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We all have a responsibility, whether we like it or not, to do our part in making our world a greener place. The Shark Centre has been working on a recycling programme with the groups of school children visiting the centre. All rubbish generated during these visits is recycled where…

On 14 February 2013, Valentine’s Day, the Save Our Seas Shark Centre welcomed forty Grade 4 students from Siyabulela Primary in Langa to spend the day learning about the wonders of the ocean and the amazing creatures that live beneath it. On arrival, the children were first introduced to the…

Written by Jon Friedman UCT Summer School 2013 Speaker: Gregg Oelofse, City of Cape Town The third and last of the lectures at this year’s UCT Summer School series dealing with the topic of Living With Great White Sharks in Cape Town, was arguably the most enlightening of all the…

Written by Jon Friedman UCT Summer School 2013 Speaker: Alison Kock, Research Manager Shark Spotters The second lecture in the 2013 UCT Summer School series under the topic of “Living With Great White Sharks In Cape Town” was delivered by course curator and regarded shark behaviourist and scientist Alison Kock.…

Written by Jon Friedman UCT Summer School 2013 Speaker: Ryan Johnson. CEO Oceans Research. The first of three lectures at this year’s UCT Summer School series dealing with the topic of Living With Great White Sharks in Cape Town, was delivered by a man no stranger to controversy and similarly…

Researchers Say Use of Term “Shark Attack” Leads to Misperceptions, Inaccurate Risk Reporting The term “shark attack” is typically used by the media, government officials, researchers and the public to describe almost any kind of human-shark interaction — even those where no contact or injury occurs between humans and sharks.…

On Saturday 26 January, a group of 20 children and adults from Rosebank Methodist Church visited the Save Our Seas Shark Centre to learn more about False Bay’s marine environment. The outing started with an introductory talk by Paul Millar, Educator at the Shark Centre, about False Bay’s rocky shore…

Seal colonies are well established white shark aggregation areas, but a new study shows that inshore coastal areas (not associated with seals) can be equally as important for white sharks and that use of aggregation areas can differ between the sexes, which has important management implications. The researchers described their…

The Save Our Seas Shark Centre in Kalk Bay started off the new year with a fun and interactive 3-day Holiday Club for children aged between 6 and 11 years of age. The Shark Centre’s Holiday Club has grown in popularity over the last few years, and is designed to…

The Save Our Seas Shark Centre visited a group of 30 learners from Nazareth House in Cape Town to teach them about sharks and their importance in the oceans. The children were very excited to hear about the different species of sharks that occur and asked many questions about shark…

The Save Our Seas Shark Centre organised a Marine Awareness Camp from 12-14 December as a social outreach initiative to benefit children from the Schools Environmental Education Project (SEEP). Supported by the South African Shark Conservancy (SASC), the aim of the Camp is to raise awareness and build knowledge about…

Save Our Seas Foundation was one of the supporting sponsors of this year’s Wavescape Surf Festival, which is motivated by ocean conservation and sustainability. The Cape Town leg of the Festival took place during December and comprised three elements: a Surf Film Festival; an Art Board Project Exhibition and Charity…

Each year the Wavescape Surf Festival hosts an Art Board exhibition and charity auction to raise funds for worthy causes. On Wednesday 5 December, 11 boards were auctioned, raising a record R234 000. The proceeds will go to Shark Spotters, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and Isiqalo Foundation’s Waves…