DACST Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries DAFF Department of Environmental Affairs DEA Deoxyribonucleic Acid DNA Department of Tourism DOT Dynamic Positioning System DPS Department of Science and Technology DST Department of Water Affairs DWA Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries EAF Extended Economic Zone EEZ El Niño Southern Oscillation ENSO Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO Global Change GC Global Change Grand Challenge GCGC Historical Black University HBU Higher Education Institution HEI International Council for Science ICSU International Panel on Climate Change IPCC Long Term Environmental Research LTER National Marine and Coastal Educators Network MCEN Messenger Ribonucleic Acid mRNA Marine Protected Area MPA Mega Watt MW National Biodiversity Assessment NBA Non-Government Organisation NGO Next Generation Sequencing NGS National Research Foundation NRF National System of Innovation NSI Oceanographic Research Institute ORI Restriction site Associated DNA RAD Remote Operated Vehicle ROV South African Data Centre for Oceanography SADCO SANCOR South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research South African Environmental Observatory Network SAEON South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity SAIAB South African Research Chairs Initiative SARChi SIBER Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism SWIOFP South Western Indian Ocean Fisheries Programme Science and Technology S&T Ultra Conserved Elements UCE University of Cape Town UCT University of KwaZulu-Natal UKZN
DACST Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid DOT Department of Tourism DPS Dynamic Positioning System DST Department of Science and Technology DWA Department of Water Affairs EAF Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries EEZ Extended Economic Zone ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation GC Global Change GCGC Global Change Grand Challenge HBU Historical Black University HEI Higher Education Institution ICSU International Council for Science IPCC International Panel on Climate Change LTER Long Term Environmental Research MCEN National Marine and Coastal Educators Network mRNA Messenger Ribonucleic Acid MPA Marine Protected Area MW Mega Watt NBA National Biodiversity Assessment NGO Non-Government Organisation NGS Next Generation Sequencing NRF National Research Foundation NSI National System of Innovation ORI Oceanographic Research Institute RAD Restriction site Associated DNA ROV Remote Operated Vehicle SADCO South African Data Centre for Oceanography SANCOR South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research SAEON South African Environmental Observatory Network SAIAB South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity SARChi South African Research Chairs Initiative SIBER Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism SWIOFP South Western Indian Ocean Fisheries Programme S&T Science and Technology UCE Ultra Conserved Elements UCT University of Cape Town UKZN University of KwaZulu-Natal