Jennifer Olbers

Marine Biologist in KZN, South Africa. Marine biodiversity sets the soul on fire. Views are my own.

[Important Shark and Ray Areas - ISRAs @SharkRayAreas]

Today's featured Important Shark and Ray Area is Greater Aliwal Shoal in South Africa!

Download the Western Indian Ocean compendium of ISRAs here: https://t.co/ckoWLhi6ak

Learn more about us here: https://t.co/jwmpGfieru

[elise tempelhoff @elisetempelhoff]

New oil spill modelling research demonstrates potential risks and devastating effects on SA’s oceans https://t.co/jvOWWP7mdF

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

BREAKING: We can choose our sanctuary… sharks and rays cannot.

In celebration of #WorldOceanDay, we sat down with five South African women who opened up to us about their sanctuary spaces, and what it would mean if they were to lose it.

WATCH - https://t.co/JNAIGpVU5h

@eNCA

[WWF South Africa @WWFSouthAfrica]

This #WorldOceansDay, take care of #ProudlyDiverseZA Kogelberg coastline with a new app! 📲🐟
The Coastal Area Reporting and Engagement (C.A.R.E.) is a tool for reporting ocean and coastal incidents and free for everyone. 🙌
Learn more here:https://t.co/aP7RdyPS1F

[Sharks Under Attack @sharks_u_attack]

DRONE FISHING UPDATE – Drone fishing remains illegal in South Africa, despite the leave to appeal granted by the Supreme Court

Read the official release by @environmentza here: https://t.co/3Logpctinr

[LostSharkGuy @lostsharksguy]

The @QueenofMantas holds court on this week's episode of #BeyondJaws #podcast w/ Andrew Lewin @podLewin & Dave Ebert @lostsharksguy Thanks @saveourseas for your support! @MarineMegafauna @OceaniaSharks @NRF_SAIAB @MLMLmarinesci

[Nekton @nektonmission]

We had a busy day at the Lander Café including a food fight with eels, crabs, and a six gill shark who nearly ate the other guests in an attempt to munch on the bait cannister! @NRF_SAIAB @KayleeSmit2015

[Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🏳️‍🌈 @Oceanfilly]

Get to know the weird and wonderful Crinoids.

[Johan Laurence Lorenzen (Palestine flag, red rose) @JohanLorenzen]

The Gqeberha High Court has ruled that @Shell's right to seismically blast the Wild Coast was granted unlawfully.

And taken it away.

A tremendous victory by and for Wild Coast Communities.

The planet owes them.

Amandla ngawethu.

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

It's International Whale Shark Day! 🦈💙

#InternationalWhaleSharkDay #WhaleSharkDay

[Kita marie Williams @SeaSpongeCake]

Who wants to see a tiny brittle star hiding in a limpet shell?

🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏾🙋🏻‍♂️⭐️🌟💫

#BrittleStar #Echinoderm #Rockpool #WildOz 🌊

[Nicola Gerrard @NicolaGerrard_]

https://t.co/aYgS1Hk4Cp

[Nicola Gerrard @NicolaGerrard_]

TEASER: Making CONTACT - A K9 Conservation Story - must-watch 5 part mini series that tells the stories of K9 anti-poaching units in South Africa who work fearlessly to protect our wildlife. @HillsPetSA

WATCH here:
https://t.co/bAtvxyO8ws

@loveAfrica_ @SvenMusica

[NISC (Pty) Ltd @NISC_Pub]

African Journal of Marine Science: Killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site. READ MORE: https://t.co/uzDz56N0Vd
@RhodesResearch
@DyerICT
@UrbanEdgeSharks
@Dr_Yannis
@sturup_marlene
@EnricoGennari2
@MarineDynamics

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

New data is telling us that of almost 90 of some 200 shark and ray species found in South Africa’s oceans, only 28% of their range is currently protected within Marine Protected Areas.

via @GetawayMagazine

https://t.co/0pApskDyGx

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

42% of chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras) occurring within South African waters are threatened (Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered).

via @GreenTimes

https://t.co/3lPKMUwF0D

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

BREAKING: SA 🇿🇦 is ‘on the brink’ of expansion for the protection of sharks & rays, or ultimately extinction for the species – the choice is ours.

This campaign aims to highlight the importance of new shark & ray sanctuary areas in our ocean.

READ ON: https://t.co/SrqDGx27jA

[ifaw @ifawglobal]

(1/2) Today, 41 countries from around the world have announced a ground-breaking proposal to control the unsustainable global trade in shark fins, which threatens to push these ecologically important predators to extinction.

[On The Brink @OnTheBrinkSA]

2 DAYS TO GO // 23.06.2022

[Sharks Under Attack @sharks_u_attack]

Join us a we do a deep dive into the world of sharks 🦈💙

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