Publications
Journal Articles:
2024
Ferguson, L., Awe, A. & Sparks C., 2024. Microplastic concentrations and risk assessment in water, sediment and invertebrates from Simon’s Town, South Africa. Heliyon, 10(7), e28514.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28514
Samuels, W., Awe, A. & Sparks C., 2024. Microplastic pollution and risk assessment in surface water and sediments of the Zandvlei Catchment and estuary, Cape Town, South Africa. Environmental Pollution, 342, 122987.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122987
Ariefdien, R., Pfaff, M., Awe, A. & Sparks, C., 2024. Stormwater outlets: A source of microplastics in coastal zones of Cape Town, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 198, 115800.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115800
2023
Sparks, C., Viljoen, N., Hill, D., Lassen, J., Awe, A., 2023. Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Microplastics in Water and Mussels Sampled from Cape Town Harbour and Two Oceans Aquarium, South Africa. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 110, 104.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03737-1
Julius, D., Awe, A. & Sparks C., 2023. Environmental concentrations, characteristics and risk assessment of microplastics in water and sediment along the Western Cape coastline, South Africa. Heliyon, 9:8 8, e18559.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18559
Bukasa, W.A., Awe, A.A. & Sparks, C., 2023. Characteristics and distribution of litter, mesolitter and microplastics in Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Research Square, PREPRINT.
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2965504/v1
Apetogbor, K., Pereao, O., Sparks, C. & Opeolu, B. 2023. Spatio-temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediment samples of the Plankenburg river, Western Cape, South Africa. Environmental Pollution, 323, 121303.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121303
Wilkinson, C., Seyboth, E., J Olbers, J., Vermeulen, E., Kramer., R & Findlay, K. 2023. Estimating population changes in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 45(1), 39-50.
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2023.2193591
Seyboth, E., Meynecke, J-O., de Bie, J., Roychoudhury, A. & Findlay, K. 2023. A review of post-whaling abundance, trends, changes in distribution and migration patterns, and supplementary feeding of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 997491.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.997491
Loureiro, T.G., Milligan, B., Gacutan, J., Adewumi, I.J., Findlay, K. 2023. Ocean accounts as an approach to foster, monitor, and report progress towards sustainable development in a changing ocean – The Systems and Flows Model. Marine Policy, 154, 105668.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105668
Ramos, E.A., Cheeseman, T., Marcondes, M.C.C., Olio, M., Vogel, A., Elwen, S., de Melo, T.H.M., Facchola, C., Cipolotti, S., Southerland, K., Findlay, K., Seyboth, E., McCue, S.A., Kotze, P.G.H. & Seakamela, S.M. 2023. Interchange of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales across the South Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports, 13.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31358-5
2022
Loureiro, T.G., du Plessis, N., Findlay, K. 2022. Into the Blue – The Blue Economy Model in Operation Phakisa “Unlocking the Ocean Economy” Programme. South African Journal of Science, 118(11/12).
https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14664
Trotzuk, E., Findlay, K., Taju, A., Cockcroft, V., Guissamulo, A., Araman, A., Matos, L., & Gaylard, A. 2022. Focused and inclusive actions could ensure the persistence of East Africa's last known viable dugong subpopulation. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(7), e12702.
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12702
Gacutan, J., Pınarbaşı, K., Agbaglah, M., Bradley, C., Galparsoro, I., Murillas, A., Adewumi, I., Praphotjanaporn, T., Bordt, M., Findlay, K., Lantz, C. & Milligan, B.M. 2022. The emerging intersection between marine spatial planning and ocean accounting: A global review and case studies. Marine Policy, 140, 105055.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105055
Gacutan, J., Galparsoro, I., Pınarbaşı, K., Murillas, A., Adewumi, I.J., Praphotjanaporn, T., Johnston, E.L; Findlay, K.P. & Milligan, B.M. 2022. Marine spatial planning and ocean accounting: Synergistic tools enhancing integration in ocean governance. Marine Policy, 136, 104936.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104936
Loureiro, T.G., Gacutan, J., Milligan, B.M., Praphotjanaporn, T. & Findlay, K. 2022. Every account counts for sustainable development: lessons from the African CoP to implement ocean accounts in the Western Indian Ocean region. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 1, 139 – 165.
https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.si2022.1.11
Warwick-Evans, V., Constable, A., Dalla Rosa, L., Secchi, E., Seyboth, E. & Trathan, P. 2022. Using a risk assessment framework to spatially and temporally spread the fishery catch limit for Antarctic krill in the west Antarctic Peninsula: A template for krill fisheries elsewhere. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 1015851.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1015851
Warwick-Evans, V., Kelly, N., Dalla Rosa, L., Friedlaender, A. & Hinke, J., Kim, JH., Kokubun, N., Santora, J., Secchi, E., Seyboth, E. & Trathan, P. 2022. Using seabird and whale distribution models to estimate spatial consumption of krill to inform fishery management. Ecosphere, 13(6), e4083.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4083
2021
Meynecke, J-O., De Bie, J., Barraqueta, J-LM., Seyboth, E., Dey, S.P., Lee, S.B., Samanta, S., Vichi, M., Findlay, K., Roychoudhury, A. & Mackey, B. 2021. The Role of Environmental Drivers in Humpback Whale Distribution, Movement and Behavior: A Review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 720774.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.720774
Prado, J., Kinas, P., Pennino, M., Seyboth, E., Silveira, F., Ferreira, E. & Secchi, E. 2021. Definition of no‐fishing zones and fishing effort limits to reduce franciscana bycatch to sustainable levels in southern Brazil. Animal Conservation, 24(5), 770-782.
https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12679
Paarman, S., Vermeulen, E., Seyboth, E., Thornton, M., & Findlay, K. 2021. Abundance and distribution of Antarctic blue whales Balaenoptera musculus intermedia off the Queen Maud Land coast of Antarctica. African Journal of Marine Science, 43(1), 53–59.
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2020.1864471
Dey, S. P., Vichi, M., Fearon, G., Seyboth, E., Findlay, K. P., Meynecke, J.-O., de Bie, J., Lee, S. B., Samanta, S., Barraqueta, J. M., Roychoudhury, A. N., & Mackey, B. 2021. Oceanographic anomalies coinciding with humpback whale super-group occurrences in the Southern Benguela. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 20896.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00253-2
Cade, D. E., Seakamela, S. M., Findlay, K. P., Fukunaga, J., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., Warren, J. D., Calambokidis, J., Fahlbusch, J. A., Friedlaender, A. S., Hazen, E. L., Kotze, D., McCue, S., Meÿer, M., Oestreich, W. K., Oudejans, M. G., Wilke, C., & Goldbogen, J. A. 2021. Predator-scale spatial analysis of intra-patch prey distribution reveals the energetic drivers of rorqual whale super-group formation. Functional Ecology, 35(4), 894–908.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13763
2020
Shabangu, F.W., Andrew, R.K., Yemane, D. & Findlay, K.P. 2020. Acoustic seasonality, behaviour and detection ranges of Antarctic blue and fin whales under different sea ice conditions off Antarctica. Endangered Species Research, 43, 21-37.
https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01050
Purdon, J., Shabangu, F.W., Yemane, D., Pienaar, M., Somers, M.J. & Findlay, K. 2020. Species distribution modelling of Bryde’s whales, humpback whales, southern right whales, and sperm whales in the southern African region to inform their conservation in expanding economies. PeerJ, 8, e9997.
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9997
Seyboth, E., Félix, F., Lea, M-A., Dalla Rosa, L., Watters, G., Reid, K. & Secchi, E. 2021. Influence of krill (Euphausia superba) availability on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) reproductive rate. Marine Mammal Science, 37, 1498-1506.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12805
2019
Carroll, E.L., Alderman, R., Bannister, J.L., Bérubé, M., Best, P.B., Boren, L., Baker, C.S., Constantine, R., Findlay, K., Harcourt, R., Lemaire, L., Palsbøll, P.J., Patenaude, N.J., Rowntree, V.J., Seger, J., Steel, D., Valenzuela, L.O., Watson, M. & Gaggiotti, O.E. 2019. Incorporating non-equilibrium dynamics into demographic history inferences of a migratory marine species. Heredity, 122(1), 53–68.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-018-0077-y
Shabangu, F.W., Findlay, K.P., Yemane, D., Stafford, K.M., van den Bergh, M. & Blows, B. 2019. Seasonal occurrence and diel calling behaviour of Antarctic blue whales and fin whales off the West Coast of South Africa. Journal of Marine Systems, 190, 25-39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.11.002
2018
Corkeron, P., Hamilton, P., J Bannister, J., Groch, K.R., Findlay, K., Rowntree, V., Vermuelen, E. & Pace, R.M. 2018. The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, has been constrained by human-caused mortality. Royal Society Open Science Journal, 5(11), 180892.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180892
2017
Findlay, K.P., Seakamela, S.M., Meÿer, M.A., Kirkman, S.P., Barendse, J., Cade, D.E., Hurwitz, D., Kennedy, A., Kotze, P.G.H., McCue, S.A., Thornton, M., Vargas Fonseca, O.A. & Wilke, C.G. 2017. Humpback whale “super-groups” – a novel low-latitude feeding behaviour of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Benguela Upwelling System. PLOS ONE, 12(3), e0172002.
https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172002
Ansorge, I., Skelton, P., Bekker, A., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Butterworth, D., Cilliers, C., Cooper, J., Cowan, D., Dorrington, D., Fawcett, S., Fietz, S., Findlay, K.P., Froneman, W., Grantham, G., Greve, M., Hedding, D., Hofmeyr, G., Kosch, M., Le Roux, P., Lucas, M., MacHutchon, K., Meiklejohn, I., Nel, W., Pistorius, P., Ryan, P., Stander, J., Swart, S., Treasure, A., Vichi, M. & van Vuuren, B. 2017. Exploring South Africa’s southern frontier: A 20-year vision for Polar Research through the South African National Antarctic Programme. South African Journal of Science, 113(5/6), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0205
Shabangu, F.W., Yemane, D., Stafford, K.M., Ensor, P. and Findlay, K.P. 2017. Modelling the effects of environmental conditions of the acoustic occurrence and behaviour of Antarctic blue whales. PLOS ONE, 12(2), e0172705.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172705
Segre, P.S., Seakamela, S.M., Meÿer, M.A., Findlay, K.P. & Goldbogen, J.A. 2017. A hydrodynamically active flipper-stroke in humpback whales. Current Biology, 27(13), 636-637.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.063
Kershaw, F., Carvalho, I., Loo, J., Pomilla, C., Best, P., Findlay, K.P., Cerchio, S., Collins, T., Engel, M.H., Minton, G., Ersts, P., Barendse, J., Kotze, P.G.H., Razafindrakoto, Y., Ngouessono, S., Meyer, M., Thornton, M. & Rosenbaum, H.C. 2017. Multiple processes drive genetic structure of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations across spatial scales. Molecular Ecology, 26(4), 977-994.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13943
2016
Findlay, K.P. & Best, P.B. 2016. Distribution and seasonal abundance of large cetaceans in the Durban whaling grounds off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1972–1975. African Journal of Marine Science, 38(2), 249–262.
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1191042
Book Chapters
2023
Arabi, S., Neehaul, Y., Sparks, C., 2023. Impacts and Threats of Marine Litter in African Seas, in: Maes, T., Preston-Whyte, F. (Eds.), The African Marine Litter Outlook. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 91–136.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7_3
2020
Findlay, K.P. 2020. Oceans and Blue Economies. In Otto, L. (ed.), Global Challenges in Maritime Security. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34630-0_2
2019
Findlay, K.P. 2019. Challenges facing marine protected areas in Southern African countries in light of expanding ocean economies across the sub-region. In Humpheys, J. & Clarke, R. (eds.), Marine Protected Areas: Evidence, Policy & Management, Elsevier Ltd: 37-65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102698-4.00003-4
2018
Du Plessis, N., Hermes, J. & Findlay, K. 2018. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Indian Ocean Region. In: Attri, V.N. & Bohler, N. (eds). The Blue Economy Handbook of the Indian Ocean Region. Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa. 272-298.
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=kA9tDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=5hweASc3l7&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Findlay, K. & Bohler-Muller, N. 2018. South Africa's ocean economy and operation Phakisa: lessons learned. In: Attri, V.N. & Bohler, N. (eds). The Blue Economy Handbook of the Indian Ocean Region. Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa. 231-255.
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=kA9tDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=5hweASc3l7&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Technical Reports & Other Outputs:
Mtshali, T., Tsanwani, M., Kiviets, G., Britz, K., Vena, K., Mdokwana, B.W., Siswana, K. & Sparks, C. 2023. Spatial and seasonal distributions of metals in mussels in the Western Cape. Oceans and Coasts Annual Science Report.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370873363_Huggett_et_al_2023_-_Oceans_and_Coasts_Annual_Science_Report_2022.
Sparks, C., Awe, A., Tsanwani, M., Mtshali, T., Kiviets, G. & Baliwe, N.G. 2023. Monitoring microplastics in the Western Cape – a pilot study. Oceans and Coasts Annual Science Report.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370873363_Huggett_et_al_2023_-Oceans_and_Coasts_Annual_Science_Report_2022.
Findlay, K.P. 2018. Policy paper – Operation Phakisa and Unlocking South Africa’s Ocean Economy. Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, 14: 248-254.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19480881.2018.1475857
Willson, A., Leslie, M., Baldwin, R., Cerchio, S., Childerhouse, S., Collins, T., Findlay, K., Genov, T., Godley, B.J., Al-Harthi, S., MacDonald, D., Minton, G., Zerbini, A.N. & Witt, M.J. 2018. Update on satellite telemetry studies and first unoccupied aerial vehicle assisted health assessment studies of Arabian Sea humpback whales off the coast of Oman. Submitted to the 2018 Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.
https://arabianseawhalenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sc_67b_cmp_13_rev1_oman-humbpack-whale-research-update-1.pdf
Brandão, A., Vermeulen, E., Gillespie, A.R., Findlay, K. & Butterworth, D.S. 2018. Updated application of a photo-identification based assessment model to southern right whales in South African waters, focussing on inferences to be drawn from a series of appreciably lower counts of calving females over 2015 to 2017. Submitted to the 2018 Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30708
Olson, PA., Kinzey, D., Double, M.C., Matsuoka, K., Pastene, L.A. & Findlay, K. 2018. Capture-recapture estimates of abundance of Antarctic blue whales. Submitted to the 2018 Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?direct=1&noattach=true&ref=9321&ext=pdf&k=2499406a3b
Vermeulen, E., Wilkinson, C., Thornton, M., Peters, I.T.& Findlay K. 2018. Report on the 2016 Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit Southern Right Whale Survey Nature’s Valley to Lamberts Bay, South Africa. Submitted to the 2018 Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Els-Vermeulen/publication/373119172_Report_on_the_2016_Mammal_Research_Institute_Whale_Unit_Southern_Right_Whale_Survey_Nature's_Valley_to_Lamberts_Bay_South_Africa/links/64db3a3cad846e288292f4c4/Report-on-the-2016-Mammal-Research-Institute-Whale-Unit-Southern-Right-Whale-Survey-Natures-Valley-to-Lamberts-Bay-South-Africa.pdf
