Entanglements from discarded and lost fishing gear.
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 […]
Tag Archives: Garden Route
Nature Talks – Short glimpses of marine life in South Africa.
Reef Clean Up : Knysna Heads
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 […]
A Mouth of Controversy
Blinded by Nature The state of the Swartvlei estuary mouth is a topic that polarizes the community of Segdefield. Located in the Garden Route between Wilderness and Knysna, the coastal […]
Marine Stranding’s in the Garden Route : information for rescue, handling and recovery.
Washed up. The Southern Cape coastline boasts a dynamic ocean and shoreline driven by strong winds and strong currents and the relatively shallow seabed of the Agulhas Bank which extends […]
Weighing down the reef with 100 pieces of lead.
100 pieces of lead. On a recent Strandloper Project reef survey at Gericke’s Point we located a barren section, an indentation in the rock bed, that was 2.8m x 1.6m […]
BRUV studies reveal new marine growth on reef.
Reef studies. In addition to our primary study focus on ghost fishing and entanglements caused snagged recreational fishing tackle, Strandloper Project is also researching the impact of recreational fishing activities […]
Coastal Cleanup Day in the Garden Route.
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 […]
Marine biodiversity disrupted by recreational fishing entanglements and discards in the Garden Route.
On the 30th June, members of the Strandloper Project set off down to their primary reef transect at Gericke’s Point to attempt a reef survey and to recover snagged recreational […]
An expedition through human origins
When we began our plans for the Strandloper Project coastal expedition, the route was chosen with careful consideration. Ghost Fishing at Gericke’s Point. From our ghost fishing studies at Gericke’s […]
Chasing Windmills and Sunbeams 