Everybody gives way to the whales .... @algoabaymarine - Today we were blessed with some great sights of whales, dolphins and other marine animals feasting on a bait ball in Algoa Bay. #whales, #dolphins, #algoabay, #sharethebay, #alanstraton #ABMarine, #portelizabeth - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Everybody gives way to the whales
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Commons Dolphins on the Hunt in Algoa Bay
Commons Dolphins on the Hunt in Algoa Bay - chat to @algoabaymarine - Today we were blessed with some great sights of whales, dolphins and other marine animals feasting on a bait ball in Algoa Bay. #whales, #dolphins, #algoabay, #sharethebay, #alanstraton #ABMarine, #portelizabeth - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Commons Dolphins on the Hunt in Algoa Bay
Incredible Marine Life Right on our Doorstep
A short boat ride into Algoa Bay will present the traveller with some of the most incredible marine life ever. Where else in South Africa can you dive with sharks, get up close with a bait ball at the start of the Sardine Run, share speed and adventure with dolphins, get up close and personal with curious Orcas and see whales feeding off of bait balls? … [Read more...] about Incredible Marine Life Right on our Doorstep
Southern Right Whales in Table Bay, Cape Town, SA – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Southern Right Whales in Table Bay, Cape Town, SA: A Bottlenose Dolphin Algoa Bay video selected by Expert Tours: Group of 3 Southern Right Whales seen during a whale watching tour from Cape Town. Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience | Expert Tours on YouTube. Source: Sardine Run Port Elizabeth. Image from page 762 of “Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird … [Read more...] about Southern Right Whales in Table Bay, Cape Town, SA – Featured Blog
Julie ALBERT 11/19/14 North Atlantic Right Whales – Brydes Whale Algoa Bay – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Julie ALBERT 11/19/14 North Atlantic Right Whales – Brydes Whale Algoa Bay by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: A Brydes Whale Algoa Bay video selected by Expert Tours: Right whales are the most endangered of the great whales, with the North Atlantic population teetering around 500 individuals. Entanglements in commercial fishing gear and collisions with vessels are the number one killers of right whales. With only about 20 born to the … [Read more...] about Julie ALBERT 11/19/14 North Atlantic Right Whales – Brydes Whale Algoa Bay – Featured Blog
Dead whales are expensive – whose job is it to clear them up? – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Dead whales are expensive – whose job is it to clear them up? by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Hefty problem: a local council was left with a huge clean-up bill after a dead whale washed up in Perth last year. AAP Image/City of Stirling A whale carcass can be a big headache – just ask the locals at Broulee Beach in southern New South Wales, where a dead whale washed back ashore last […] Read more here: … [Read more...] about Dead whales are expensive – whose job is it to clear them up? – Featured Blog
No apologies for being cynical about tourism
The Deputy Minister of Tourism Ms Tokozile Xasa, The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Dr Danny Jordaan, Cller Zukile Jodwana and Ms Mandlakazi Skefile, CEO of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism were a few of the speakers who engaged with tourism stakeholders at a Summerstrand Inn breakfast on Thursday, 14 April 2016. Billed as an event that could present solutions to unlocking the Oceans Economy in the region - a number of tour operators and marine economy tourism product owners attended. Sadly … [Read more...] about No apologies for being cynical about tourism
A date with Killer Whales – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A date with Killer Whales by Millerslocal.co.za - Millerslocal's Blog: Head's up if you dig these guys. Everyone's invited to attend a public talk about Killer Whales around Marion Island, by NMMU's Dr Ryan Reisinger. Venue is Bayworld next week on Tuesday 29th of March at 17:15 for 17:30.Dr Reisinger is a world-renowned specialist on killer whales and a post-doctorate fellow at the … [Read more...] about A date with Killer Whales – Featured Blog
Whales dine with their own kind: Predators feed in species-specific hotspots – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Whales dine with their own kind: Predators feed in species-specific hotspots by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Researchers have found that as multiple species of whales feast on herring, they tend to stick with their own kind, establishing species-specific feeding centers along the 150-mile length of Georges Bank. Marine Biology News — ScienceDaily Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience. Read more here: Sardine Run Port … [Read more...] about Whales dine with their own kind: Predators feed in species-specific hotspots – Featured Blog
Southern Right Whales – Whale Watching in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, with Alan Tours
A MyPE.co.za selected video for you: The Whales have arrived back in Algoa bay Port Elizabeth. These two Bulls seem to be having whale words with each other as can be seen from the tiny ripples ... Video Rating: 5 / 5 CLICK HERE to submit your favourite Port Elizabeth video. … [Read more...] about Southern Right Whales – Whale Watching in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, with Alan Tours
R800 000 granted for local Whale project
A memorandum of understanding between Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) was signed today to kick off cutting-edge research on two baleen whale species in Algoa Bay, coupled with concerns about the impact that continued shipping and construction noise may have on these mammals. In terms of the agreement, TNPA will fund the research project with R800 000 over four years. When NMMU Coastal and Marine Research Unit Research Fellow Dr … [Read more...] about R800 000 granted for local Whale project
Whales receive ONE day of peace and quiet
After halting the seismic survey in Algoa Bay on Thursday peace an quiet descended upon our marine neighbours for a day, only for permission to be given for the seimic survey to begin again lat on Friday afternoon. The call of the blue whale reaches levels up to 188 decibels. This extraordinarily loud whistle can be heard for hundreds of miles underwater. Theoretical calculations by Roger Payne and Douglas Webb (from the 1970's) predicted that the loudest whale sounds might be transmitted … [Read more...] about Whales receive ONE day of peace and quiet
Port Elizabeth’s Sardine Run
Every year we are assaulted with images of the 'petering out' of the annual sardine run along the KZN coast when the sardines come close inshore and excited Kwazulians/Natalians/Last Outpostians rush into the water from their beaches with all manner of nets and buckets to scoop up sardines for breakfast, lunch and supper. This annual event attracts thousands of international and local tourists who come to see and experience this phenomenon. Most people are not aware though that the sardine … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth’s Sardine Run
PE Based Raggy Charters Under Fire
Shaheen Moolla from Feike - an independent natural resources advisory firm based in Cape Town - holds two degrees from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (BA International Relations & LL.B). Shaheen is currently a director of Feike and served as Special Legal Adviser to South Africa's Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Valli Moosa. He also served as head of South Africa's fisheries management and compliance unit, Marine and Coastal Management. Shaheen is a member of … [Read more...] about PE Based Raggy Charters Under Fire
