Vision Research excellence for the sustainability of Africa’s aquatic environments.
MissionTo be an interactive hub focused on serving the nation through generating, disseminating and applying knowledge to understanding and solving problems concerning the conversation and wise use of African aquatic biodiversity.
SAIAB’s science focuses on the full spectrum of African aquatic environments: from marine offshore to continental freshwater catchments. Research covers ecology and conservation biology that links biodiversity at molecular and organism levels with the environment and genetic and species diversity.
