{"id":2906,"date":"2021-09-30T07:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2021-09-30T07:44:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:44:15","slug":"new-fish-identification-app-for-south-african-marine-anglers-and-fish-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/2021\/09\/30\/new-fish-identification-app-for-south-african-marine-anglers-and-fish-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fish Identification App for South African marine anglers and fish enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2907 \" src=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app.jpg 564w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Fish-info-app-285x285.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Dr. Bruce Mann, a fisherman and\u00a0fish scientist\u00a0at\u00a0The Oceanographic Research Institute, based at SAAMBR, Durban\u00a0 has produced a new fish identification App that is designed especially for the South African marine angler, diver and fish enthusiast.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>How many times have you seen a fish and wished you knew what it was? Or wished that you could simply measure your fish and know instantly what it weighed? Or that you could work out which species of\u00a0kob\u00a0you had landed?\u00a0 \u00a0Imagine if you could have brilliant photos, up to date information, distribution maps, current regulations, a way to compare similar species and a length-weight calculator for 249 of the most common fish species caught along the South African coast, now you can with the app.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0Dr Mann has spent nearly two years working on the App \u2013 to make sure that the information is accurate, and that the App is easy to use. All proceeds from the sale of the App will go towards the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oritag.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ORI Cooperative Fish Tagging Project<\/a>. This means that every App sold will be supporting a better understanding of\u00a0 linefish. The App is based on linefish research undertaken in South Africa over the last 50 years and includes the most recent information available. Each species profile was carefully researched and then written so that the information is accessible and easy to understand.<\/p>\n<p>The App was produced by MyDigitalEarth\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydigitalearth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.mydigitalearth.com\/<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and is available for both iPhone and Android phones \u2013 just go to the App store on your phone and search for the Marine Fish Guide of Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The App includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For each of the\u00a0<strong>249 species<\/strong>\u00a0you will find multiple high quality images, a species profile including Common names, Scientific name, Family name, Description, Distribution (both global and southern African), Habitat, Feeding, Movement, Reproduction, Age &amp; growth, Current status, Capture and Current fishing regulations; and a simple map of the species\u2019 distribution in southern African waters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The search function<\/strong>\u00a0enables you to search for fish names using their common name in English, Afrikaans or by using their scientific name. For those who see (or think) in pictures, Fish Groups provides a simple line drawing of the general shape of the different fish families. Clicking on the shape takes you to the family of fish in this group and you can then look at the actual images of each species in the family to find your fish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fish ID<\/strong>\u00a0is a fun section that allows you to work out for yourself what fish species you have caught or seen. It is designed as a \u201csmart search\u201d using easy to see features to help you to identify your fish.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Length\/Weight Calculator<\/strong>\u00a0is a useful tool that can be used by anglers who release their fish but want to know what its weight was. Simply measure the fish before it is released, enter this measurement and the approximate weight is automatically calculated according to the length\/weight equation for that species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My List<\/strong>\u00a0allows you to record your own personal catches or fish observations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fishing Regulations<\/strong>\u00a0provides useful information on the current linefish regulations for marine recreational anglers in South Africa. A general summary of the regulations as well as species-specific regulations are provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saambr.org.za\/marine-fish-guide-for-southern-africa-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.saambr.org.za\/marine-fish-guide-for-southern-africa-app\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Bruce Mann, a fisherman and\u00a0fish scientist\u00a0at\u00a0The Oceanographic Research Institute, based at SAAMBR, Durban\u00a0 has produced a new fish identification App that is designed especially for the South African marine angler, diver and fish enthusiast. How many times have you seen a fish and wished you knew what it was? Or wished that you could<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/2021\/09\/30\/new-fish-identification-app-for-south-african-marine-anglers-and-fish-enthusiasts\/\" class=\"more-link themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-2906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","tag-fish-identification-app","tag-fishing","tag-south-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2908,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2906\/revisions\/2908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}