Submarine Canyons

Submarine canyons are found on continental margins, i.e. the continental shelf. There are around 660 of them worldwide, and we are lucky enough to have one 35 nm south of Cape Recife. While Raggy Charters has been going there occasionally over the last 27 years, it is only recently that they have been doing it on a more regular basis . . . and wow, what rewards they have reaped! 

Each session consists of 20-minute presentations, followed by a joint Q&A session of 15 minutes.

ABOUT LLOYD EDWARDS

Lloyd Edwards, owner of Raggy Charters is a local PE boy. He started the Baywatch Project in 1992. The aims of the project are to educate the community, assist in marine law enforcement and marine research, and undertake its own independent research. A few years later Lloyd founded Raggy Charters to fund the Baywatch Project and its numerous Projects.

ABOUT RAGGY CHARTERS AND LLOYD EDWARDS

Raggy Charters is the oldest Marine-Eco Cruise company combined with research projects in Africa. Lloyd has a great passion for Algoa Bay and cetaceans worldwide and is still at the helm for many of the company's cruises when he is not traveling to assist the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) in advocating for the best interests of cetacean species around the world.

Due to the work done by the Baywatch Project to protect the endangered African penguin colony on St Croix island, Lloyd Edwards was awarded the BirdLife South Africa OWL Award for his outstanding contribution to the conservation of birds in South Africa. Lloyd's passion for the natural environment extends to flora as well as fauna. He is the chairman of the Eastern Cape Dendrological Society, dedicated to promoting the knowledge, protection, and propagation of trees in South Africa.

He has recently received an Award for Outstanding Voluntary Conservation Service in recognition of his efforts in the conservation of the threatened wetlands of the Eastern Cape. Lloyd ensures that Raggy Charters does not add to the problem of carbon emissions by ensuring that at least one tree is planted for every boat cruise undertaken, to offset the carbon footprint.