As part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Overstrand Tourism has initiated several painting activations for International Children’s Day on Thursday 1 June 2023. One of these painting-sessions, took place at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary. Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the [...]
Marine Dynamics was honoured to have two special visitors during the Easter weekend, Dr Patty McGill and her husband Dr Lynn Kramer. Dr McGill is passionate about saving the African Penguins from extinction in the wild. Throughout her career, she has worked with penguins at several different zoos across the United States and conducted research internationally. Her work with the National [...]
A massive thank you to Tracy and Talitha from the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation for giving a very educational turtle stranding workshop on the 6th of March, at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust . The workshop was attended by members of Marine Dynamics, the Grootbos Foundation and CapeNature. Turtles don't naturally belong on our beaches. If you find them there, it [...]
On Friday 24 March, clients on the Marine Dynamics boat, Dreamcatcher, were delighted to find out that 4 extra VIP guests were onboard. Four African Penguins that were rescued, treated and rehabilitated at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in Kleinbaai, was ready to go back home – to the oceans surrounding Dyer Island. “Because two adult penguins are released with [...]
If you ever get lost at sea or in the desert, the two men you would want in your survival team – are stargazers extraordinaire Johan le Roux and Willie Koorts. Johan is the convener of the Orion Observation Group and a well-known astrophotographer, radio amateur and satellite communication expert. Willie worked as an Electronics Technician at the South Arican Astronomical [...]
On Friday 24th of February, the second batch of dead sharks (post Orca predation) were necropsied at the Marine Dyanmics Academy lodge, lead by PhD candidates Alison Towner and Ralph Watson. This brought the total number of sharks from the Sunday Pearly Beach interaction to 18 sharks, seventeen of which were Sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) and one a small spotted Gully [...]
On Sunday 21st of February, the infamous pair of male orcas Port and Starboard, who are known to prey on several species of sharks in south Africa, were tracked by a team of scientists on board Marine Dynamics vessel. “We observed the two orcas repeatedly diving down in a small area, for almost two hours before they departed offshore” said Ralph [...]
Shark Week 2022 ft Dickie Chivell, Alison Towner, and Michelle Jewell Marine Dynamics is a Shark Cage Diving company based in Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as a hotspot for the Great White Shark and the best place in the world to see and dive with these [...]
