An Expedition to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands November 30, 2016 Brenda du Toit Wilfred Chivell and Susan Visagie recently travelled to the spectacular isles of the South Atlantics for an adventure of a lifetime! At the most recent Marine Dynamics/Dyer Island Conservation Trust Marine Evening, Wilfred shared some of the images and moments of a very special trip. The [...]
GREAT WHITE SHARKS�?? AMBUSH HUNTERS OR NOT? January 21, 2016 by dyertrust Sex specific and individual preferences for hunting strategy in white sharks. A recent paper published in Functional Ecology challenges the often-assumed hunting strategy of great white sharks as ambush predators. This is the first white shark research paper to be published in the esteemed British journal. The work took [...]
SOUTHERNMOST RECORD OF A SICKLEFIN DEVIL RAY January 29, 2016 by Alison Towner, DICT biologist On Thursday the 21st January a dead stingray at the Blousloep in Franskraal was reported to the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. It had washed up the day before and a photograph was shown to Marine Dynamics manager Hennie Otto who immediately arranged a team to collect [...]
Marine Evening - Two Oceans Aquarium: Returning the Raggies July 26, 2016 Brenda du Toit Who hasn’t marvelled at the beautiful ragged tooth sharks cruising around the display at the Two Oceans Aquarium? Thousands of children are enthralled by them – and probably the first shark they have ever seen up close. Deen Hill from the Two Oceans Aquarium was the most [...]