
Kyle Smith
Scientist: Marine Ecology, Garden Route & Frontier Research Unit
Education
- BSc, 2001, Rhodes University
- BSc Honours (Ichthyology), 2002, Rhodes University
- MSc (Ichthyology & Fisheries Science), 2005, Rhodes University
Research Focus and Interest
- Recreational and subsistence linefisheries with particular emphasis on understanding the social component of recreational angling including angler behaviour and the drivers of non-compliance.
- Invasive fish ecology within estuarine environments and impacts on endemic species.
- The role of Marine Protected Areas in fishery management and biodiversity conservation.
Publications
Journal Articles
Roux DJ, Smith MKS, Smit IPJ, Freitag S, Slabbert L, Mokhatla M, Hayes, J, Mpapane N. (2020) Cultural ecosystem services as complex outcomes of people–nature interactions in protected areas. Ecosystem Services. 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101111
Vermeulen W, Van Wilgen N, Smith K, Dopolo M, Swemmer L, Annecke W. et al., (2019) Monitoring consumptive resource use in South African national park. Koedoe 61(1), a1516. https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1516
Parker D, Winker H, Bernard ATF, Smith MKS, Götz A (2019) Spatial considerations when monitoring reef fishes. African Journal of Marine Science 2019, 41(1): 93–101
Heyns-Veale ER, Bernard ATF, Götz A, Mann BQ, Maggs JQ, Smith MKS. (2019). Community-wide effects of protection reveal insights into marine protected area effectiveness for reef fish. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 620: 99–117.
Simon C, du Toit AN, Smith MKS, Claassens L, Smith F, Smoth P.(2019). Bait collecting by subsistence and recreational fishers in Knysna Estuary may impact management and conservation. African Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2019.1608862
Smith MKS, Rodrigues D, & Currie B. (2018). A survey of the ichthyofauna in the Noetsie Estuary, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Koedoe 60(1)
Smith MKS, Roux DJ, Hayes J. (2017). Adventure racing enables access to cultural ecosystem services at multiple scales. Ecosystem Services. 28: 149 – 161.
Crawford R.J.M., Randall R.M., Cook T.R., Ryan P.G., Dyer B.M., Fox R., Geldenhuys D., Huisamen J., McGeorge C., Smith M.K., Upfold L., Visagie J., Waller L.J., Whittington P.A., Wilke C.G. & Makhado A.B. (2016). Cape cormorants decrease, move east and adapt foraging strategies following eastward displacement of their main prey. African Journal of Marine Science, DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1202861
Old A.A., James N.C., Smith M.K.S. & Weyl O.L.F. (2016). Fish communities of the Wilderness Lakes System in the southern Cape, South Africa. Koedoe 58(1), a1364. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ koedoe.v58i1.1364
Smith M.K.S., Kruger N., & Murray T.S. (2015). Aerial surveys conducted along the Garden Route coastline, South Africa, to determine patterns in shore fishing effort. Koedoe 57(1), Art. #1236, 9 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/koedoe. v57i1.1236
Sloterdijk, H., James, N.C., Smith, M.K.S., Ekau, W. and Weyl, O.L.F. (2015). Population dynamics and biology of an invasive population of mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in a temperate estuarine lake system. African Zoology 50(1): 31-40.
Phair, N., Barendse, J., Smith, M.K.S. and von der Heyden, S. (2015). Molecular analyses confirm genetically distinct populations of two indigenous estuarine fish species in an isolated coastal lake: Implications for the management of introduced ichthyofauna. Conservation Genetics. doi: 10.1007/s10592-015-0701-9
Bernard, A.T.F., Götz, A., Parker, D., Heyns, E.R., Halse, S.J., Riddin, N.A., Smith, M.K.S., Paterson, A.W., Winker, H., Fullwood, L., Langlois, T.J. and Harvey E.S. (2014). New possibilities for research on reef fish across the continental shelf of South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 2014, 110(9/10), Art. #a0079, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2014/ a0079
Van Wilgen, N.J., Dopolo, M., Symonds A., Vermeulen W., Bester E., Smith K. and McGeoch M.A. (2013). An inventory of natural resources harvested from national parks in South Africa. Koedoe 55(1), Art. #1096, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ koedoe.v55i1.1096
Olds, A.A., Smith, M.K.S., Weyl O.A.F. and Russell I.A. (2010). Invasive alien freshwater fishes in the Wilderness Lakes system, a wetland of international importance in the Western Cape Province South Africa. African Zoology 46 (1): 179-184
Smith, M.K.S., King, C.M., Sauer, W.H.H. and Cowley, P.D. (2007). Development of Fisheries Indicators for local management initiatives: A case study from Plettenberg Bay. African Journal of Marine Science 29(3): 511-525.
Technical and Scientific Reports
Smith M.K.S., Arendse C.J. and Mokhatla M. 2019. Ecological and social fishery monitoring to facilitate management of the Tsitsikamma MPA annual report. Reporting period: January – December 2018. Internal Report Number 04 / 2019, South African National Parks, Skukuza.
Smith M.K.S., Arendse C.J. and Mokhatla M. 2018. Ecological and social fishery monitoring to facilitate management of the Tsitsikamma MPA annual report. Internal Report Number 06/2018, South African National Parks, Skukuza.
Smith, M.K.S. 2016. Aspects of the recreational and subsistence bait fishery within the Knysna Estuary, Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Scientific Report Number 06 / 2016, South African National Parks, Skukuza.
Smith M.K.S., Rodriques D & Currie B. 2016. A survey of the ichthyofauna within the Noetzie Estuary, Garden Route National Park. Internal Report 02 / 2016, South African National Park, Skukuza.
Smith M.K.S. 2016. Aspects of the coastal linefishery within the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area during the Interim Fishing Period (15 December 2015 to 8 January 2016). Scientific Report Number 04 / 2016, South African National Parks, Skukuza.
Smith, M.K.S. 2015. Aspects of the recreational and subsistence fishery within the De Vasselot (Natures Valley) section of the Garden Route National Park. Scientific Report Number 01/2015, South African National Parks, Skukuza.
Smith M.K.S. and Kruger N. (2013). The recreational and subsistence linefisheries in the Knysna and Swartvlei Estuaries: Some concerns and management challenges. In: C. Attwood, T. Booth, S. Kerwath, B. Mann, S. Marr, J. Duncan, J. Bonthuys and W. Potts (Eds), A Decade After the Emergency: The Proceedings of the 4th Linefish Symposium. WWF South Africa Report Series – 2013/Marine/001. Pp 145-160.
Smith M.K.S. (2012) Garden Route National Park -Wilderness Section Coastal Marine Resource Use Monitoring Programme. Scientific Report Number 05/2012, South African National Parks, Skukuza. 19 pp.
Vermeulen, W., Dopolo, M., Bezuidenhout, H., Durrheim, G., Hanekom, N., Hendricks, H., McGeoch, M.A., Ngubeni, N., Smith K., Swemmer, L., Symonds, A. and van Wilgen, N. (2011) South African National Parks Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Resource Use (Consumptive). Scientific Report 08/2011. South African National Parks. 56 pp.
Popular Articles
Friends, fish and fishy tails. Honda Marine Newsletter, April 2016.
Shoe cleaning at the Otter. Distributed online and through social media. http://theotter.co.za/the-shoe-cleaning-station-at-otter-registration/
The Tsitsikamma MPA, more than just fish. Published online at http://theotter.co.za/the-tsitsikamma-mpa-more-than-just-fish/
How cold does the Knysna estuary get? Published online at http://www.hondamarineknysna.co.za/blog/garden-route-and-knysna-news/garden-route-and-knysna-news/
Weighty matter made easy. SANParks Times, June 2013.
Recreational fishing within the Garden Route National Park. SANParks Times, December 2012.
What enters National Parks on our shoes? SANParks Times, December 2012.
A fishy trail tale. Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za/blog.htm?action=view-post&id=3330 March 29, 2012.
The who, where and when of Knysna angling. Honda Marine Newsletter, November 2010.
The Knysna seahorse. Honda Marine Newsletter, September 2010.
The cost of ignorance and non-compliance. Honda Marine Newsletter, April 2010.
Wilderness bathymetry mapping. Honda Marine Newsletter, March 2010.
Does size really matter and how do fish do it? Natures Valley Newsletter, Issue 27, December 2009.
A passion for sustainable conservation powered by a passion for excellence, innovation and respect for the environment. Honda Marine Newsletter, November 2009.
The status of the Plettenberg Bay linefishery. Natures Valley Newsletter, Issue 26, August 2009.
Fishery monitoring within Natures Valley. Natures Valley Newsletter, Issue 25, April 2009.
The ORCA Foundation, Promoting Participatory Enviromental Governance and a Bay Management Plan for Plettenberg Bay. SANCOR Newsletter # 182, May/June 2006.
Conference Presentations & Posters
Simon C, Du Toint A, Claasens L, Smith F, Smith P, Smith K. Bait collecting activity in the Knysna Estuary, 20 years on. 12th International Polychaete Conference, National Museum Cardiff, Whales. 1st – 5th August 2016.
Smith, M.K.S. (2014). Consumptive and non-consumptive resource use along sections of the Garden Route coastline. 15th South African Marine Science Symposium, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.
Barendse, J., Smith, M.K.S., Oosthuizen S. and Roberts D. (2014). Every angler’s dream: Do 70 years of trophy fish catches reported in a Garden Route newspaper reflect known trends in Linefish stocks or indicate baseline shifts? 15th South African Marine Science Symposium, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.
Gartell, N.L., Barendse, J., Smith, M.K.S. and von der Heyden, S. (2014). Molecular analyses confirms genetically distinct populations of two indigenous estuarine fish species in an isolated coastal lake: Implications for the management of exotic ichthyofauna. 15th South African Marine Science Symposium, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.
Smith, M.K.S. (2013). Understanding non-compliance issues in recreational and subsistence fisheries. INSAKA: International Symposium on Managing Benefit Sharing in changing Social Ecological Systems, MONASH, Pretoria.
Smith, M.K.S. (2012). A side of fish with a plate of chips. INSAKA: International Symposium on Managing Benefit Sharing in changing Social Ecological Systems, Windhoek, Namibia.
Smith, M.K.S. (2012). The recreational and subsistence linefisheries in the Knysna and Swartvlei Estuaries: Some concerns and management challenges. 4th South African Linefish Symposium, Langebaan.
Olds A.A., Weyl O.L.F. and Smith, M.K.S. (2012). The changes in ichthyofauna in the Wilderness Lakes system over 25 years and the implication for the conservation of fishes in estuaries. SASQS Conference, Cape St Francis.
Smith, M.K.S. and Bester, E. (2011). Roving Creel Surveys, more than just catch and effort. 14th South African Marine Science Symposium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Murray, T.S., Smith, M.K.S. and Cowley P.D. (2011). An evaluation of the illegal coastal fishing effort in the Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Protected Area, South Africa. 14th South African Marine Science Symposium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Olds A.A., Weyl O.L.F. and Smith, M.K.S. (2011). Distribution and abundance of alien invasive fish species in a South African RAMSAR wetland, the Wilderness Lakes. 14th South African Marine Science Symposium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Smith, M.K.S., King C.M., Sauer W.H.H. and Cowley, P.D. (2008). A first stab at the development of recreational fishing indicators for local management initiatives – A case study from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. South African Wildlife Management Association Conference, Mpekweni Beach Resort.
Smith, M.K.S. and Sauer, W.H.H. (2005). Sustainable fisheries and Integrated Coastal Managemet – A new approach for coastal governance for Plettenberg Bay. 12th South African Marine Science Symposium, Durban.