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The launch of the South African Marine Research and Exploration Forum (SAMREF)
DSTI Communications
20 January 2016
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The launch of the South African Marine Research and Exploration Forum (SAMREF) marks the successful implementation of Operation Phakisa B3 (exploiting the broader research opportunities presented by offshore oil and gas exploration).
The primary objective of SAMREF is to grow public sector research in the marine and oceanic environment through the exploitation of new opportunities presented by explorations and cruises undertaken on behalf of private sector extractive industries.
