Kerry Sink

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Kerry Sink
Alma mater University of Natal
University of Cape Town
Scientific career
Fields Marine biology
Institutions South African National Biodiversity Institute
Nelson Mandela University
Thesis A hierarchical analysis of abiotic determinants and harvesting impacts in the rocky intertidal communities of KwaZulu-Natal  (2001)

Kerry Sink is a South African marine biologist who assists in government planning, policy, and management in the marine environment. [1] [2] Her research informs the development of ocean zoning plans and marine protected areas. [3]

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Career

Sink is a marine conservation practitioner who has built and managed the Marine Programme at the South African National Biodiversity Institute since 2006. [4] She has since led the WWF-funded Offshore Marine Protected Area (OMPA) project which has been advanced through the government and increased South Africa's MPA from 0.5% to 5%. [5] [6]

Sink set up the SeaKeys project which aims to utilize collaboration to increase marine biodiversity information and translate the information into tangible products that mirror the decision making and development of additional benefits for South African society. [5] She is a co-director and executive team member of the One Ocean Hub and the Principal Investigator of the NFR funded Deep Connections Project. [7] She served as lead of the Deep Connections project team, a short film honoring South Africa coastal and marine life, [8] which unveiled their findings at World Oceans Day. [9]

Publications

Sink is a researcher associate at the Institute for Coastal and Marine Research at Nelson Mandela University. [7] She has produced and coordinated a number of publications, including the Marine and Coastal Component Report of the 2011 National Biodiversity Assessment [10] and launching the biodiversity and mining guidelines with increased pressure on the marine environment from oil and mineral exploitation. [5]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the Conservationist: A Passion for the Ocean". conbio.org (Interview). Interviewed by Phoebe Barnard. Society for Conservation Biology . Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. ↑ Safeguarding South Africa's oceans | CNN. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2025-01-08– via www.cnn.com.
  3. ↑ Mphahlele, Dineo (2017-06-07). "#WorldOceansDay: Marine scientists explore deep ocean habitats in KZN". East Coast Radio (South Africa) . Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Prof. Kerry Sink – Marine Programme Manager and Principal Scientist South African National Biodiversity Institute". WIOMSA 13th Scientific Symposium. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Kerry Sink awarded Living Planet Award". www.wwf.org.za. World Wide Fund for Nature. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  6. ↑ "About | Welcome to the online home for South Africa's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)". Marine protected areas of South Africa . Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  7. 1 2 Meriläinen, Laura (2022-01-31). "Deep Connections: Fostering Emotional Connection for Ocean Governance Lessons from an Oscar-winning Octopus". One Ocean Hub. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  8. ↑ "From Seascapes to Sacred Traditions: MzanSea Film Shines Light on South Africa's Deep Ocean Connections" (Press release). South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  9. ↑ "Two Decades of Deep Insights celebrated this World Oceans Day" (Press release). National Research Foundation (South Africa). June 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Sink, Kerry & Holness, Stephen & Harris, Linda & Majiedt, Prideel & Atkinson, Lara & Robinson, Tamara & Kirkman, Stephen & Hutchings, Larry & Leslie, Robin & Lamberth, Stephen & Kerwath, Sven & von der Heyden, Sophie & Lombard, Amanda & Attwood, Colin & Branch, George & Fairweather, Tracey & Taljaard, Susan & Weerts, Steven & Cowley, Paul & Wolf, Trevor (2011). NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT 2011: Technical Report | Volume=4 Marine and Coastal Component (PDF) (Report). Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. p. 325.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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