Plett Marine Science Symposium Fri 10 - Sun 12 July
Lagoon Room, Beacon Island Resort
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In it's fifth milestone year, the Plett Marine Science Symposium hosts speakers whose work contributes meaningfully to our understanding of the ocean. Here, science does not sit behind closed academic doors. It becomes part of a broad public conversation. This year, a portion of ticket sales will be donated to Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilition and Awareness Centre.
The following ticket options are available:
- Buy a ticket for selected sessions for R300 per session.
- Buy a ticket for Day One, Day Two or Day Three for R600 per day.
- Buy a Three-Day pass for R1500.
Blue Health (on the lawn outside)
Experience the ocean through your body
Lizl Engelbrecht
Your Body Wants to Move
WELCOME ADDRESS
Observe Conserve Preserve
Zandile Ndhlovu
Plett Ocean Festival | Tavcor Motors
Our Ever Changing Estuary
What's in the Keurbooms?
Dr Matthew Zylstra
Keurbooms Estuary iNaturalist Project
Sharks: Stewardship and Solutions
A multidisciplinary approach to shark conservation
Dr Sara Andreotti
SCAR Trust
The Greater Dyer Island Marine Ecosystem
Over a decade of observation
Dr Loraine Shuttleworth
Dyer Island Conservation Trust & Marine Dynamics
Say My Name
Why humpback whales sing and grunters shout
Mark Dixon
Strandloper Project
Stranded on the Shoreline
What stranded whales and dolphins reveal about our oceans
Dr Jean Purdon
University of Pretoria
The Bayworld Marine Mammal Collection
A behind-the-scenes tour
Dr Sibusisiwe Ngqulana
Bayworld
Saving Marion Island's Seabirds
The Mouse-Free Marion Project
Dr Anton Wolfaardt
Saving Marion Island's Seabirds: The Mouse-Free Marion Project
Plett's White Sharks, the Spotters, and Other Species
Stories from the field and research below the surface
Melissa Nel, and Everol Williams
Plett Shark Spotters
Looking at Elasmobranch BMI
Measuring health and abundance of sharks and rays
Bianca Mairs
Nelson Mandela University
Summer Love
Reproductive patterns of seahorses in the Keurbooms estuary
Kathleen Peard & Bronwen Currie
Keurbooms Estuary Research Foundation
When an Estuary Breathes
How changing water levels reshape hidden life in seagrass beds
Dr Cloverley Lawrence
South African National Parks
Penguins in the Anthropocene
Indicators of change in the Southern Ocean
Prof Pierre Pistorius
Nelson Mandela University
Sharing Space with Seahorses
Balancing human activity and seahorse conservation
Lisa van Haaster
Conserve Eden
The Secret Life of White Steenbras
Lessons on conservation from an endangered species
Jessica Seath
Knysna Estuary Research Foundation
SAAMBR: 75 Years of Marine Conservation
Inspiring future ocean guardians
Varsha Naidu Moodley
SAAMBR
The Elusive Cape Clawless Otter
Tracking otters along the coast
Lauren Moriarty
NVT Tsitsikamma
64 Years under Protection
The changing story of the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area
Kyle Smith
South African National Parks
Finding the Balance
The health and well-being of people, animals, and ecosystems
Chanel Visser
CapeNature
A Macro World
Featuring the small creatures and fishes of the ocean
Albert du Toit
Underwater photographer
Rabies at the Coast
Understanding risk, awareness and prevention
Thabiso Mokhatshane
Wits African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise (Alive)
C2R Against All Odds
Leadership, teamwork, and life at sea
Sibusiso Sizatu
Cape Royal Yacht Club Sailing Academy
