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Our interview with one of Shark Week’s leading ladies: Alison Towner

Written by Esther Jacobs on September 21, 2020

Following the recent Air Jaws: Ultimate Breach Off episode we were involved in for Shark Week 2020, we caught up with the leading lady, Alison Towner, to ask her a few questions about Shark Week and current issues facing researchers...

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Oceans Research Foundation, in collaboration with ...

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Oceans Research Foundation, in collaboration with @isuzusa, are currently busy with a marine woman empowerment project. It aims to provide employability skills and leadership development to 60 ladies in Mossel Bay. On Saturday, we carried out our Marine Mammal Stranding Course. We also invited Ilma Smocilac, a retired swimming coach from Franky Frogs, to teach the basic principals of swimming, as many of these women have never learned to swim. After only an hour, the majority were able to float, and a few managed to do strokes in the water. As you can see in the video, they were absolutely terrified to even be in the water when training began, but we practically had to drag them out of the water after training! We were so thrilled to be able to "Sea The Change" in a such a short space of time and very confident that we are well on our way to creating strong marine ambassadors.

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Some hammertime in the run up to @SharkWeek!
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Mar 26

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Some hammertime in the run up to @SharkWeek! Our current research project aims to tag smooth hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna zygaena) in order to describe the movement patterns of these juvenile species. We hope to find evidence that inshore bays are used as a nursery area for this juvenile smooth hammerheads, for multiple years. The project also hopes to determine the effectiveness of a no-take MPA (De Hoop) compared to a higher disturbance area (Mossel Bay), in providing protection for this species. #oceansresearch #hammerheads #mosselbay

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Kicking off our Marine Woman Empowerment project! ...

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Mar 9

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Kicking off our Marine Woman Empowerment project! Our first group have officially started with the First Aid training course through @umbonotraining from George. There was so much enthusiasm and the eagerness from these young ladies was apparent throughout. The course instructors were amazed at how quickly the students learned and understood the material, both the theory and practical. Well done everyone. What a fantastic start! #oceansresearchfoundation #marinewomenempowerment

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One tag recovered.

One of our white ...

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Mar 8

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One tag recovered. One of our white sharks' tags was recovered several kilometers away, along the coast. We've been able to gather some interesting data on this white shark's movements. #oceansresearch #whitesharks

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It's almost that time of year again... Shark ...

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Mar 8

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It's almost that time of year again... Shark Week in Mossel Bay! Check out the video sent to by these spearfishers. This is one of our tagged sharks. It moved from Mossel Bay, where we tagged it last Tuesday, down the coast. These tags provide us with valuable information about this species' movement ecology, and we thank our sponsors and colleagues for their support.

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Tracking one of our white shark tags, off of the ...

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Tracking one of our white shark tags, off of the coast. There have been some interesting pings, and the sharks have really been on the move. #oceansresearch #sharktagging

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