It’s Sardine Run Show Time! I’m here again, watching the greatest underwater show ever witnessed, the sardine run. Every cell in my body is wired – I’m back in the middle of this underwater feeding frenzy, which a sardine baitball, no bigger than a SUV, is creating. Numerous predators leading a chaotic yet organized attack…
Category Archives: Lesley Rochat
25
Jan
Jan
Phew! That old adage, time flies when you having fun, is so true! Since my last post Lesley Rochat Adventures together with Shark Warrior Adventures have resulted in the last 12 months being super busy as we developed new projects and got on with sharing them with hundreds of others. I’ve said it before,…
AfriOceans, Campaigns, Conservation, Diving with Sharks, Great White Shark, Lesley Rochat, Photography, Travelling
Awesome success! Photo & Writing Internship
15
Jan
Jan
“This internship was more than I could have ever hoped for, we’ve done so much in a month, it has been and adventure of a lifetime, I’ve grown so much as a person and certainly learned the skills in photography and environmental writing to help me become a conservationist.” Says Charlotte Bond, recent graduate from…
Conservation, Diving with Sharks, Lesley Rochat, Photography, Sardine Run, shark photography, Travelling
Shark Warrior Adventures with Lesley Rochat
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May
May
The time has come to share more of my ocean adventures with others, to also impart my knowledge and skills to the next generation of young conservationist. I’m happy about this decision; it excites me and means I will be in the water more often, doing what I love most, travelling, filming and photographing, public…
AfriOceans Warriors, Campaigns, Conservation, Diving with Sharks, Great White Shark, Lesley Rochat, Rethink the Shark, Shark Nets
Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!
11
Jan
Jan
[doptg id=”24″] WATCH 3MINUTE SLIDE SHOW FOR VISUAL SUMMARY OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS IN 2013! Wonder what AfriOceans and I got up to during 2013, where your donations and support went to, why I didn’t answer all my emails? Well, phew is all I can say! 2013, what a year! We are in full swing with…
AfriOceans, Campaigns, Lesley Rochat, Shark Nets
Proposed removal of Shark Nets from Aliwal Shoal in South Africa
09
Feb
Feb
I am writing this blog to give clarity to a misleading post on the Shark Angels website which claimed that the nets would be removed from the Aliwal Shoal, Park Rynie and Scottburgh. There are still many conflicting statements going around so for what it’s worth I herewith share what I have: Early the next…
AfriOceans Warriors, Deep Free Dive For Sharks, Diving with Sharks, Lesley Rochat, Shark Nets, shark photography, Sharks
Goodbye 2012! Hello 2013!
05
Jan
Jan
[doptg id=”15″] It’s time to get stuck in to 2013 and loads of conservation work, but before doing so I would like to reflect back on 2012: what did we achieve (the organisation I founded, AfriOceans Conservation Alliance, and my team and me), how can we improve, how can we have better impact? These are…