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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
DICT TALK AT HEMEL AND AARDE COMMUNITY CLUB HOUSE, HERMANUS November 12, 2015 by dyertrust On Friday the 6th of November the Dyer Island Conservation Trusts team gave a presentation at the Hemel en Aarde valley club house in Hermanus. The evening was hosted by Gerhard Van de Merwe who for the past few weeks has been volunteering his time to [...]
Shark Conservation Society honorary membership February 18, 2013 by dyertrust Wilfred Chivell awarded honorary lifetime membership to the Shark Conservation Society! From the Shark Conservation Society press release: The board of the Society is delighted to announce that Wilfred Chivell has accepted Honorary Life Membership (HLM) of SCS. Wilfred is a committed "action type" conservationist who founded the Dyer Island Conservation [...]
For the love of our Oceans... August 23, 2013 by dyertrust For the love of our oceans.... The slogan above epitomizes all that This is a very flattering article, and we all beamed with pride after reading it over and over again...
International Coastal Cleanup 2014 September 21, 2014 by dyertrust Every year, on the 20/21st September, the world comes together to tackle one of the biggest threats our ocean faces every single day pollution. Worldwide thousands of kilograms of Plastics, Monofilament Fishing line, and a magnitude of other pollutants wash out on our beaches - every single day. This takes its toll [...]
Sulle tracce del Grande Squalo Bianco May 29, 2014 by dyertrust Il 2014 ha segnato l'undicesimo anno del Dr. Primo Micarelli per tornare a Kleinbaai in Sud Africa e per continuare i suoi studi sul comportamento e la biologia dei grandi squali bianchi. Il Dr. Micarelliil Coordinatore e Responsabile Scientifico della spedizione scientifica italiana denominata "Sulle tracce del Grande Squalo Bianco [...]
Critically Endangered Turtle saved!!!! September 12, 2014 by dyertrust On Thursday, 10th September 2014, Mr. Jacques Viviers who is a commercial fisherman in Gansbaai contacted the Dyer Island Conservation Trust about a sea turtle which was floating the Gansbaai harbor, amongst the trawlers. On arrival, our rescuers Pieter, Kira and Star were shown a medium sized turtle floating close to one [...]
Blog DICT: By Alison Towner The third southern African Shark and Ray Symposium, hosted by Shark Spotters and the Save Our Seas Foundation, took place from the 6th-9th of September at the Blue Horizon estate in Simons Town. A record 114 delegates attended to discuss the latest research findings on cartilaginous fish species along the southern African coastline. Marine Dynamics biologist [...]
