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A SAD STORY
The sad story of a mutilated shark
She was breathtakingly beautiful as her four-meter long body rose towards the surface of the Indian Ocean.In the crystal  clear water, each of her intricate markings could be seen. She was (Alopias Vulpinus), the largest of the Thresher Shark family with a tail as long as her muscular body and far more lethal than her small harmless jaws. More >>

AN IMPORTANT WORD ON MARINE CONSERVATION.
Our oceans are not limitless pits from which to take and they are not limitless sponges to absorb our pollution. The oceans are terribly abused by us and we all need to take stock and change the way we work with this endangered environment. More >>

Warning What is happening to our sharks!!!???
Sharks Towards Extinction…
Considering the incredible number of between 150 - 200 million sharks destroyed each year, we need to look at the natural biology of sharks to fully understand the potential threat of extinction to these species. Most sharks are slow growing, have late maturation and low fecundity and this is the shark's downfall. They cannot replace their stocks to keep up with human exploitation, such as say, sardines can. Lets look at the Great White Shark. More >>

Schools of up to 500 dolphins make a spectacular sight and can often be seen at play in the bay and along the St Blaize hiking trail. The most common dolphins found all year are Heaviside's Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Dusky Dolphin and Bottlenose Dolphin.More about Mossel Bay >>