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Hiking through the origins of human thought in the Southern Cape.

June 28, 2019by Mark Dixon 3 Comments

‘On this intertidal shelf, you can forage for 90 minutes and collect more than your daily energetic requirements’ Archaeological Sites in the Garden Route. We had arrived beneath the pastel […]

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Africa, Fisheries, Fishing entanglement, Garden Route, Ghost fishing, marine ecology, Marine Plastic, Nature, 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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Observations of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins in the Garden Route.
Indication of over exploitation of octopus at Gericke’s Point
Entanglements from discarded and lost fishing gear.

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