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Writing

articles

social media

scientific publications

FEATURE ARTICLES

I am a published news and feature article journalist.

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Recent articles include:

SA scientists concerned as marine taxonomists become increasingly endangered species

Published in The Daily Maverick, June 2023.

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Telling biodiversity’s story – 1,001 magnificent species of the seaforest

Published in The Daily Maverick, December 2022.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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I use my own personal Instagram account to share my love for and fascination with biology, ecology

and nature.

@tatjana_baleta

@creaturefeature_withtatz

was my pandemic side-project.

Quirky, silly and fun, this account explored the weird and wonderful of the natural world.

@seachangeproject

of My Octopus Teacher fame is one of my clients. I write science-based posts about the beauty of biodiversity and human-nature connection for their account.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

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Co-author. 2018. Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa. Marine Policy. 96:256-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.041

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Co-author. 2019. Chapter 8: Ecosystem Protection Level. In: South African National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 Technical Report Volume 4: Marine Realm. SANBI, Pretoria, SA. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6372

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Co-author. 2020. African Marine Litter Monitoring Manual. Barnardo T & Ribbink AJ (Eds.). African Marine Waste Network. PE, SA.

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