⁦@WynandMalherbe⁩ ⁦

Big thank you to the ⁦@NWU_UESM⁩ who sponsored the travel of the ⁦@NWU_WRG⁩ team from Potchefstroom to Limpopo for our #SnailDay2023 community outreach project. Making science fun with games & puzzles! ⁦@WynandMalherbe⁩ ⁦@LizaandeNecker⁩