Alison Kock
@urbanedgesharks.bsky.social
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Marine scientist & research manager
See where the satellite tags we deployed on white sharks in April have popped up!
www.sanparks.org/conservation...
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Where did the tags pop off? Early results from the April 2025 white shark tagging expedition, Mossel Bay – Our Stories – Scientific Services – SANParks
On 10–11 April 2025, Dr Alison Towner (South African International Maritime Institute) and Dr Alison Kock (South African National Parks) led a
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/where-did-the-tags-pop-off-early-results-from-the-april-2025-white-shark-tagging-expedition-mossel-bay
3 months ago
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Submerged: Exploration of the underwater world by Team Ocean Outlaws’ robotic Manta Ray named Fred – Our Stories – Scientific Services – SANParks
Over the past few decades, the global emphasis on fostering innovation has been driven by the constant evolution of technology, as new advancements
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/submerged-exploration-of-the-underwater-world-by-team-ocean-outlaws-robotic-manta-ray-named-fred
5 months ago
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In this
#newpaper
we tackle the bather–shark conflict in KwaZulu-Natal, where lethal control meets public safety. By creating space for dialogue among diverse stakeholders, we show how collaboration, not just tech fixes, can balance conservation and human safety
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...
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Ecology & Society: Navigating transdisciplinary waters to protect both sharks and bathers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: diverse stakeholders propose potential actions
In human–wildlife conflicts, stakeholders have varied perspectives, and improving mutual understanding of these perspectives may improve conservation outcomes. Positive outcomes are more likely if sci...
https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/art18/
5 months ago
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This short film by
#seachangeproject
in collaboration with
#sanparks
showcases the work managers, rangers, socio-economic transformation officers & scientists do in the
#TableMountainNationalPark
#MPA
. I hope you enjoy it!
youtube.com/watch?v=rpDR...
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Celebrating Marine Protected Area Day: Protecting Table Mountain's Marine Sanctuary
YouTube video by SANParks
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rpDRXlFIQuY
6 months ago
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Alison Kock
Save Our Seas Foundation
8 months ago
In the final episode of the season, we talk about the most iconic shark species of all time - the white shark. In this episode of
#WoS
, marine biologist Dr Alison Kock shares everything she knows about this elusive species. Listen here:
saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
@sharkspotters.bsky.social
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Alison Kock
Save Our Seas Foundation
8 months ago
The
#MegaMove
project proves that scientists have done the work: we know where we need to protect our ocean giants, and we understand what interventions will make protection effective.
#MegaMove
#IMMegAs
#MarineConservation
#ScienceForChange
#30X30
#MegaData
@anammsequeira.bsky.social
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So much fun talking about white sharks & why they are such incredible & successful animals! Thanks @saveourseas.bsky.socia and the
#worldofsharks
!
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8 months ago
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Ana MM Sequeira
8 months ago
📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈
@pewenvironment.bsky.social
@uwaoceans.bsky.social
www.sequeiralab.com/news/megamov...
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MegaMove uncovers where protection is needed for marine megafauna
A new Science paper maps global hotspots for marine megafauna & finds that planned increased protection will be insufficient to cover most areas
https://www.sequeiralab.com/news/megamove-release/
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Trevor A. Branch
8 months ago
A public talk by me 30 June in Seattle: "Whales fear orcas, changing their songs, migration and growth"
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Our
#BRUV
camera captured incredible interaction between a shark & a hagfish
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
#SANParks
#SAEON
#SAIAB
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When researchers hid a camera off the coast of South Africa, a "creepy creature" appeared and attacked this shark | Discover Wildlife
Shark “finds out the hard way” why it shouldn’t mess with this bizarre ocean creature.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/pyjama-shark-vs-hagfish-south-africa
9 months ago
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Alison Kock
Isabella Reeves
9 months ago
Last call ⏳🚨 If you have any elasmobranch and killer whale interaction records we want to hear about it! Please reach our team with the email below, would love to include them in our global review!
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Colin Simpfendorfer
9 months ago
New
#sharkscience
from
@hollieboothie.bsky.social
Conservation impacts and hidden actions in a randomized controlled trial of a marine pay-to-release program. A deep dive into the ins and outs of pay to release.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@iucnshark.bsky.social
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
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Conservation impacts and hidden actions in a randomized controlled trial of a marine pay-to-release program
Pay-to-release program encouraged live release of endangered marine taxa but led some fishers to increase catches of those taxa.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr1000
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Daily Maverick
9 months ago
For more than two decades, Shark Spotters has watched Cape Town’s ocean from above. Now, Shark Spotters, led by Sarah Waries, is looking to the mountains and suburbs of the southern Peninsula as it leads a new holistic approach to managing some of the city’s most controversial residents — baboons.
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HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONTACT: From beaches to baboons, Shark Spotters brings holistic approach to human-wildlife conflict management
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-25-baboons-shark-spotters-human-wildlife-conflict/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1745675225
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Invasive species are a real threat to our oceans. A strange bryozoan that looks like glass noodles (likely from the Caribbean) has turned up in
#WestCoastNationalPark
. We teamed up with
#StellenboschUniversity
to assess how widespread it is.
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New marine alien species Amathia verticillata discovered in Langebaan Lagoon MPA – Stories – Scientific Services – SANParks
Alien species are organisms not native to an area, often out-compete indigenous species, for food and space, and usually have no natural predators. Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area (MPA), locate...
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/new-marine-alien-species-amathia-verticillata-discovered-in-langebaan-lagoon-mpa
9 months ago
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Thank you for all the incredible work you, Tammy and the team at
@suhealthsci.bsky.social
do on marine invasive species and their impact in South Africa. I look forward to working together soon again!
@sjackland.bsky.social
thanks for leading the charge!
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10 months ago
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Just published a new study on
#penguin
management. No, not the ones from Heard Island trying to dodge Trump’s
#tariffs
, actual conservation science! Waddle over & take a look!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#africanpenguins
An incredible collaboration & led by
#lorienpichegru
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A decade of implementing the Biodiversity management plan for African penguins – successes, failures and lessons learnt
The rapid decline of the African penguin Spheniscus demersus in the early 2000 s triggered the drafting of the first African Penguin Biodiversity Mana…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138125000962
10 months ago
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Conserving endangered estuarine associated fish @sanparks
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Protecting South Africa’s Endangered White Steenbras: Lessons from Two Estuaries – Stories – Scientific Services – SANParks
The white steenbras (Lithognathus lithognathus), an endemic South African fish, is an important species targeted and caught by recreational and livelihood fishers in coastal and estuarine environments...
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/protecting-south-africas-endangered-white-steenbras-lessons-from-two-estuaries
12 months ago
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Co-learning with
#MPA
colleagues from @SANParks & @OFB for improving management
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SANParks and OFB colleagues meet in Addo Elephant National Park to share expertise, experiences and exchange knowledge on governance and management planning of Marine Protected Areas in South Africa a...
Under the 2022 French-South African cooperation agreement on biodiversity, an expertise and capacity exchange programme between the French Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB) and SANParks was est...
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/sanparks-and-ofb-colleagues-meet-in-addo-elephant-national-park-to-share-expertise-experiences-and-exchange-knowledge-on-governance-and-management-planning-of-marine-protected-areas-in-south-africa-a
about 1 year ago
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Monitoring the shark & fish abuance & diversity in the
#worldheritage
Robben Island
#MPA
www.sanparks.org/conservation...
#RobbenIsland
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Using BRUVs to monitor Robben Island MPA’s locals – while they monitor us too! – Stories – Scientific Services – SANParks
Beneath the waves lies a world of curious creatures whose secrets we are still busy uncovering. Unlike taking a leisurely drive through the Kruger National Park, observing marine communities requires ...
https://www.sanparks.org/conservation/scientific-services/stories/using-bruvs-to-monitor-robben-island-mpa
about 1 year ago
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Alison Kock
Nick Dulvy
about 1 year ago
New summary of 2 massive recent publications documenting the status and trends of sharks, rays, and chimaeras 🧪🦈🌎
@mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-...
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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-evidence-spells-massive-trouble-for-worlds-sharks-rays-and-chimaeras/@mongabay.bsky.social
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Alison Kock
joeymaier 🌊
about 1 year ago
Further, more recent coverage of
#Shark
research by
@urbanedgesharks.bsky.social
, who is quoted in this popular press article
www.sciencealert.com/great-white-...
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This was such an enjoyable paper to write, and an honour to collaborate with academic legends. Thank you for featuring it!
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about 1 year ago
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Jeff Shima
about 1 year ago
Come join us at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand! We are hiring a tenure-track marine biologist/ecologist (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer = US Assistant Professor). NZ lifestyle, a beautiful marine lab, and great colleagues!
tinyurl.com/ymmdsjus
Please share widely!
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