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Shark boy inspires DEA Minister

7 Oct 2014
Sharing the platform at yesterday's launch of National Marine Week, Achmat Hassiem - aka shark boy - stole much of the limelight as he motivated learners to pursue their dreams.…
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Maritime Newsmaker of the Year 2013

22 May 2014
Last night we hosted our annual function to thank clients for their valuable support as well as to present the Maritime Newsmaker of the Year Award. The award aims to…
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Tina took two hours of my time

16 Mar 201416 Mar 2014
I  wasted almost two hours of my Sunday by responding to Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's invitation to a press briefing to discuss her response to the Public Protector's report: Docked Vessels.…
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Weekly Press Review – 16 August 2013

16 Aug 2013
The Fisheries Department is back in the hot seat this week (again) with officials again being criticised for still not getting the country's research and patrol vessels back in the…
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Leaving PE on the SA Agulhas II

5 Aug 2012
Nelize Ernst and I joined the SA Agulhas II at the end of her "shakedown cruise" to experience first-hand how the new vessel is handling and accommodating her research crew.…
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Conference Call rocks maritime sector

7 Jul 2012
There are conferences aplenty in South Africa and Africa that plug into the maritime domain, but this week's South African Maritime Industry Conference (SAMIC) hosted by SAMSA can truly be…
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Don’t sign a petition to save the rhino!

16 Jan 2012
If you've ever eaten a crayfish taken illegally out of the sea, please do not sign any anti-rhino poaching petitions. If you've ever snuck a perlemoen out the sea or…
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Save the Sea Snail!

31 Aug 2011
It's a sad fact that the humble perlemoen (or abalone) will never attract the same kind of support for its conservation as the rhino or any other land animal.  There…
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Durban visitors

23 Aug 2011
I was in Durban last week so I took the opportunity to visit Sheffield Beach and see the casualty on the rocks. What a sight! It makes a beautiful exhibit…
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“Curiouser and curiouser”

30 Jul 2011
One cannot help but feel a certain affiliation to poor Alice (in Wonderland) when one reads the latest statement from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) regarding the beaching…

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