ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR SYMPOSIUM BOOKINGS.
1. Each of the 3 Symposium days is structured into SESSIONS
2. You cannot purchase individual presentation tickets, only SESSION tickets.
3. All SESSIONS are very well priced and we trust the new format will enhance your symposium experience.
4. Please take advantage of the discounted Day Passes, and the Full 3-day Symposium Pass.
5. Day 1 Pass - R500; Day 2 Pass - R600; Day 3 Pass - R600
Early Bird tickets are available on FULL 3-DAY SYMPOSIUM PASS only, at R1500 (Normal Price R1700) until 13 May 2024.
Download Programme
Day 1: Session 1 (R200.00)
Friday 21 June | 9 am - 10.45 am
Fri 21 Jun
09:00 - 09:25
When Dolphin Skulls Talk
Dolphin taxonomy - what the skulls tell us
Dr Sibusisiwe Ngqulana
Fri 21 Jun
09:30 - 09:55
Vagrant Seals Rescue
Stranding response and rehabilitation of seals
Dr Greg Hofmeyr
Fri 21 Jun
10:00 - 10:25
Tiny Turtle Storm of 2023
A day in the life of a Loggerhead hatchling
Ruth Wright
Day 1: Session 2 (R140.00)
Friday 21 June | 11.30 am - 12.45 pm
Fri 21 Jun
11:30 - 11:55
Cape Fur Seals Ashore
Top predators, the CFS, under the spotlight
Greg Hofmeyr
Fri 21 Jun
12:00 - 12:25
Penguin Perspectives
An underwater world revealed by penguin-borne cameras
Prof Pierre Pistorius
Day 1: Session 3 (R200.00)
Friday 21 June | 2 pm - 15.25 pm
Fri 21 Jun
14:00 - 14:25
The Elusive Bryde's
Past, present, and future research on the Bryde's whales
Dr Gwenith Penry
Fri 21 Jun
14:30 - 14:55
Gentle Giants of the Southern Oceans
Baleen whale research in southern Africa
Dr Els Vermeulen
Fri 21 Jun
15:00 - 15:25
Dolphin Real Estate
Do different species compete for the same coastal habitats?
Dr Alejandra Vargas
Day 2: Session 1 (R200.00)
Saturday 22 June | 9 am - 10.45 am
Sat 22 Jun
09:00 - 09:25
Living on a seabird island
Cape gannet reseach and survival on Malgas
Dr Zanri Strydom
Sat 22 Jun
09:30 - 09:55
The Groot River Waterbird Ecosystem
Seasonal Dynamics of Waterbird Communities
Lauren Moriarty
Sat 22 Jun
10:00 - 10:25
A Walkabout with the African Black Oystercatcher
Factors affecting their density and distribution in the southern Cape
Mark Dixon
Day 2: Session 2 (R140.00)
Saturday 22 June | 11.30 am - 12.45 pm
Sat 22 Jun
11:30 - 11:55
Agent of Change
Zandile Ndhlovu of the Black Mermaid Foundation
Zandile Ndhlovu
Sat 22 Jun
12:00 - 12:25
Eavesdropping on the Humpback Dolphin
Using bioacoustics to monitor Indian Ocean humpback dolphins
Sasha Dines
Day 2: Session 3 (R200.00)
Saturday 22 June | 2 pm - 15.45 pm
Sat 22 Jun
14:00 - 14:25
Working for Ocean and Community
Consulting on global ocean platforms
Thando Mazomba
Sat 22 Jun
14:30 - 14:55
The Keurbooms Estuary Advisory Forum
And the associated municipal functions in managing the estuary
Anje Minne
Sat 22 Jun
15:00 - 15:25
Shifting Sands
A history of change of the Keurbooms estuary
Dr Eckart Schumann
Day 2: Session 4 (R100.00)
Saturday 22 June | 4.15 pm - 5 pm
Sat 22 Jun
16:15 - 17:00
Ocean Defenders at Work!
Oil and gas exploration - impacts and consequences
Liziwe McDaid & Neville van Rooy
Day 3: Session 1 (R200.00)
Sunday 23 June | 9 am - 10.45 am
Sun 23 Jun
09:00 - 09:25
Plett Shark Tales
Shark behaviors and diversity, and collaboration in research
Melissa Nel
Sun 23 Jun
09:30 - 09:55
Navigating Waves of Success: Plett Shark Spotters
The Journey to beach safety and symbiotic partnerships
Melissa Nel & Nicky Namntu
Sun 23 Jun
10:00 - 10:25
Shark Identikits
The use of dorsal fin photo-identification methods
Megan Maroen
Day 3: Session 2 (R140.00)
Sunday 23 June | 11.30 - 12.45 pm
Sun 23 Jun
11:30 - 11:55
Wild at Heart
The life and times of a Marine Field Ranger
Chanel Visser
Sun 23 Jun
12:00 - 12:25
Smile and Wave - Plett sharks and rays
Stories of the diverse Plett shark and ray species
Dr Chantel Elston
Day 3: Session 3 (R200.00)
Sunday 23 June | 2 pm - 15.45 pm
Sun 23 Jun
14:00 - 14:25
Rewilding the reef one breath at a time
Reef biodiversity and productivity
Mark Dixon
Sun 23 Jun
14:30 - 14:55
The Ethical Dilemma of Human Intervention
Predator-prey dynamics of great white sharks and killer whales
Nico Booyens
Sun 23 Jun
15:00 - 15:25
To move or not, it's a whale of a problem
Whale carcass management in MPAs
Kyle Smith
Day 3: Session 4 (R100.00)
Sunday 23 June | 4.15 pm - 5 pm
Sun 23 Jun
16:15 - 17:00
Meet the Locals
Behind the scenes of the filming of BBC Planet Earth 111
Justin Blake