SASAqS - Serving the region for 50 years

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Aquatic science I twas 5 July 1963 and members of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science (S²A³) were gathered in Pietermaritzburg for the association’s symposium. On the agenda was a discussion on the biology of southern African rivers. The small group of biologists gathered there made use of this opportunity to hold a meeting the night before, which was chaired by Prof Brian Allanson. They founded the Limnological Society of Southern Africa (LSSA) at a time when few were even aware there was such a word as ‘limnology’ . The original society had 74 ordinary members, seven student members and seven corporate members. The first committee consisted of Dr AD Harrison (president), Prof BR Allanson (vice-president), RG Noble (secretary/editor), Dr SC Seagrief (treasurer) and RS Crass (committee member). By 1964 the Society had 121 members and had applied for membership of SIL (Societas Internationalis Limnologiae).

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