Curriculum Vitae

Johan Conrad Groeneveld

Research and Professional Interests

Assessment and management of commercial fisheries; Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries (EAF); Large Marine Ecosystem programmes; South Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean ecosystems; Impacts of fishing on exploited and fish populations; biology and ecology; Development and implementation of surveys at sea; Scientific capacity building through training of scientists and technical staff.

Academic Qualifications

 BSc (cum laude) University of Stellenbosch; 1987–1989  BSc honours (cum laude) University of Port Elizabeth; 1990  MSc University of Port Elizabeth; 1991–1992  PhD University of Cape Town; 1998–2000

PhD Title: Biology and ecology of the deep-water rock lobsters gilchristi and Palinurus delagoae in relation to their fisheries

Present Position

Senior Scientist at the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), Durban, South Africa (see www.ori.org). Responsible for the development and implementation of Regional Fisheries Research Projects.

Honorary Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu Natal, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Durban, South Africa.

Professional Experience

 In depth professional experience gained over 18 years of employment as a research scientist and fisheries manager by 2 governments and in the private sector..

 Significant exposure in the international scientific community through collaborative projects, conference contributions, symposia and workshops. Focal point for the development of the Science Plan and regional research coordinator for the multi-national South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP, World Bank.

 Strong publication record in leading international journals, including Marine Ecology Progress Series, Fisheries Research, Fishery Bulletin, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Marine and Freshwater Research, Crustaceana, African Journal of Marine Science, Marine Biology Research and Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science.

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 Regular reviewer for Marine Biology, Fisheries Research, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, African Journal of Marine Science, Aquatic Living Resources, ICES Journal of Marine Science, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, WIOJMS.

Employment Record

Time period Employer Post description

June 2008 – date Oceanographic Research Senior Scientist. Institute, Durban, South Africa Portfolio is the development and implementation of regional fisheries projects in the Western Indian Ocean. Emphasis on implementation of World Bank funded South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP). November 2006 – February Marine Science and Fisheries Specialist scientist and 2008 Centre, Ministry of Fisheries technical advisor on scientific Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of projects and capacity building Oman April 1995 – September 2006 Marine and Coastal Research scientist. Rose to the Management, Department of position of Senior Specialist Environmental Affairs and Scientist, and head of the Tourism, Cape Town, South crustacean research division Africa over 12 years.

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Recent Consulting Projects

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) peer-review of public comment draft report (2011). Consultancy. Position - Reviewer  Peer-review of assessment for the Normandy and Jersey lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery done by MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) full assessment of rock lobster Jasus tristani fishery at Tristan da Cunha Islands (2010): Consultancy. Position – Assessment team member, Macalister-Elliot & Partners  Assessment of the lobster trap-fishery against the MSC Principles for responsible fishing. Also reviewed MSC assessment of Normandy and Jersey lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery. Approx. USD 3000

SWIOFP Observer Training Course (2010): Consultancy. Position - Project leader  Developed a successful international tender to present a large multidisciplinary Fisheries Observer Training Course. Tender award was based on quality and cost. Forty trainees from 8 countries completed the course at ORI, over a period of 3.5 weeks. Lectures and notes in 3 languages; 10 lecturers used. Training manual of 153 pages developed and printed (see www.swiofp.net). Approx. USD 200 000.

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) pre-assessments of artisanal spiny lobster fishery off Kenya and octopus fishery off Tanzania (2009): Consultancy. Position – Assessment team member, Moody Marine Ltd  Pre-assessments of two artisanal fisheries along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania, respectively. Approx. USD 5000

Regional Component Coordinator for Component 2 (Crustacean projects) for the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (2008 – 2013): Position – Component Coordinator.  Coordination of surveys at sea and research projects on offshore crustacean resources (spiny lobsters, prawns, langoustines, crabs) conducted by the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project in the EEZs of South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar. Project duration is from 2008 to 2013. The Budget for the component is USD 2.5 million.

3 Marine Stewardship Council Training and Workshops

Attended an MSC training workshop in which Chain of Custody Methodology, Certification Body Accreditation, Fisheries Certification, Fisheries Assessment & Risk Based Framework Methodologies were presented. 11-12 February 2009, Monkey Valley, Cape Town.

Attended and presented at an MSC Workshop on “The opportunities and challenges of fisheries certification in Southern and Eastern Africa”. 22-23 October 2008, Monkey Valley, Cape Town.

Supervision of Post-graduate students

Supervised or co-supervised the following post-graduate projects since 2001:  BSc Honours level – 2 students  MSc level – 11 students  PhD level – 1 student

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals

42) Groeneveld JC, Everett BI, Fennessy ST, Kirkman SP, Santos J, Robertson WR (2013, in press) - Spatial distribution patterns, abundance and population structure of deep-sea crab Chaceon macphersoni based on complementary analyses of trap and trawl data. Marine and Freshwater Research (Accepted) 41) Munga CN, Mwangi S, Ong’anda H, Ruwa R, Manyala J, Groeneveld JC, Kimani E, Vanreusel A (2013, in press) - Spatial and seasonal trends in the distribution and abundance of penaeid shrimps in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya: inferences from experimental bottom trawl surveys. Fisheries Research (Accepted) 40) Groeneveld JC, Goñi R, Diaz D (2013) – Palinurus Species: Chapter 11 in Lobsters: Biology, management, aquaculture and fisheries (BF Phillips ed), Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, p. 326-356. 39) Groeneveld JC, Kirkman SP, Boucher M, Yemane D (2012) – From biomass mining to sustainable fishing – using abundance and size to define a spatial management framework for deep-water lobster. African Journal of Marine Science 34(4): 547-557. 38) Groeneveld JC, von der Heyden S, Matthee CA (2012) – High connectivity and lack of mtDNA differentiation among two previously recognized spiny lobster species in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Marine Biology Research 8(8): 764-770. 37) Groeneveld JC, Greengrass CL, van Zyl DL, Branch GM (2010) Settlement patterns, size and growth of puerulus and juvenile rock lobster Jasus lalandii at an oyster farm in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science (32(3): 501-510.

4 36) van der Elst RP, Groeneveld JC, Baloi AP, Marsac F, Katonda KI, Ruwa R, Lane WL (2009) – Nine nations, one ocean: A benchmark appraisal of the South Western Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (2008-2012). Ocean & Coastal Management 52: 258-267. 35) Al-Nahdi A, Al-Marzouqi A, Al-Rasadi E, Groeneveld JC (2009) – The size composition reproductive biology, age and growth of largehead cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman. Indian J. Fish. 56(2): 73-79. 34) Al-Nahdi A, Al-Marzouqi A Groeneveld JC, Al-Hosni, A (2008) – A first record of whip lobsters Puerulus sewelli from Oman with notes on size, condition and length weight relationships. Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Vol. 13, Special Issue: Marine Sciences, 1-6. 33) Al-Marzouqi A, Groeneveld JC, Al-Nahdi A, Al-Hosni A (2008) – Reproductive season of the scalloped spiny lobster Panulirus homarus along the coast of Oman: management implications. Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Vol. 13, Special Issue: Marine Sciences, 33-42. 32) Al-Marzouqi A, Al-Nahdi A, Jayabalan N, Groeneveld JC (2007) – An assessment of the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus fishery in Oman – another decline in the western Indian Ocean? Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. 6(2): 159-174 31) von der Heyden S, Groeneveld JC, Matthee CA (2007) – Long current to nowhere? - Genetic connectivity of Jasus tristani populations in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 29(3): 491- 497. 30) Groeneveld JC, Gopal K, George RW, Matthee CA (2007) – Molecular phylogeny of the spiny lobster genus Palinurus (: Palinuridae) with hypotheses on speciation in the NE Atlantic/Mediterranean and SW Indian Ocean. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45:102- 110. 29) Smith CD, Groeneveld JC, Maharaj G (2006) – The life-history of the giant octopus Octopus magnificus in South African waters. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 28(3&4) 561-568 28) Groeneveld JC, Griffiths CL, Van Dalsen AP (2006) – A new species of spiny lobster, Palinurus barbarae (Decapoda, Palinuridae) from Walters Shoals on the Madagascar Ridge. Crustaceana 79(7): 821-833 27) Gopal K, Tolley KA, Groeneveld JC, Matthee CA (2006) – Mitochondrial DNA variation in spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae suggests genetically structured populations in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 319: 191-198. 26) Kulmiye AL, Mavuti KM, Groeneveld JC (2006) – Size at onset of maturity in spiny lobsters Panulirus homarus homarus from Mambrui, Kenya. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 28(1): 51-55 25) Groeneveld JC, Maharaj G, Smith CD (2006) – Octopus magnificus predation and bycatch in the trap-fishery for spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi. Fish Res 79(1-2):90-96 24) Brouwer SL, Groeneveld JC, Blows B (2006) – The effects of appendage loss on growth of South African West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii. Fish. Res. 78(2-3): 236-242 23) Groeneveld JC, Goñi R, Latrouite D (2006) – Lobsters of commercial importance: Palinurus Species: Chapter 12 in Lobsters: Biology, management, aquaculture and fisheries (BF Phillips ed), Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, p. 385-411. 22) Groeneveld JC, Greengrass CL, Branch GM, McCue S (2005) – Fecundity of the deep-water spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae off eastern South Africa. Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. 4(2): 135-143

5 21) Dubula O, Groeneveld JC, Santos J, Van Zyl DL, Brouwer S, Van den Heever N, McCue SA (2005) - Effects of tag-related injuries and timing of tagging on growth of rock lobster, Jasus lalandii. Fish. Res. 74: 1-10. 20) Tolley KA, Groeneveld JC, Gopal K, Matthee CA (2005) – Mitochondrial DNA panmixia in spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi suggests a population expansion. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 297: 225-231. 19) Groeneveld JC (2005) – Fecundity of spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off South Africa. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 27(1): 231-137. 18) Groeneveld JC, Khanyile JP, Schoeman, DS (2005) - Size-dependent escapement of the Cape rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) through the mesh and entrance of commercial traps Fish. Bull. 103: 52-62. 17) Cochrane KL, Augustyn CJ, Cockcroft AC, David JHM, Griffiths MH, Groeneveld JC, Lipinski MR, Smale MJ and RJQ Tarr (2004) - An ecosystem approach to fisheries in the southern Benguela context. Afr. J. Mar Sci. 26: 9-36. 16) Groeneveld JC, Butterworth DS, Glazer JP, Branch GM, Cockcroft AC (2003) – An experimental assessment of the impact of gear saturation on an abundance index for an exploited rock lobster resource. Fish. Res. 65: 453-465. 15) Groeneveld JC (2003) - Under-reporting of catch of South Coast rock lobster (Palinurus gilchristi) with implications for the assessment and management of the fishery. Afr. J. Mar Sci. 25: 407-411. 14) Groeneveld JC (2002) – Long-distance migration of the rock lobster Palinurus delagoae off South Africa and Mozambique. S Afr J mar Sci 24: 395-400. 13) Groeneveld JC, Branch GM (2002) – Long-distance migration of South African deep-water rock lobster Palinurus gilchristi. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 232: 225-238. 12) Groeneveld JC, Branch GM (2001) – Development of a pleopod index to assess the moulting season of rock lobster Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda, Palinuridae) off South Africa. Crustaceana 74 (10): 1083-1100. 11) Pollock DE, Cockcroft AC, Groeneveld JC, Schoeman DS (2000) – The fisheries for Jasus species in the south-east Atlantic and for Palinurus species of the south-west Indian Ocean. In Spiny Lobster Management (BF Phillips ed), Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford 10) Groeneveld JC (2000) – Stock assessment, ecology and economics as criteria for choosing between trap and trawl fisheries for spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae. Fish. Res. 48(2): 141-155 9) Groeneveld JC, Cockcroft AC (1998) – Potential of a trap-fishery for deep-water rock lobster Palinurus delagoae off South Africa. Mar Freshwat Res 48(8): 993-1000 8) Fennessy ST, Groeneveld JC (1997) – A review of the offshore trawl fishery for on the east coast of South Africa. Fish Mgmt Ecol 4(2): 135-148 7) Groeneveld JC (1997) – Growth of spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off South Africa. S Afr J mar Sci 18: 19-30 6) Groeneveld JC, Goosen PC (1996) – Morphometric relationships of palinurid lobsters Palinurus delagoae and P. gilchristi and a scyllarid lobster Scyllarides elisabethae caught in traps off the south and east coasts of South Africa. S Afr J mar Sci 17: 329-334

6 5) Cockcroft AC, Groeneveld JC, Cruywagen GC (1995) – The influence of depth, latitude and width of the continental slope on the size distribution and availability of spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae off the East Coast of South Africa. S Afr J mar Sci 16: 149-160 4) Groeneveld JC, Cockcroft AC, Cruywagen GC (1995) – Relative abundances of spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae and slipper lobster Scyllarides elisabethae off the East Coast of South Africa. S Afr J mar Sci 16: 19-24 3) Groeneveld JC, Melville-Smith, R (1995) – Spatial and temporal availability in the multispecies crustacean trawl fishery along the east coast of South Africa and southern Mozambique, 1988 - 1993. S Afr J mar Sci 15:123-136 2) Groeneveld JC, Rossouw, GJ (1995) – Breeding period and size in the South Coast rock lobster, Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda: Palinuridae). S Afr J mar Sci 15: 17-23 1) Groeneveld JC, Melville-Smith R (1994) – Size at onset of sexual maturity in the South Coast rock lobster, Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from South Africa. S Afr J mar Sci 14: 219-223

Recent technical reports, publications in other media and conference presentations (2010 - present )

10) Groeneveld JC, Dias N, Kimani E, Razafindrakoto H, Mwakosya C & Everett BI (2012) Spiny lobsters and shrimps of the South West Indian Ocean: sharing networks, surveys at sea and strategies for stock management. GEF International Waters Science Conference (IWSC 2012), United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. 24-26 September 2012. 9) Payet R, Groeneveld JC (2012) Sustainable fish stocks and shared responsibilities for an ecosystem approach in the South West Indian Ocean: SWIOFP unites nine countries. GEF International Waters Science Conference (IWSC 2012), United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. 24-26 September 2012. 8) Groeneveld JC (2012) – Volume I: Retrospective Analysis of existing data on deep-water trap- fisheries for crustaceans in the South West Indian Ocean. Specialist Report prepared for the South West Indian Ocean Project. SWIOFP RMU, KMFRI, Mombasa, Kenya. 50 pp. 7) Groeneveld JC (2012) – Volume II: Retrospective Analysis of existing data on deep-water trawl-fisheries for crustaceans in the South West Indian Ocean. Specialist Report prepared for the South West Indian Ocean Project. SWIOFP RMU, KMFRI, Mombasa, Kenya. 65 pp. 6) Foulis AJ, Groeneveld JC, Dudley S (2011). Trends in shark bycatch in long-line fisheries for tuna and swordfish, and sampling of shortfin mako sharks off South Africa. 14th SAMSS / 49th ECSA International Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 4-7 April (Oral presentation) 5) Groeneveld JC (2011). Scattered, disconnected and vulnerable to fishing? Exploring the seamounts and slopes of the South West Indian Ocean for spiny lobsters. 7th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, White Sands Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. 24-29th October 2011 (Oral presentation; Book of Abstracts p53)

7 4) Mkare T, von der Heyden S, Matthee C, Groeneveld J (2011). Genetic population structure of adult penaeid prawns and their juveniles in the Tana and Sabaki estuaries in Malindi- Ungwana Bay, Kenya. 14th SAMSS / 49th ECSA International Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 4-7 April (Poster presentation) 3) Robey J, Groeneveld J, Fennessy S (2011). Trawling for prawns and langoustines in the deep: trends in abundance, biology and catches in the South West Indian Ocean. 7th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, White Sands Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. 24-29th October 2011 (Oral presentation; Book of Abstracts p167) 2) Groeneveld JC, Heinecken C (2010) SWIOFP Observer Manual – An Illustrated Manual for Training Fisheries Observers for Deployment on Commercial Fishing Vessels Active in the South West Indian Ocean. October 2010. SWIOFP RMU, KMFRI, Mombasa, Kenya (153 pp) 1) Groeneveld JC, Cockcroft AC, Dias NM, Palha de Sousa L, Mwakosya C, Ulotu E, Kimani E, Munga C, and Rafalimanana T (2010) Regional Data Gap-Analysis for Component 2 (Crustaceans) for SWIOFP. Unpublished Report 283, Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, South Africa (45 pp) & SWIOFP RMU, KMFRI, Mombasa, Kenya.

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