Research team gain new scientific deviceMay 19, 2010 by dyertrustThe last few weeks have seen the beginning of an exciting new phase of research in Klein Bay which that will help us to understand the behaviour of the great white sharks here for the first time. Things are coming together nicely with new equipment, discounts, donations and team spirit! Research Team [...]
ROGUE HELICOPTER CAUSES HAVOC TO MARINE LIFE AT MERCURY ISLANDApril 29, 2010 by dyertrustA blue, foreign-registered helicopter bearing the identification 5YBXE attempted to land on Mercury Island last Thursday (22 April 2010) along the southern coast of Namibia, and in the process destroyed hundreds of nests of our most endangered seabirds.Following this manoeuvre, the helicopter landed on the beach across the [...]
LUCKY BABY LOGGERHEAD TURTLE SAVED AFTER DRIFTING THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRESApril 28, 2010 by dyertrustMarine biologistshave rescued a baby loggerhead turtle which was driven thousands of kilometers from its home in the warm waters of Mozambique around the tip of Africa and into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Weighing only a couple of grams and measuring less than 6 centimeters, it [...]
DRAMATIC WHALE RESCUE VIDEOApril 24, 2010 by dyertrustDICT helps save an entangled whale....we now have the video loaded onto U-tube for you to view (Footage supplied by Fasttrax Marine).Click here to view.Wilfred Chivell of the local disentanglement unit was called on Saturday 27 Juneby Jason Stafford of Ivanhoe Safaris in Gansbaai,to inform him of anentangled whale in Walker Bay close to [...]
Approval grantedFebruary 18, 2010 by dyertrustby DICTs Marine Biologist Alison TownerProgress with UCT! After an official letter of acceptance from the department of Zoology at UCT I was finally able to register. After waiting for so long for this opportunity I think its safe to say I was the happiest second time student in Africa- if not the world! To add [...]
DICT SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITYFebruary 08, 2010 by dyertrustA JOINT PROJECT OF DYER ISLAND CONSERVATION TRUST ANDGROOTBOS FOUNDATION 08 FEBRUARY 2010Gansbaai finally has a high school. The new Gansbaai Secondary School opened in January. It was opened as a no fee school to benefit the local community, and although a low fee has been implemented to cover some running costs, this still [...]
MONITORING OF CAPE CORMORANTSFebruary 04, 2010 by dyertrustAnne Voorbergen is an MSc student from Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and has been on Dyer Island, with the support of CapeNature, for four months. Doing fieldwork for her thesis on the natural Kelp Gull predation of the Cape Cormorant, she has the incredible privilege of witnessing their behaviour on a daily basis.An observation [...]
TREASURE OIL SLICKFebruary 03, 2010 by dyertrustThe recently reported 300m oil slick (Cape Argus 16.01.10 & Cape Times 17.01.10) assumed to come from the iron ore carrier, the Treasure, which sunk ten years ago off the West Coast, is great cause for concern. Even though it was subsequently reported that the slick had broken up, the oil still remains a hazard [...]
SHARK ATTACK - FISH HOEK 12 JANUARY 2010January 12, 2010 by dyertrustOur sympathy is extended to the friends and family of Mr Lloyd Skinner, a 37 year old Zimbabwean man, who died tragically in a shark attack on the 12th January 2010 at Fish Hoek beach.At this time of the year, the increase of swimmers is matched by the movement of [...]
EYE IN SKY SPOTS WHALEJanuary 11, 2010 by dyertrustThe whale season has come to a close and most southern right whales have left our shores. Dyer Island Cruises sometimes has to go skyward to find any remaining whales to ensure they still give their clients the best experience. So on the last day of 2009, our whale spotter, Kira Matiwane, took [...]