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Coastal Cleanup Day in the Garden Route.

September 23, 2019by Mark Dixon 2 Comments

International Groundswell. As part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day on the 21st September, the Strandloper Project undertook a combined beach and reef clean up. Locals Caring in the Garden […]

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Africa, Ecology, Fishing, Fishing entanglement, Garden Route, Ghost fishing, marine ecology, Marine Plastic, South Africa, Strandloper Project, Uncategorized

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Our drone mapping of three estuary mouths in the Garden Route is revealing some interesting sand movement in the genesis of sand bars and sand banks.
Congratulations to Strandloper Project director Melinda Morkel on her strong finish in the 25km MUT trail run this morning.
The struggle is real.
While the purpose of regular beach surveys is to gather data, our findings aren't always 'nice'.
Another turtle rescue in the Garden Route, this time in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area.
Common Octopus are always a crowd pleaser when exploring intertidal rock pools.
Tuberculate Cuttlefish (Sepia tuberculata).
Today, while flying a drone mapping mission to determine foreshore sand movement along the approach to Gericke's Point, a large red patch a few 100m out to sea caught my attention.

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