APSS Groundbreaking Ceremony August 2014 August 21, 2014 by dyertrust On the 19th of August a group of high level individuals passionate about conservation, gathered at the Birkenhead Lodge grounds at Gansbaai in the Western Cape, to launch a significant partnership aimed at providing a sanctuary for the endangered African Penguin and Seabirds. The African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) will [...]
Home Renovations at Boulders Beach Penguin Colony July 17, 2012 by dyertrust Dyer Island conservation Trust and Marine Dynamic volunteers joined forces with Sanparks Boulders Beach staff and volunteers to do a bit of home maintenance. The Faces of Need African penguin housing project aimed at improving fledgling success has grown dramatically since its inception in 2006. Homes have been placed [...]
Cooking with Sustainable Marine Resources September 04, 2013 by dyertrust On Tuesday, 3rd September 2013, the internationally acclaimed MasterChef series broadcast their visit to the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. Ozzy Osman, a 22 year old accounting student from Johannesburg, was one of the final five contestants on MasterChef SA on Tuesday 27th August 2013. In this episode - aptly named End [...]
Thank you Tami June 26, 2012 by dyertrust The best compliment of our volunteer programme are those that return year after year. Tami Kaschke from Nebraska, US has been visiting us since 2009. She has become part of the family and her expertise and value to the team has grown. While here Tami assists with shark research and helps with functions [...]
Whale Blog Launched December 07, 2011 by dyertrust The first important steps have been taken and the monitoring of the cetaceans in the Greater Dyer Island area has begun. This blog will keep you informed about the progress of the PhD project. Katja Vinding Petersen is a student at the University of Pretoria, Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology [...]
European Elasmobranch Association Conference - October 2013. Michelle Wcisel and Oliver Jewell represented the DICT at this event in Plymouth in the UK. This event was organized by UK based Shark Trust. Oliver presented on his masters dissertation on White Shark movement patterns around Dyer Island and Michelle presented on the practical aspects of the Gansbaai dorsal fin population estimate [...]
Leatherback stranding December 17, 2011 by dyertrust While filming with Blue Note Productions for their latest documentary in 3D, marine biologist Oliver Jewell discovered a deceased stranded Leatherback turtle amongst the rocks. I couldn't believe it, I just happened to look down and bam, it was there! Leatherback turtles are the largest living turtle in the world. Their front flippers [...]
MARINE BIG 5 CONSERVATION MARQUEE AT HERMANUS WHALE FESTIVAL August 28, 2011 by dyertrust Every year Hermanus celebrates the arrival of the Southern Right whales. The statistics for ocean pollution makes for very grim reading – a study done in 2006 by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) estimates that every square mile of ocean is infested with around 46,000 pieces [...]
Hermanus whale festival 2012 October 08, 2012 by dyertrust Thisis the third whale festival that the Dyer Island Conservation Trust has participated in. The tent space dedicated to the environmental aspect of the festival was greatly increased meaning more conservation organisations could be involved. Under the organisation of Kim Mclean, we exhibited alongside Sanccob, Shark Conservancy, AOCA and many others. We [...]
PROPOSED NUCLEAR POWER STATION TO CREATE PERMANENT CHANGES IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT July 22, 2010 by dyertrust Eskom has identified three sites along the South African coastline as potential plots for a Nuclear Power Station (NPS). Although not the first preferred site, Bantamsklip, just over 20kms from Gansbaai and 10kms from Dyer Island, is one of them. The proposed site for Bantamsklip [...]
