Marine Dynamics Blog

Category: General

The biggest names in wildlife, safari and conservation travel meet at the Wildlife and Safari Travel Show in Harrogate, UK (12-14 Oct 2019). Marine Dynamics’s marine biologist, Alison Towner, was an invited guest of SA Tourism

“We have been enjoying incredible white shark sightings in Gansbaai over the past few months. Marine Dynamics has a daily blog that highlights sightings. The confusion created by a misleading headline can have negative ramifications on tourism and ultimately for white sharks as we have become the conservation voice for white sharks”, Wilfred Chivell, CEO Marine Dynamics Shark Tours.

It’s not all black and white for penguins – in fact, some rather colourful penguins have made their home in Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. 

Discovery Channel's Shark Week returns for the 31st time!  More than 20 hours of shark programming are being aired from July 28 through August 4 2019. Marine Dynamics senior white shark biologist, Alison Towner, will feature in  "Expedition Unknown: Megalodon" as well as in "Air Jaws Strikes Back".

 

White shark experts from across the globe came together to map out the priorities for future research on the species. Our shark biologist, Alison Towner, contributed to this critical paper,

Marine Dynamics is pleased to have received the National Lilizela Award for the second time since 2016.

Marine Dynamics received the Future Forward Thinkers for Visitors Experience award from Cape Town Tourism at the Annual General meeting held at the CTICC on 24 October 2018. This category is awarded to a Cape Town Tourism Member who successfully engages visitors in their sustainability efforts, and celebrates that tourism can be a force for good without compromising on visitor enjoyment. Marine Dynamics met the core values of providing visitors with memorable experiences and being committed to operating
sustainably. 

Marine Dynamics won the Provincial Lilizela Award for Best Visitor Experience in the Marine Adventure category.

MARINE DYNAMICS AND PRO DIVE MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL.

"If every South African can do 365 days of doing something good, the whole country will change forever," Wilfred Chivell, CEO of Marine Dynamics

Shark steals the spotlight in our underwater surveys, as Marine Dynamic’s video gear witnesses a great encounter

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Conservation Partners

Dyer Island Conservation Trust

Our non-profit arm through which we action our conservation, community, and education projects

African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary

Our world class seabird rescue and rehabilitation facility

Department: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Governing body for shark cage diving and whale watching, providing research and film permits

Cape Nature

Custodian of the province’s natural environment including Dyer Island

Overstrand Municipality

Delivery of services to support economic, social and environmental goals

Tourism Partners

Fair Trade Tourism

The mark of best practice in responsible and Fair Trade Tourism

SATSA

Southern African Tourism Services Association is a non-profit membership-based tourism industry association

Cape Town Tourism

Official Destination Marketing Organisation for the City of Cape Town

Cape Country Routes

Carefully selected accommodation and activities in South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape

Gansbaai Tourism

The natural adventure destination

Xplorio

The power of community