As part of their coastal monitoring program, observers from the Strandloper Project have recorded two pods of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) between Gericke’s Point and Buffalo bay, both pods […]
Shoreline performers Common Octopus are always a crowd pleaser when exploring intertidal rock pools. Of all the marine creatures in an intertidal rock pool, they are the top performers, changing […]
In the last week of March 2023, two graphic examples of lethal marine entanglement with abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (#ALDFG) were reported on a local Garden Route stranding […]
Introduction In the garden route of South Africa, most of the rivers are blind rivers, being closed by a sand bar during periods of of low river flow. Between Wilderness […]
As social media lights up about an incident of a young seal ‘attacking’ bathers at Clifton Beach, it is imperative to consider the wildlife illiteracy that led to this event. […]
In conjunction with Knysna Basin Project, Strandloper Project volunteers conducted a clean up dive to remove lost and snagged recreational fishing gear on the eastern side of the channel flanking […]
If it was not for the senseless tragedy of this scene, the above image would be an amazing capture of an incredible keystone species. Instead, it is of a dead […]
Citizen Science Protecting Conserving the Reef. When the Strandloper Project began research into the impact of snagged recreational fishing tackle on reef cover and biodiversity, the core focus was on […]
Ocean Harvest As South Africans prepare for their summer break with the annual rush to our beautiful coastline, many will be planning to spend time indulging in some shore based […]
Chasing Windmills and Sunbeams 