[one_half] In the last 5 weeks a lot has happened: I suddenly left the Shark Centre (details about this soon but for now read this article that was published in the Weekend Argus)and chucked nine years of conservation work into boxes… I fervidly begun renovations and decorating of the AOCA office and setting up again, still…
Author Archives: Lesley Rochat
18
Feb
Feb
Today was indeed a very significant one in the conservation efforts of AfriOceans. Our unique AfriOceans Warriors Awareness Hike last December launched a new movement in environmental education, in youth empowerment and in conservation awareness. This year, no matter limited funding, and together with our key partners and the Muizenberg High School, we are going…
06
Feb
Feb
During my recent photographic expedition aboard the Sea Horse around the stunning Radja Ampat, which was a prize for one of the awards Sharks in Deep Trouble won last year, I had the privilege to meet the wobbegong shark. Though my fellow divers saw a wobbegong on almost every dive and John Bantin of Diver…
06
Feb
Feb
In general there are very few sharks left in Radja Ampat and though I saw some wobbegongs, the odd black tip and white tip, local shark conservationist Andy Miners of the Misool Eco Resort, told me that most have been killed by local longliners who continue to catch the remaining few. Andy’s efforts in helping…
04
Feb
Feb
Quote for the day, I like this one more: ‘We should be cutting lies instead of trees.’ Jerry Martien, Salvage This PS: I promise I will put more pix up of Radja Ampat soon…
30
Jan
Jan
I am proud to announce that I have been selected as a member of the 2010 class of Honorees in the Women Divers Hall of Fame. The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is an international, not-for-profit organization that seeks to recognize and honor the many women whose achievements have enriched the world-wide diving community. …
28
Jan
Jan
Things have been wild since I returned a week ago and I feel like I need a holiday! I have not had a chance to blog but when I fill you in on what has been happening you will understand. In the meanwhile I will share just one of the many images I took of…
AfriOceans, AfriOceans Warriors, Conservation, Rethink the Shark, Sharks in Deep Trouble
The AfriOceans Warriors a New African Tribe, Emerges!
08
Jan
Jan
[youtube url=”http://youtu.be/UOsrrJYs0v0″ autohide=”0″] AfriOceans Conservation is well known for its ability to create award winning awareness initiatives which have reached millions worldwide. We did it with our Panda award winning RETHINK THE SHARK campaign, we it did it with our award winning film, SHARKS IN DEEP TROUBLE, and now we do it again with another unique initiative,…
04
Jan
Jan
My last trip to Indonesia – I hope to see more of the same and much more… There’s got to be a better way to travel than what I am putting myself through, 4 flights at godforsaken hours to get to a small town called Sorong where I will board an impressive liveaboard, the Sea…
Conservation, Shark Finning, Sharks
Sea Shepherd’s Shark Finning Film (warning: not for sensitive viewers)
21
Dec
Dec
I was recently sent this link, which is on YouTube. Judging by the comments it is upsetting a lot of people. It is brutal. It is also a direct analogy to the barbaric practice of shark finning. Sharks in Deep Trouble has equally violent footage, but of sharks being finned, blood squirting from their finless…