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Kelp Forests of False Bay: The Ocean’s Natural Engineers
Learn more about the Kelp Forests of False Bay in this educational blog.
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WATCH: A Close Encounter with a John Dory (Zeus Capensis) in Simons Town, False Bay
While out doing a survey dive for the Cape RADD SCUBA for Science project, our divers had a rare encounter that left us in awe: a graceful John Dory (Zeus Capensis) fish swimming through the cool and calm waters at Long Beach in Simon’s Town. This predatory fish, known for Read more…
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Snorkel and SCUBA trips Cape Town – Trip Advisor Reviews
Trip advisor reviews are important, but not as important as our guests. We are very lucky here at Cape RADD that we seem to get the most amazing, friendly and eager to learn guests who are as passionate and excited about the marine world as we are. Recently we have Read more…
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New Marine Protected Areas Proposed for South Africa!
There are over 2,000 species of fish found in South African waters, 16% of which are endemic, meaning they don’t occur anywhere else! South Africa represents an eclectic mix of marine habitats ranging from coastal sandy and rocky shores, estuaries, reefs and kelp forests, to off-shore sea mounts, shelf edges, Read more…
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Killer whales and Great white sharks! Who’s the real king of the ocean?
Great white sharks are one of the oceans most notorious shark species, a top apex predator with one of the most remarkable and eye-catching predatory hunting behaviors documented in the natural world, the Polaris breach. White sharks have often split the publics opinions, filling some people with inquisitive questions Read more…
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Cape Town, South Africa – A year-round awesome destination
Cape Town, South Africa – A year-round awesome destination I will always remember as a child a knock on my bedroom door from my mother who seemed extremely excited to tell me something, “I’ve just won a family holiday to South Africa, were going to South Africa!”. Unbeknown to me Read more…