Ocean News

In an effort to protect life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays, we have expanded our support of global marine research, conservation and education initiatives. Our robust Keystone Grants, which run for up to three years, are a great example of this in action; aimed at generating critical knowledge…

To protect life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays, the Save Our Seas Foundation has expanded its support of global marine research, conservation, and education initiatives. These Small Grant projects belong to early-career scientists and are aimed at generating critical knowledge on marine species and their habitats. Explore these…

If we have learned anything from the past year-and-a-half of living through a global pandemic and the necessary precautions related to it, it is how to be innovative. Even though many countries are finally opening up their doors, there’s no doubt that the shadow of Covid still looms. With this…

The winds of change have swept through our D’Arros Research Centre (DRC), bringing with them passionate new staff members from Seychelles and abroad, as well as some exciting new research and education projects. The new team at our SOSF-DRC are eager to dive in and get to work!

Every year in May, our planet participates in Endangered Species Day by sharing the importance of wildlife conservation, as well as highlighting the many threats faced by critically endangered wildlife. Created to keep us aware of how fragile the existence of some animals really is, every Endangered Species Day is…

Sharks use magnetic maps to migrate Can you imagine attempting to travel thousands of miles without a map, compass, or GPS to guide you? Many of us would struggle to navigate across a city this way. Yet, migratory marine species manage to navigate their way across seemingly endless oceans to…

Save Our Seas Foundation is proud to announce its official partnership with The Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS). The goal is to increase awareness of the environmental, social and economic impact of marine conservation efforts here and across the world whilst educating people to make a difference.

Our Small Grant applications are Open!   The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is dedicated to the conservation of our oceans, with a particular focus on securing a sustainable future for sharks and rays. Predators like sharks play a crucial role in healthy marine ecosystems, and the oceans are our…

The BBC Blue Planet II series launched the Seychellois giant trevally to global fame. To better protect this species, scientists monitored where and why the fish roam as they grow.

We have always loved the fun and informative poster below, created by Rohan Chakravarty (who some might recognise as Green Humour) for our partners Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation (BBFSF-SharkLab). Inspired by the poster, we reached out to the SharkLab team and asked for their help putting together a little…

In less than a decade, drones have rapidly become indispensable to the world of film and photography. Their reach is ubiquitous as people now use them for everything from personal and professional filming, to conservation management and research. Their key benefit to researchers is the ability to observe animal behaviours…

We are losing nature at an unprecedented rate. On land, it’s relatively easy to observe these changes – we see forests shrinking, notice the absence of familiar species. But it’s much harder to know what’s going on in the oceans. Beneath the waves, life – and loss – is hidden…

All ecosystems represent a complex web of relationships that have slowly evolved during the infinite passage of time. In some places the nature of these relationships shifts gradually due to seasonal or climatic changes, but in certain coastal environments the changing of the tide governs a daily pattern of behaviour…

Where do female sharks give birth? How big or how small are shark pups when they are born? How do the pups survive their first months of life? What do they eat? For viviparous (live-bearing) sharks these questions are mostly unanswered. The reason? The pups of most shark species are…

We’re excited to announce that we’re back on board with the Wavescape festival! This year, we have some great conservation-themed instalments to add to their ocean-themed line-up, which underlines our strong focus on media advocacy and awareness.   Home to our Shark Education Centre in Kalk Bay, South Africa is…