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The Gilchrist Library is regarded as the most comprehensive marine and fisheries science library in Southern Africa. It is revered as a well established resource with a fully fledged integrated library management system that is located at the Fisheries Management Branch of the Department of Foresty, Fisheries and the Environment The library provides access to marine and fisheries information as well as administrative literature support to DFFE internal staff. School learners, tertiary students, the general public and consultants also enjoy free access to the library. The library also serves as a national archive of all marine and fisheries literature published in South Africa.

The library shares an active resource sharing relationship with all the surrounding academic institutions in South Africa. Students are often referred to the Gilchrist Library to consult our comprehensive journal collection in the marine and fisheries sciences. In addition, the library also process requests from local, intergovernmental and international library lending partners.

Library hours:

Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:00

Please note that the library is closed over weekends and public holidays.

The Gilchrist library has a large collection of journals representing Marine Science Institutes accross the world

The library houses a large number of books and an extensive collection of local and international journals in the following disciplines: