Sven Kerwath

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Marine and fisheries research(54), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(43), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies(36), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies(28), Ichthyology and Marine Biology(22)

Publications113 total

New Latrunculiidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from the Agulhas ecoregion of temperate southern Africa
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Spatial and Temporal Size Distribution of Swordfish ( <i>Xiphias gladius</i> ) in the Atlantic Ocean: Implications for Conservation and Management
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture·2025· 3 cited
Eleven new heteroscleromorph Demospongiae (Porifera), and a new record of the tetractinellid Ancorina corticata, from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount on the Madagascar Ridge in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO)
Zootaxa·2025Open Access
Sea turtles in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, a step towards understanding bycatch and management of these species in tuna fisheries
Biological Conservation·2025· 1 cited
Halichondria (Halichondria) Fleming 1828
Open MIND·2025Open Access
Penares Gray 1867
Open MIND·2025Open Access
Aaptos Gray 1867
Open MIND·2025Open Access
Aaptos Gray 1867
Open MIND·2025Open Access
Penares Gray 1867
Open MIND·2025Open Access
Leaping into the future: Current application and future direction of computer vision and artificial intelligence in marine sciences in South Africa
Research Ideas and Outcomes·2023Open Access
Corrigendum to “A systematic conservation plan identifying critical areas for improved chondrichthyan protection in South Africa” [Biol. Conserv. 284 (2023) 110163]
Biological Conservation·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A systematic conservation plan identifying critical areas for improved chondrichthyan protection in South Africa
Biological Conservation·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
First mesophotic <i>Ecklonia radiata</i> (Laminariales) records within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park marine-protected area, east coast, South Africa
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom·2023· 2 cited
Confirmation of the southern African distribution of the marine sponge <i>Hymeniacidon perlevis</i> (Montagu, 1814) in the context of its global dispersal
PeerJ·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Trade-offs between bycatch and target catches in static versus dynamic fishery closures
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2022· 79 citedOpen Access
Testing the waters to find the ‘goldilocks’ zone: fine-scale movement of Mustelus mustelus in relation to environmental cues
Marine and Freshwater Research·2021· 4 cited
ROV assessment of mesophotic fish and associated habitats across the continental shelf of the Amathole region
Scientific Reports·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Hundreds of new DNA barcodes for South African sponges
Systematics and Biodiversity·2021· 13 cited
Life history of Mustelus mustelus in the Langebaan Lagoon marine protected area
Marine and Freshwater Research·2021· 2 cited
Shallow seamounts represent speciation islands for circumglobal yellowtail Seriola lalandi
Scientific Reports·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

CG Attwood(21), A Götz(13), Paul D. Cowley(12), WHH Sauer(9), Henning Winker(7), Finn Økland(7), SJ Lamberth(7), D. Stott Parker(6), EB Thorstad(5), Adina C. Bosch(4), Gunnar O. Sigge(4), Louwrens C. Hoffman(4), TF Næsje(4), Chris Wilke(4), CG Wilke(4), Toufiek Samaai(4), Bernadette O’Neill(3), Tor F. Næsje(3), Kerry Sink(3), Lutz Auerswald(2)