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Southwest Madagascar Coastal Current
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Oceanographers discover new ocean current: Southwest Madagascar Coastal Current

Two Oceans We spend a lot of time in our Citizen Science day and biodiversity lectures speaking about oceanography and the Agulhas and Benguela currents. It is largely because of these two ocean currents that Cape Town sees such a Read more

By Dylan Irion, 8 years ago
News

Killer whales and Great white sharks! Who’s the real king of the ocean?

Great white sharks are one of the oceans most notorious shark species, a top apex predator with one of the most remarkable and eye-catching predatory hunting behaviors documented in the natural world, the Polaris breach.   White sharks have often Read more

By Mike Barron, 8 yearsApril 6, 2018 ago
News

The False Bay Hope Spot! What is a Hope Spot? and what is their purpose?

  False Bay, an area of natural beauty and biodiversity! False Bay is one of the most varied and diverse areas in the world for marine life and plays host to an abundance of species large and small, from an Read more

By Mike Barron, 8 yearsMarch 26, 2018 ago
News

Incredible Kelp, Keystone of the Environment

We’re in love with all things kelp here at Cape RADD. We love kelp and we love lookin’ at it. Kelp forever! That’s why we loved this new Open-Access article published Tuesday in the journal Functional Ecology. Noisette F, Hurd Read more

By Dylan Irion, 8 yearsMarch 22, 2018 ago
School of fish in kelp
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What is a BioBlitz and how do they help biologists?

The Cape RADD Big Bad BioBlitz!  Attention all SCUBA Divers, Snorkelers and ocean lovers! Cape RADD are excited to be invited to the Cape Town Dive festival as a competition organizer this year! This is Cape RADD’s first time at Read more

By Mike Barron, 8 yearsMarch 2, 2018 ago
Freediving

What are apnea tables?

And how can they improve my freediving? First-time freedivers are often asking about a ‘magic bullet’ that will unlock their breath holds; a secret trick that enables us to stay down for so long. Perhaps it’s because seemingly anyone can Read more

By Dylan Irion, 8 yearsFebruary 26, 2018 ago
Freediver underwater
Internship students attend a lecture on biodiversity
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Internships – Choosing a volunteer or internship program

Volunteering? Internship? What am I doing? Which is right for me? We’ve all experienced the chicken-egg dilemma that is the work experience-job application. “Applicant must have 5 years experience.” So how do you get yourself out of this situation and Read more

By The Team, 8 yearsFebruary 21, 2018 ago
News

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Women and girls all over the world continue to be excluded from participating fully in science. On this International Day it is important to spread awareness to end discriminatory stereotypes, create equal access to education and establish more opportunities for Read more

By The Team, 8 years ago
Make The Oceans Great Again
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Donald Trump wants all sharks to die

Make The Oceans Great Again The transcript of a bizarre 2011 interview with adult film star Stormy Daniels is making the “real news” rounds this weekend. Real news in that it is not fake news, but I still wouldn’t consider Read more

By Dylan Irion, 8 years ago
News

A Citizen Scientist’s Place in Marine Conservation

A Citizen Scientist’s Place in Marine Conservation What is Citizen Science? Citizen Science is a relatively new phenomenon whereby ‘non-specialists’ e.g. the general public can get involved with collecting and analysing data on various topics and species alongside scientists. “projects Read more

By Mike Barron, 8 yearsJanuary 12, 2018 ago
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