Marine volunteers assist with World Oceans DayJune 29, 2011 by dyertrustWorld Oceans Day saw the volunteers assisting the Dyer Island ConservationTrust with children from Masakhane School.A few no sea days due to bad weather meant a chance to catch up on lectures and a few excursions which included visiting Cape Agulhas, wine and beer tasting and all round good fun.Then a [...]
Winter sharks return to the bayJune 27, 2011 by dyertrustWeve been saying for a while now that the winter white sharks have returned to the bay,but its been nothing like ever before. Four days in succession we have seen at least 20 sharks and the average has been around 12-15 individuals per trip, some days its been almost impossible to count! [...]
WORLD OCEANS DAY EDUCATIONAL LESSONJune 08, 2011 by dyertrustOn World Oceans Day, 8 June,people from all over the globe honour this incredible resource. The theme is Youth-The Next Wave for Change. The Dyer Island Conservation Trust took the opportunity to have an educational lesson on our Marine Big 5 with the Football Foundations Group from Masakhane School. This was the second [...]
BEACH CLEAN UPSJune 07, 2011 by dyertrustThe Dyer Island Conservation Trust recently led two beach clean ups, both. The first was as part of the Football Foundations educational programme with scholars from Masakhane. Together with Wilfred Chivell, the team eagerly cleaned up a stretch from the Strandveld Museum in Franskraal. This area yielded a full bag of fishing line in under [...]
HELP US SAVE THE GREAT WHITE SHARKSJune 05, 2011 by dyertrustNew research to unravel mysteries Great White Shark begins as population falls to historic lowAs numbers of Great White Sharks reach an all-time low, theDyer Island Conservation Trusthas begun pioneering research to answer vitally important questions about this mysterious apex predator. This work is urgent as theGreat White Sharkis already classified [...]
6th Shark tagged!June 01, 2011 by dyertrustThanks to the generous donations from our clients, we have been able to acoustically tag a 6th shark. The shark, now named Dale, is a 3.5m male that has shed even more new light on the mysteries surrounding the movement patterns of white sharks whilst utilising the Dyer Island system. Our previously tagged shark Zane [...]
Marine volunteer shark programmeMay 23, 2011 by dyertrustFor shark-lovers, volunteering at our Eco-tourism partner,Marine Dynamicsis the perfect way of getting up close and personal withcarcharodon carcharias, more commonly known as the great white shark. Every trip on Slashfin is unique thanks to the abundance of great whites that come to the surface, while unknowingly putting on a show for tourists. Thanks [...]
DICT SUPPORTS ECO SCHOOLS CO-ORDINATORMay 19, 2011 by dyertrustThe Dyer Island Conservation Trust is proud to be supporting the extension of theOverstrand Conservation FoundationsEco-Schools programme into Gansbaai by donating toward the cost of the co-ordinator, Gina Boysen. Rob Fryer of OCF approached Wilfred Chivell of the Trust. Sharing a joint passion for the education of our local youth, he readily agreed [...]
SHARK PARASITOLOGIST VISITS GANSBAAIMay 18, 2011 by dyertrustWorld-renowned shark parasitologist, Professor Susan Dippenaar of the University of Limpopo in Polokwane, spent two weeks withMarine Dynamicsand the Dyer Island Conservation Trust in Kleinbaai. Hennie Otto (BSc Candidate-University of South Africa), skipper of Marine Dynamics boat, Slashfin, is studying the parasite species and their effects on the great white sharks in the area. [...]
GREAT WHITE SHARKS NEED OUR HELPMay 17, 2011 by dyertrustNew shark research programme launched in South AfricaPioneering research studying the behaviour of Great White Sharks has been launched by a conservation charity, theDyer Island Conservation Trust(dict.org.za/old) at Gansbaai - close to the very tip of Africa.This world-class programme is being conducted amongst the world's densest population ofGreat White Sharksby our resident [...]