ELEPHANT SEAL SIGHTINGFebruary 26, 2011 by dyertrustThis February we have had yet another rare visitor herea juvenile femaleelephant seal. The condition of the animal was good with a slight injury visible around its neck, possible caused by fishing line. Pictures were taken forphotogrammetry.Marine biologist,Katja Vinding Petersen(2 Febuary)I went back at 20.15 and it was still there. At first it looked dead [...]
RARE CRABEATER SEAL FOUNDFebruary 25, 2011 by dyertrustThe Trust received a call from Jason Stonehewer about the sighting of an unusual seal on Pearly Beach. It turned out to be a rare visitor to these shores, aCrabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus). These seals are very common in Antarctica. They have specialized teeth to filtrate the water and contrary to their name, feed [...]
SHARK CONSERVATION SOCIETY VISITFebruary 24, 2011 by dyertrustOn the 7th of January our eco-tourism partner,Marine Dynamicshad the pleasure of hostingRichard Pierceontheir new cage diving vessel Slashfin, together with his grandson Oliver.Richard is the founder and Chairman of theShark Conservation Society SCS- a UKbased non-profit shark research organisation. He is also the author ofSharks of the British Seasand Jaws Britain, and has [...]
STRANDED WHALE SHARKDecember 23, 2010 by dyertrustOnce again, our team was called into action on the 23rdDecember 2010, to attend a strandingthis time for a particularly unique animal. Was it a whale? Was it a shark? Both!A 6.0-6.5 meter maleWhale sharkwashed ashore nearPearly Beach. Whale sharks do not normally occur in these waters because they prefer warm tropical waters such as [...]
BRONZIE COMPETITION HELPS WITH VALUABLE RESEARCHDecember 11, 2010 by dyertrustSaturday 11th December 2010 marked the first annual Bronzie Competition, with theTwo Oceans Angling Clubholding a day long catch and release event in False Bay. Determined anglers battled a strong South Easterly to catch themselves a Bronze Whaler Shark.Bronze Whalersor Bronzies as they are known locally are a species of requiem shark [...]
JUDY & BRUCE MANN VISIT GANSBAAI December 10, 2010 by dyertrust Marine Dynamicsand Dyer Island Conservation Trust were pleased to have Judy and Bruce Mann visit on the 11th December. Judy is the Director of Sea World and Bruce, senior scientist at the Oceanographic Research Institute (South African Association for Marine Biological Research) It was a perfect day for shark cage [...]
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG RAISES R30000 FOR THE AFRICAN PENGUINDecember 09, 2010 by dyertrustThe past year has seen Anton Odendaal ofBirdlife Overbergon a mission for the African penguin. A golf day held in June at which a real live penguin was in attendance kicked off the fundraising. Through this and the raffle of Angela Keys penguin painting, R30 000 was raised for the [...]
MORE THAN 150 AFRICAN PENGUIN CHICKS RESCUED FROM DYER ISLANDDecember 08, 2010 by dyertrustAn emergency operation to rescue 156 African Penguin chicks from Dyer Island, South Africa, has been successfully co-coordinated byCapeNaturewith the support of theDyer Island Conservation Trustand theSouth African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds(SANCCOB).The chicks faced starvation as they had been born late in the breeding season. [...]
FISHING LINE BIN PLACED AT PEARLY BEACHDecember 07, 2010 by dyertrustAnother fishing line bin has been placed in the Pearly Beach area at Jan-se- Klip. Elrina Versfeld of the Pearly Beach Conservancy (PBC) approachedus after they saw the successful implementation of the bins around Gansbaai.Benjamin Kondokter of the Overstrand Municipality Gansbaai Administration together with Brenda Walters of DICT met Gerald Henrici, [...]
Inshore shark research ? Shark Blog 7November 16, 2010 by dyertrustBy DICTs Marine Biologist,Alison TownerInshore shark researchWe have had a fantastic few months of tracking white sharks in Gansbaai. In September, we deployed two acoustic transmitters on to two 4m plus female sharks on the 3rd and 7th of September respectively. Without giving too much away, the results from following these [...]