The SharkSafe Barrier™ has been developed to ensure the safety of beachgoers from shark related incidents. PERMANENT INSTALLATION - NO NEED TO REMOVE DURING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS Our product prevents the loss of tourism in areas visited by sharks and stop the environmental damage caused by shark cull policies. The eco-friendly SharkSafe Barrier technology, developed by marine biologists at Stellenbosch University (SU) and their collaborators, and combines biomimicry of a kelp forest and magnetic fields to keep humans and sharks apart from each other without harming the sharks or large marine species. Our innovation provides an eco-friendly alternative that will aid in biodiversity conservation and will reduce shark attacks and anxiety on beachgoers. The eco-friendly Sharksafe Barrier TM bio-mimics the visual effects of a kelp forest (large marine seaweeds), and generates a strong magnetic field through ceramic magnets; this forms a double barrier (visual and magnetic) that keeps sharks from swimming through it. It is made of four rows of vertical plastic pipes containing magnets, anchored to the sea floor and extended all the way to the surface. The SharkSafe Barrier TM affects only large sharks, while any other marine life such as seals and bony fishes swim through it in the same way they naturally utilise the kelp forest as a refuge. It also allows for boat to easily go through it.
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“If arguing about whether to drill around a coral reef for the very substance that’s already cooking it doesn’t capture the madness of the moment we’re in, what does?” Read today's op-ed from AMCS WA Director, Paul Gamblin, on his visit with Tim Winton, John Butler, and a contingent of scientists and conservationists to the spectacular Scott Reef – and the madness of Woodside's plan to drill 50 wells around it 👇 https://lnkd.in/ga8EVwKX
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Founder & CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance | Ocean Investor | Keynote Speaker | Forbes 30 Under 30
2024 Ocean Progress Wrapped! Here’s a brief, non-exhaustive snapshot of the year from the POV of the ocean: EXCITING OCEAN DISCOVERIES: 🪨 Oxygen production discovered to be occurring within the deep sea by means of electrolysis with polymetallic nodules—WITHOUT the need for photosynthesis! 🪸 The largest coral colony ever documented (300 years old and thriving) is discovered and visible from space 🗻 A 2-mile tall underwater seamount (taller than Mount Olympus) discovered in the Nazca Ridge off the west coast of South America OCEAN POLICY PROGRESS: ⛽ The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) defines humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions as ‘marine pollution’ for the first time under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 🐋 Indigenous Polynesians elevate the rights of whales, granting their ancestors ‘personhood’ by signing the groundbreaking ‘He Whakaputanga Moana’ Treaty 🌊 Momentum to prevent #DeepSeaMining grows worldwide: 1. 32 champion countries have declared opposition to deep-sea mining in international waters to date, with 8 new countries joining just this year: Kingdom of Denmark, Greece, Peru, Malta, Honduras, Tuvalu, Guatemala, Austria 2. New International Seabed Authority (ISA) leadership elected, Brazilian scientist Leticia Carvalho 3. Norway reverses course on plans to mine the Arctic—2025 licensing plans on hold MAINSTREAM OCEAN MOMENTS: 🇩🇰 #FreePaulWatson! After 5 months in custody, Denmark denies Japan’s extradition attempts on anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Digital activism and media coverage around his prolonged detention contributed to this win and further exposed Japan’s archaic and harmful whaling practices. 🎥 #JohnOliver dives into deep-sea mining on HBO’s Last Week Tonight, splashing the issue into broader public awareness and reaching millions of viewers, inspiring new deep-sea advocates. 🇦🇺Australia claims a global ocean conservation precedent, with 52% planned ocean protection, sparking a quantity vs. quality debate on permissible activities in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). ❓What would you add to this list? Let me know what ocean stories captured your attention in 2024 that I may have missed! P.S. As we round the corner into 2025–the halfway mark to 2030–thank you for being on our shared journey to restore the ocean in this lifetime. Cheers to what lies ahead (and below). (Pictured: a mindful sea turtle observing our beautiful blue planet, video courtesy of Julian Gervolino)
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Entangled, endangered, and facing extinction—turtles are struggling for survival. 🐢 Plastic pollution on their nesting beaches stops them from laying eggs, risking their future. 😞 Your support today makes all the difference. Donate now to help Sea Shepherd keep beaches clean and turtles safe. 🙏 Take action to protect turtles this holiday season via the link below. 👇 Thank you!
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Another year on our 4.54 billion-year-old blue home in the vastness. This calls for reflection. We’ve navigated big changes in 12 years of Parley and have much to celebrate from 2024: new partnerships pushing for progress, expanding ocean education programs, exciting momentum to revolutionize materials and get back to nature, community building and AIR Stations openings, more expeditions, art for the oceans and thrilling discoveries of never-before-seen life in the deep. Whether we are telling a story or building one with the support of our global teams and partners, everything we do at Parley revolves around collaboration. Our work is possible because enough people care about something that connects us all. To everyone who took action for the oceans this year—THANK YOU for reminding us of the good that can be done and the pathways that remain to solutions. To our collaborators, crew, supporters and volunteers—THANK YOU for helping this movement exist and evolve. We have so much to learn from each other. We can’t wait to face 2025 with you, after a brief pause in our content. Happy Holidays from all of us at Parley! FOR THE OCEANS
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MondayMotivation #Advocacy #Cleanup #Restoration #CitizenScience
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Killer Whales Target The Largest Fish On Earth In Coordinated Attacks Whale sharks face a new predator: orcas, using strategic attacks to access their nutrient-rich organs.
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A satellite created the most detailed map of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of previously missed underwater features. The new findings will provide information about ocean currents, seawater nutrient transport, and the geologic history of Earth's oceans. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #SaturdayScience #Oceanography
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They are technically eating grass, but it doesn't necessarily mean they ever saw the outside of a barn 💔