November Marine Conservation Speaker Series at the Save Our Seas Shark Centre
22nd October 2012
Following the popular Marine Conservation Speaker Series in July this year, the Save Our Seas Shark Centre is happy to announce the launch of our November Speaker Series. The Speaker Series is an initiative aimed at educating and informing the public on shark and marine conservation topics specific to South…
Zerilda Park Primary School Learners Enjoy Marine Education at the Shark Centre
22nd October 2012
Grade four learners from Zerilda Park Primary School were treated to a memorable day of marine education at the Save Our Seas Shark Centre on Thursday the 18th of October. After a short indoor lesson on the fascinating intertidal zone of the rocky shores, the learners enthusiastically explored the colourful…
James House and Save Our Seas Collaborate to Provide Marine Education for Children
10th October 2012
Forty-five young learners from James House in Hout Bay, visited the Save Our Seas Shark Centre on Friday 5 October to learn more about sharks and marine environments. The children, who ranged in age from 12 to 14 years, were delighted to have a hands-on lesson learning about the Cape’s…
Save Our Seas Participates in 21st Annual Hermanus Whale Festival
2nd October 2012
Save Our Seas took part in the 21st annual Two Oceans Hermanus Whale Festival, where thousands of visitors gathered in the coastal town from 28 September to 1 October to watch the whales and take part in the myriad of festival activities. One of the highlights of the Whale Festival…
The Tale of the Travelling Wire Shark who Collected Litter to help Cleanup the Ocean
26th September 2012
In celebration of National Cleanup Week (10 – 14 September) and International Coastal Cleanup Day (15 September), the Save Our Seas Shark Centre had a life-size wire shark made by Steetwires, a local Fair Trade organization, and called for the public to help fill its hollow belly with litter and…
Join Save Our Seas Shark Centre for a ‘Whale’ of a Time in Hermanus (28 September – 1 October)
25th September 2012
The Save Our Seas Shark Centre will be joining many marine and conservation NGOs in exhibiting at the Hermanus Whale Festival’s Endangered Species Marquee this weekend – staring from Friday 28 September until Monday 1 October. The Hermanus Whale Festival is celebrating its 21st year as the only enviro-arts festival…
Diving Deep to Clean the Ocean on International Coastal Cleanup Day
18th September 2012
On Saturday 15 September, the UCT Underwater Club organized a collaborative diving cleanup in Simonstown, as part of their CleanDIVER initiative and to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day. About 70 divers from the UCT Underwater Club, False Bay Underwater Club and South African Navy all participated in this cleanup event,…
SHAWCO, the UCT Underwater Club and Save our Seas Shark Centre Team Up for Social Outreach
13th September 2012
On 12 September, the Save Our Seas Shark Centre teamed up with SHAWCO and the University of Cape Town’s Underwater Club to provide a marine education outing for 26 Grade 2 learners as part of their social outreach initiative. The children and volunteers from SHAWCO and the UCT Underwater Club…
Lauren De Vos has Sea Creatures (and Audiences) Eating Out of her Hands
5th September 2012
Save Our Seas funded researcher, Lauren De Vos, was one of 8 speakers at last night’s popular Pecha Kucha event in Cape Town. Pecha Kucha Night takes place in 552 cities around the world, providing a platform for inspiration and for speakers who are passionate about what they do to…
The AmazingDIVER Challenge
22nd August 2012
AmazingDIVER is a teambuilding club event hosted by the University of the Cape Town’s Underwater Club and is held annually to get their divers excited and involved in a fun spin off of the “Amazing Race” challenge. This year on the 18th of August, 20 students participated and had to…
A Visiting Marine Educator’s Perspective
13th August 2012
Written by Paul Millar Marine education can mean different things to different people, particularly when they are working in very different parts of the world to each other. Unlike school teaching where a teacher works daily with the same groups of children, the marine educator tends to have far shorter…
Talks Highlight New Research on Shark Movements and Behavior
23rd July 2012
Final weekly speaker series event to be held on 26 July The Save Our Seas Shark Centre welcomed Sarah Titley of Shark Spotters and Michelle Wcisel of Dyer Island Conservation Trust, on Friday 19 July to share the data they have collected on shark movements and seal interactions during a free…
Shark Centre gets involved for Mandela Day
18th July 2012
The staff at the Save Our Seas Shark Centre headed on down to Masiphumelele today, to give our 67min of goodwill for Mandela Day. Doreen Zanyiwe who runs the creche iKhaya Labantwana, and her class of 24 kids aged 5-7yrs, eagerly awaited our arrival. The sunny winter skies set the…
Getting the public involved in shark conservation at the Save Our Seas Shark Centre
17th July 2012
Weekly speaker series will run until the end of July, informing the public on shark and marine conservation Thursday 12 July marked the third successful evening in the series of marine conservation talks held at the Save Our Seas Shark Centre. The theme of the evening was centered around public…
UCT Researchers Speak About Conservation at Save Our Seas Centre
10th July 2012
Weekly speaker series will run until the end of July, informing the public on shark and marine conservation Success reigned again at last week’s Save Our Seas Maine Conservation Speaker Series evening, held on 5 July, which saw Colin Attwood and Lauren de Vos both of UCT/SAEON, present their talks…