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?
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.
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.
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.
I recall my first interaction with the kelp forests lining the Cape Town coast and the nuggets of information I learnt about them.