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Paul Cowley has travelled extensively throughout the Western Indian Ocean and has conducted research at numerous MPAs in the region. Who I am As a youngster I always knew that I wanted to study fish and become an ichthyologist. My love for fish stemmed from my passion for fishing and…

Even in the abundant waters of the Western Indian Ocean marine predators are experiencing cataclysmic declines. It is estimated that in excess of 90% of all marine predators have already been lost from the oceans. This is almost entirely due to overfishing and research suggests that more than 30 million…

Dr Rainer von Brandis is the scientific director of Save Our Seas Foundation’s D’Arros Research Centre in the Seychelles. He has lived on some of the most remote islands in the Western Indian Ocean for more than 14 years. Who I am After completing a degree in nature conservation in…

The Save Our Seas Foundation is seeking emerging conservation, wildlife and environmental photographers with a passion for marine subjects to apply for an unprecedented annual photography grant. SOSF has set aside US$40,000 to invest directly in marine conservation photographers of the future. Starting this year, a panel of judges will…

The SOSF Keystone Grant application for the 2015/2016 is now open, with a deadline of April 30, 2014 at 18:00 CET. Funding through this program is allocated on an annual basis with the option to apply for continued funding every year, with a usual project duration limited to three years.…

The Manta Trust, WildAid, Blue Sphere Media, the Indonesian Manta Project and Save Our Seas Foundation are today celebrating the signing of a new regulation creating the world’s largest manta sanctuary, encompassing a massive 6 million square kilometres of ocean, enforcing full protection for Oceanic and Reef Manta Rays (Manta…

Save Our Seas Foundation has supported the Wavescape film festival since 2008. The main Wavescape event is an open air viewing of surf films at Clifton 4th beach. On 7 December 2013, we had thousands of ocean minded individuals in one place, ready to engage with some positive conversation about…

"We have no choice – the ocean is our way of life. It’s our livelihood, it’s our culture, it’s our economy – I always say the economy is our environment and the environment is our economy. You may ask why, why are you doing this? It makes every sense for…

Infographic designed by Alessandro Bonora, Save Our Seas Conservation Media Unit

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SAVE OUR SEAS FOUNDATION CONSERVATION MEDIA UNIT Cape Town, South Africa, January 21, 2014- A quarter of the world’s sharks, rays and chimaeras (the chondrichthyan fishes) are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be…

Save Our Seas Foundation is privileged to work with some of the most amazing marine researchers and conservationists on the planet. The work that they do to preserve marine life around the world is admirable and essential, but it is the people behind the work that are truly inspiring. We…

In 2013, Save Our Seas Foundation supported WWF Pakistan to asses the impacts of gillnets of the Pakistani coastline. Massive nets, sometimes up to 12 km long are left out overnight and trap devastating amounts of bycatch. With the help of SOSF, Rab Nawaz of WWF Pakistan has appointed local…

Exporting shark fins is a lucrative business in Costa Rica, where it appears fishermen are exploiting a legal loophole to get as many of them as they can — no matter the environmental cost. Earlier this month, the Costa Rican National Coast Guard notified Interpol that some fishermen have been…

Genome-Scale View of Great White Shark Uncovers Unexpected and Distinctive Features The great white shark, a major apex predator made famous by the movie “Jaws,” is one of the world’s most iconic species capturing an extraordinary amount of public fascination. An intriguing question is what makes a white shark so…

Recently, Guy Stevens and his team were visited by a reporter from the Guardian newspaper who came to the Maldives to find out why the Maldivian mantas have stopped breeding. Below is his story: http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-07-manta-rays-are-no-longer-mating-and-its-a-problem The gentle, plankton-eating giants seem reluctant to mate in water lacking the nutrients needed to…