Marine Dynamics Blog
Tag: Dyer Island Conservation Trust
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- November 7, 2016
The 8th of November is World Responsible Tourism Day. This year also marks 10 years of World Responsible Tourism Days
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- October 28, 2016
The Winter season in the Greater Dyer Island area has come and gone for 2016 and with it some of our best known and studied White sharks…
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- June 3, 2016
Monofilament fishing line is one of the most destructive. It is not biodegradable and is the cause of death for many seabirds and other marine animals. Marine pollution especially fishing line and plastics make their way into the sea and can entangle around the bodies or insides (if eaten) of animals, potentially leading to death…
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- January 17, 2016
We have some FINtastic news…the sharks have been spotted in the bay…
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- January 13, 2016
On January 1st 2016, after an incredible December, white shark sightings began to slow down in Gansbaai. Cage diving operators are returning from sea reporting no sightings of white sharks despite extensive attempts to find them, for over a week. There are eight companies each trying different parts of the bay daily. Many speculative statements get thrown about whenever drops in the shark’s numbers occur. Therefore, we have attempted to address some real possibilities…
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- December 26, 2015
No sleep-ins for the first group of shark cage divers this morning with an early launch however it appeared that we were not the only ones around nice and early…
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- December 6, 2015
What a way to end an already fantastic week! We had fantastic conditions out on the water…
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- June 25, 2015
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- November 17, 2014
The latest research from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust by Michelle Jewell explains the predator prey games of Cape fur seals and white sharks around Geyser Rock.
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- November 17, 2014
The latest research from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust by Michelle Jewell explains the predator prey games of Cape fur seals and white sharks around Geyser Rock.
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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
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Custodian of the province’s natural environment including Dyer Island
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