Ocean News

The Save Our Seas Foundation presents SHARKS & PEOPLE by THOMAS P. PESCHAK. The exhibit can currently be viewed at the Volvo Ocean Race pavillion at the V&A Watefront in Cape Town, South Africa. Sharks & People explores the complicated dynamic between humans and the most feared fish in the…

The Save Our Seas Foundation invites applications for small projects up to 10,000 USD (with grants averaging 5,000 USD) for the period of April 2015 to June 2016. Small Grant projects should be completed within a 12 month period. Small Grants are designed primarily for early career scientists. Save Our…

Endangered Sawfish: New Strategy Released as Global Protection Proposed for the Recovery of the World’s Most Endangered Marine Fish Durban, South Africa. June 5, 2014. The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is today releasing a global strategy to prevent extinction and promote…

The Save Our Seas Foundation is funded and driven by people who are in awe of our oceans. Many of them have spent years searching for mythical sites of unimaginable marine abundance. In an effort to respect and protect such places, the foundation has become the steward of one such…

7,000-Mile Pacific Ocean Journey Will Test Limits of New Sailboat and Her Crew of Two; Recent Events Shine International Spotlight on Marine Debris Renowned offshore sailor Matt Rutherford and field scientist Nicole Trenholm have departed on a nonstop sailing research voyage from Oakland, Calif., to Fukuoka, Japan. By deploying a…

At 11am on the 27th of April 2014, eight Seychellois children landed on D’Arros Island on the Amirantes Bank. They will be on the island for 7 days, learning about its delicate marine and terrestrial ecosystems. During their visit they will meet some of the most fascinating creatures on the…

Explorator profile Name: Leanne Appoo Age: 12 School: Independent School Year: S1 Fin size: 35-36 Why did you enter the D’Arros Experience competition? I thought it would be fun to do something new and enter a new place and experience new things. Were you nervous about anything before coming to…

Who I am Most people working in marine conservation say that they have always had a passion for the sea and its inhabitants since as far back as they can remember. My background is no different, and learning to scuba dive and seeing marine creatures up close confirmed that this…

What is ATAP? The acronym ATAP stands for Acoustic Tracking Array Platform, which consists of a network of listening stations deployed in coastal waters around the southern African coastline. The deployment of these automated data-logging receivers starts at Hout Bay in the Atlantic Ocean and stretches eastwards all the way…

A visual representation of the link between global warming and the destruction of coral reef ecosystems.

The Save Our Seas Foundation interviewed project leader Dr Rainer von Brandis to find out about the impact of climate change on the Western Indian Ocean. Rainer is the scientific director of the Save Our Seas Foundation’s D’Arros Research Centre in the Seychelles. He has lived on some of the…

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…