1000s of Cape Gannets dive-bombing in Qora, Deep Transkei 1000s of Cape Gannets dive-bombing in Qora, Deep Transkei: the iconic and beautifully choreographed gannet population descends on the sardine run first. Every time. These are our main indicators. That along with the cetaceans, sharks, fish and other marine mega-fauna, make up all the predators that … Read more
Sharks on my Sonar! Sharks on my Sonar!: we head out to the Noosa River in Australia for this story…where we get to see how Humminbird have perfected their sonar picture underwater. It is true genius. The machine doesn’t lie. The sharks on the screen are no doubt sharks! As a bunch of Zambezis aka … Read more
So why do the sardine shoals not come at all some years? So why do the sardine shoals not come at all some years?: Well I got a call from Mr Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper yesterday evening. Great dude and really in the know in the fishing scene. I had guests and dogs and … Read more
Underwater Observatory in Mozambique by Calum Murie Calum Murie, when he’s not out catching and tagging huge sharks for science, can be found deploying underwater observatory style camera rigs, all over Mozambique. Calum and his band of volunteers at Underwater Africa designed this simple but effective underwater observatory camera rig – with bait and all! … Read more
A shiver of sharks, a bale of turtles, and a backpacker palace Add to that an electric storm, a chocolate brown peeling left hander, a community from the 70’s, add a dollop of The Kei and a helping of Mozambique – and that was Tugela Mouth. The mid summer rains and a huge catchment area … Read more
