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Press Releases
01 March 2010
Tigers Of The Sea
15 February 2010
Bluefin On The Brink
13 January 2010
This Year Think Blue
30 December 2009
Now You See It
09 December 2009
Plastic Peril
08 August 2009
Dive In To Their World
08 August 2009
Basking Sharks Travel the World
30 July 2009
Basking Shark Workshop - The Global Perspective
28 July 2009
Indian Ocean Whale and Dolphin Meeting Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary
22 July 2009
Supper's Served
22 June 2009
Reward Offered for Missing Manta Tag off South Africa's East Coast
16 June 2009
Riddle in a Bottle Wins at Blue Ocean Film Festival
07 June 2009
The End of the Line
20 March 2009
New species of sting ray discovered
24 February 2009
Conservation Goes to Hollywood
19 January 2009
Surfers and Sharks together at Wavescapes Film Festival
21 December 2008
18 November 2008
09 November 2008
SOSF Chief Photographer Inspires Judges
23 October 2008
Aardman Animation Gets Toasted By The Save Our Seas Foundation
22 October 2008
SOSF wins Panda Award for its campaign film "Rethink the Shark"
24 July 2008
Second Manta Ray Species Discovered
17 June 2008
The Epic Journey of a Basking Shark
For press-related queries please contact Cheryl-Samantha Owen via email: sam (at) saveourseas.com
For regular updates about SOSF activities have a look at our Twitter feed (@saveourseas).
01 March 2010
Tigers Of The Sea
15 February 2010
Bluefin On The Brink
13 January 2010
This Year Think Blue
30 December 2009
Now You See It
09 December 2009
Plastic Peril
08 August 2009
Dive In To Their World
08 August 2009
Basking Sharks Travel the World
30 July 2009
Basking Shark Workshop - The Global Perspective
28 July 2009
Indian Ocean Whale and Dolphin Meeting Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary
22 July 2009
Supper's Served
22 June 2009
Reward Offered for Missing Manta Tag off South Africa's East Coast
16 June 2009
Riddle in a Bottle Wins at Blue Ocean Film Festival
07 June 2009
The End of the Line
20 March 2009
New species of sting ray discovered
24 February 2009
Conservation Goes to Hollywood
19 January 2009
Surfers and Sharks together at Wavescapes Film Festival
21 December 2008
18 November 2008
09 November 2008
SOSF Chief Photographer Inspires Judges
23 October 2008
Aardman Animation Gets Toasted By The Save Our Seas Foundation
22 October 2008
SOSF wins Panda Award for its campaign film "Rethink the Shark"
24 July 2008
Second Manta Ray Species Discovered
17 June 2008
The Epic Journey of a Basking Shark
For press-related queries please contact Cheryl-Samantha Owen via email: sam (at) saveourseas.com
For regular updates about SOSF activities have a look at our Twitter feed (@saveourseas).
SOSF in the News
22 July 2009
Up close and personal with sharks
On an unusually hot winter's day in the peninsula, and even more so in Simon's Town, a group of 10 shark spotters will get their first up-close encounter with the predator they've observed for so long. Downlaod the pdf of the Cape Argus article here.
24 June 2009
A Giant Vacation
Studies have revealed where the colossal basking shark heads for his winter break. Downlaod the pdf here.
20 March 2009
New species of sting ray discovered
Scientists from the Save Our Seas Shark Center and the National Coral Reef Institute at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, USA, have used new DNA techniques to show that the spotted eagle ray is actually made up of two separate species. The discovery has profound implications for its conservation management. Read the article here.
12 March 2009
Europeans pioneer ocean acidification research
Jason Hall-Spencer, the SOSF supported researcher, talks to Euronews about his work on ocean acidification. Click here to watch the video.
8 March 2009
The Toxic Sea
SOSF supported scientist Jason Hall-Spencer talks to The Times Online about the "other" big C02 problem: ocean acidification. Read the article here.
3 March 2009
Turtle FAU's FeeBee the Turtle star in Loggerhed Documentary
A 6-year-old loggerhead turtle raised at Florida Atlantic University facilities in Boca Raton is the unwitting star of the new motion picture Turtle: The Incredible Journey that will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Read the article here.
28 February 2009
Turtle film set to become Hollywood blockbuster
The story behind Turtle: The Incredible Journey, a film tracking the journey of a loggerhead turtle as she travels across the Atlantic Ocean and narrated by twice Oscar-nominated actress Miranda Richardson. Read the article here.
23 February 2009
Work on the Wildside
South Africa's The Times reports on the work of shark spotters and baboon monitors working to keep the public safe in and around the city of Cape Town. Read the article here.
10 February 2009
Meet South Africa's Top Shark Spotter
The Christian Science Monitor reports on the work of Patrick Davids who works with Cape Town's Shark Spotter program and SOSF's Alison Kock to keep shark-human encounters down to a minimum. Read the article here.
9 February 2009
Shark spotters dispel fears of great whites
Associated Press report on the success of the shark spotting program and SOSF's Alison Kock's work in Muizenberg, South Africa. Read the article here.
21 January 2009
Shark spotting keeps seas safe
Jennifer Stern reports on the shark spotting programme that has helped to reduce shark attacks to zero around some of South Africa's most popular beaches. Read the article here.
19 January 2009
Mini-sub to probe behaviour of basking sharks
Researchers involved in SOSF supported basking shark research are considering using remote subs to investigate basking shark courting behaviour. Read the article here.
21 December 2008
The good news...
Great Whites have one thing on their minds (and it ain’t you). New research suggests that Great White sharks are a lot brainier than previously thought. Read the article here.
08 December 2008
Thousands pull in at Clifton
More than 3,000 people gathered at a balmy Clifton Fourth Beach for the first film of the Wavescapes Surf Film Festival on Friday. Read the article here.
30 November 2008
Shark expert to look at beach safety
Cape Town's unique shark spotting programme has appointed SOSF's Alison Kock as a specialist advisor into researching new developments in shark safety technology. Read the article here.
28 November 2008
Shark versus seal in deadly game
At the southern tip of Africa a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out over and over again in the salty waters off the fabled Cape of Storms. Read the article here.
21 November 2008
Shark Film Aims to Challenge Preconceptions
SOSF's Rethink the Shark series of campaign films aims to overturn common misconceptions about the risk sharks pose. Read the article here.
10 November 2008
Echoes of times past on Aldabra Atoll
The rough seas of the monsoon season can make it difficult to get off the Aldabra atoll but the Save Our Seas team found themselves wishing for even tougher conditions, making it impossible to leave. here.
10 November 2008
Cool Seas Road Show inspires care for oceans
From Cornwall to Scotland, the Isle of Man to Ireland, kids as young as four years old are learning that British seas are just as cool as those in the tropics, in fact more so. Read the article here.
01 August 2008
Alison Kock on CNN
SOSF scientist Alison Kock promotes great white sharks on CNN. Read the article here.
22 July 2009
Up close and personal with sharks
On an unusually hot winter's day in the peninsula, and even more so in Simon's Town, a group of 10 shark spotters will get their first up-close encounter with the predator they've observed for so long. Downlaod the pdf of the Cape Argus article here.
24 June 2009
A Giant Vacation
Studies have revealed where the colossal basking shark heads for his winter break. Downlaod the pdf here.
20 March 2009
New species of sting ray discovered
Scientists from the Save Our Seas Shark Center and the National Coral Reef Institute at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, USA, have used new DNA techniques to show that the spotted eagle ray is actually made up of two separate species. The discovery has profound implications for its conservation management. Read the article here.
12 March 2009
Europeans pioneer ocean acidification research
Jason Hall-Spencer, the SOSF supported researcher, talks to Euronews about his work on ocean acidification. Click here to watch the video.
8 March 2009
The Toxic Sea
SOSF supported scientist Jason Hall-Spencer talks to The Times Online about the "other" big C02 problem: ocean acidification. Read the article here.
3 March 2009
Turtle FAU's FeeBee the Turtle star in Loggerhed Documentary
A 6-year-old loggerhead turtle raised at Florida Atlantic University facilities in Boca Raton is the unwitting star of the new motion picture Turtle: The Incredible Journey that will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Read the article here.
28 February 2009
Turtle film set to become Hollywood blockbuster
The story behind Turtle: The Incredible Journey, a film tracking the journey of a loggerhead turtle as she travels across the Atlantic Ocean and narrated by twice Oscar-nominated actress Miranda Richardson. Read the article here.
23 February 2009
Work on the Wildside
South Africa's The Times reports on the work of shark spotters and baboon monitors working to keep the public safe in and around the city of Cape Town. Read the article here.
10 February 2009
Meet South Africa's Top Shark Spotter
The Christian Science Monitor reports on the work of Patrick Davids who works with Cape Town's Shark Spotter program and SOSF's Alison Kock to keep shark-human encounters down to a minimum. Read the article here.
9 February 2009
Shark spotters dispel fears of great whites
Associated Press report on the success of the shark spotting program and SOSF's Alison Kock's work in Muizenberg, South Africa. Read the article here.
21 January 2009
Shark spotting keeps seas safe
Jennifer Stern reports on the shark spotting programme that has helped to reduce shark attacks to zero around some of South Africa's most popular beaches. Read the article here.
19 January 2009
Mini-sub to probe behaviour of basking sharks
Researchers involved in SOSF supported basking shark research are considering using remote subs to investigate basking shark courting behaviour. Read the article here.
21 December 2008
The good news...
Great Whites have one thing on their minds (and it ain’t you). New research suggests that Great White sharks are a lot brainier than previously thought. Read the article here.
08 December 2008
Thousands pull in at Clifton
More than 3,000 people gathered at a balmy Clifton Fourth Beach for the first film of the Wavescapes Surf Film Festival on Friday. Read the article here.
30 November 2008
Shark expert to look at beach safety
Cape Town's unique shark spotting programme has appointed SOSF's Alison Kock as a specialist advisor into researching new developments in shark safety technology. Read the article here.
28 November 2008
Shark versus seal in deadly game
At the southern tip of Africa a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out over and over again in the salty waters off the fabled Cape of Storms. Read the article here.
21 November 2008
Shark Film Aims to Challenge Preconceptions
SOSF's Rethink the Shark series of campaign films aims to overturn common misconceptions about the risk sharks pose. Read the article here.
10 November 2008
Echoes of times past on Aldabra Atoll
The rough seas of the monsoon season can make it difficult to get off the Aldabra atoll but the Save Our Seas team found themselves wishing for even tougher conditions, making it impossible to leave. here.
10 November 2008
Cool Seas Road Show inspires care for oceans
From Cornwall to Scotland, the Isle of Man to Ireland, kids as young as four years old are learning that British seas are just as cool as those in the tropics, in fact more so. Read the article here.
01 August 2008
Alison Kock on CNN
SOSF scientist Alison Kock promotes great white sharks on CNN. Read the article here.