The Antipolis Shipwreck
An oil tanker, shipwrecked off Cape Town’s shores, holds a poetic story of redemption.
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Chameleons, Nudibranchs and Wild Teachers
A walk through a garden and a dive through a kelp forest taught me to notice the small creatures and to search out the details that are hidden.
Protected Areas or Paper Parks?
It’s 2020, the year we agreed to have 10% of our coastlines under marine protected areas. We only have 5% under this status. What happens next?
Shooting with guns and lenses
What is the purpose behind the recreational activities you do? How is it affecting the environment? I compare the recreational activity of spear-fishing to underwater photography. One shoots with a gun, the other shoots with a camera. They both leave the water with different prizes.
Water on skin
This video tells the story of a Cape Town free diver, Faine Loubser, who submerses herself into False Bay’s 15°C water without a wetsuit. Her message: connect yourself to the wild.
Conservation through connection
A niche of people in Cape Town are inspiring conservation efforts among citizens by connecting people to the ocean environment. This is the story of how they inspire conservation in a buzzing city.
A rendezvous with kelp
I recall my first interaction with the kelp forests lining the Cape Town coast and the nuggets of information I learnt about them.
A small cause but a big problem
Let’s talk about a small object that is causing big problems in our oceans: MICRO-PLASTICS
The story of some RADDicle science
A Manchester lad, Mike Barron, is busy conducting research projects and leading citizen science expeditions to help conserve Cape Town’s seas.