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ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return

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 ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return Two KZN south coast anglers, Koos Viviers and Dave Sproston (now in Plettenberg Bay) have something fishy in common. Dave tagged a catface rockod three years ago, and Koos recently re-caught it. Koos found the tag and submitted it to the Oceanographic Research Institute. The details are below: ORI … Read more

More houses nearing completion at Earth Lodge Tofo

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More houses nearing completion at Earth Lodge Tofo

The literally private beach out front of Tofo Earth Lodge offers seclusion and safe bathing...and fish to catch!
The literally private beach out front of Tofo Earth Lodge offers seclusion and safe bathing…and fish to catch!
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Looking up the staircase to the main bedroom and reading area, which doubles as a sleeping area.

Tofo Earth Lodge tucked away down the beach from Tofo, has many houses complete, ready and booked, with a few more nearing completion. Tofo Earth Lodge is built behind the primary dune at Praia Da Congiana – accessible only by 4wd!

The houses are each surrounded by indigenous gardens and with it’s own secluded and protected beach and swimming area, this is about as far away from the maddening crowd that you can get. (Even Mango Beach is closed so there will be NO loud music or week long parties down the beach this year).

Contact us on umzimkulu@gmail.com for a chance at booking one of these new houses, for the December season, or the future.

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Dylan Stewart Wins Annual Off The Lip Movember Surf Jam At Beach Bums

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Dylan Stewart Wins Annual Off The Lip Movember Surf Jam At Beach Bums

 

Dylan Stewart cuts back into the seventies in grand style...
Dylan Stewart cuts back into the seventies in grand style…
Photo by Fabian Coetzer

Beach Bums, Tongaat – Dylan Stewart of Umdloti, KZN emerged the best of the sixty surfers who participated in the annual Off The Lip Movember Surf Jam which took place at Beach Bums at the weekend. The event, now in its second year, is a retro seventies fundraising surf event hosted by Quiksilver and the Movember foundation. Surfers and spectators were invited to Beach Bums on the KwaZulu Natal north coast to relive the glory days, show off their well manicured Movember moustaches, dress in seventies surf gear and ride single or twin fin surfboards from the seventies era.

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Aliwal Shoal chosen as one of the first Hope Spots

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DR. SYLVIA EARLE TO UNVEIL ALIWAL SHOAL AS ONE OF THE FIRST SIX SOUTH AFRICAN HOPE SPOTS

This December, South Africa welcomes to its shores legendary marine conservationist and oceanographer, Dr. Sylvia Earle. During her years at the forefront of ocean exploration and scientific discovery, Dr. Earle has achieved a long list of impressive accolades- including  being awarded the TED Prize in 2009. This prize takes the form of a bursary awarded each year to an individual with a vision to change the world for the better. With these funds, Dr. Earle founded Mission Blue, a marine conservation organisation dedicated to creating a global network of Hope Spots. Hope Spots are marine areas considered critical to the health of the ocean and therefore deserving of protection, of which there are currently 51 in existence worldwide.

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