Warren Potts

Professor Warren Potts is a full-time faculty member at Rhodes University's Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science. He serves as a researcher, lecturer, supervisor, and course coordinator while leading the Southern African Fisheries Ecology Research Lab. His work bridges freshwater and marine ecosystems across Africa, with a focus on climate change impacts and recreational fisheries sustainability.

• Education: BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD from Rhodes University

Research Interests:

• Environmental drivers of fish production in African freshwaters
• Climate change effects on coastal fish distribution and reproduction
• Marine citizen science initiatives
• Recreational fisheries' economic and ecological impacts
• Ecophysiology and movement ecology of coastal fishes
• Sclerochronology for fish growth analysis

Publication Trends: Recent work focuses on climate change impacts, recreational fisheries innovations, and physiological responses of marine species to environmental stressors, with interdisciplinary collaborations spanning marine heatwaves, drone fishing, and socio-economic analyses.

Future Directions: Continued emphasis on climate change research, marine citizen science, and optimizing recreational fishery sustainability in developing economies.