{"id":13379,"date":"2012-03-13T11:57:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/new-shark-nicole-is-erected-at-save-our-seas-shark-centre\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:13:48","slug":"new-shark-nicole-is-erected-at-save-our-seas-shark-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/new-shark-nicole-is-erected-at-save-our-seas-shark-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"New shark \u2018Nicole\u2019 is erected at Save Our Seas Shark Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>Today, the Save Our Seas Shark Centre invited Grade 3\u2019s from Star of the Sea Primary School to take part in the unveiling of the new fibreglass shark sculpture which was erected outside the centre. The shark has been named \u2018Nicole\u2019, in light of the first ever recorded White Shark to swim across an ocean from one continent to another.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_10L.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_10L.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter Verhoog\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7569\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Local artist and sculptor based in Kalk Bay, Chris Bladen (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisbladen.com\/\">http:\/\/www.chrisbladen.com\/<\/a>), was commissioned to create a life size fibreglass White Shark for the centre. \u201cI\u2019m honoured to help create awareness of White Sharks and hope that people will one day see the beauty in them\u201d, he says. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_8L.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_8L.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter Verhoog\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7570\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The Shark Centre offered a host of educational activities for the 38 disadvantaged scholars. They were treated to a short film and question session on sharks, as well as a book reading by Linda Fellowes (<a href=\"http:\/\/africanpenguin.co.za\/\">http:\/\/africanpenguin.co.za\/<\/a>), local author of the children\u2019s novel \u2018Nicole, in the Surf is my Turf\u2019, where each child received a signed copy of the book donated by Save Our Seas. \u201cThe children are wonderful and so enthusiastic, it\u2019s great to see they\u2019re interested in conservation and willing to learn more about protecting our environment\u201d, says Linda. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_5L.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_5L.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter Verhoog\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7571\" \/><\/a>\n<p>A great day was had by all, and together we will achieve our goal in building a better understanding of our marine environment. The Save Our Seas Shark Centre would like to offer a sincere thanks to all those involved, and to Fish Hoek Pick \u2018n Pay for sponsoring the children\u2019s lunches.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_6L.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_6L.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter Verhoog\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7572\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_7L.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter_Verhoog_SA_7L.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9SaveOurSeasFoundation_Peter Verhoog\" width=\"\" height=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7573\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Save Our Seas Shark Centre invited Grade 3\u2019s from Star of the Sea Primary School to take part in the unveiling of the new fibreglass shark sculpture which was erected outside the centre. 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