Colette Bodenstaff

African penguin populations are disappearing – but not on our watch (#NOOW)! The #NOOW campaign aims to reverse the decline of wild African penguin populations. fal.cn/3woQb

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South Africa has one of the most incredible, biodiverse coasts in the world! Cape cormorants, African finfoots, Cape clawless otters, humpback and southern right whales and bottlenose dolphins are just SOME of the creatures that call these 41 MPAs home 🐋🦦🐬

Scientist Dr Ryan Daly talking top predators, like Zambezi sharks who traverse about 18 MPAs in a year, and how #MPAs can be beneficial to them. #LetstalkMPAs #MPADay

"We have to be creative (to do research) because sharks hold their secrets close." - Dr Ryan Daly #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs @ResearchOceanic @Saambr @2OceansAquarium

Dr Ryan Daly showing how #MPAs help predators. 🦈 #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

"Our data shows that a lot of sharks arrive at the same place and the same time every year." - Dr Ryan Daly #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

Happy MPA Day! 🌊🐟Today we celebrate Marine Protected Area’s Day. In commemoration of this, the Youth4MPAs in collaboration with @Wildoceans and @Justice4Jaws spent the weekend at iSimangaliso Community Hubs, KwaDapha and Mabibi.

Dr Ant Bernard talks about some of the biggest findings in their research. - Enforcement and capacity is essential - Larger MPAs work better than smaller ones - Recovery takes time - Sharks and rays benefit from marine sanctuaries #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

So just what has been learned in the fish tagging projects in South Africa's #MPAs? #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Busy watching the @MPAsSA1 #MPAday webinar series, and Dr Bruce Mann (@saambr) just wrapped up his fascinating talk on research dart tagging programmes taking place in #SouthAfrica! The results really speak for themselves. #TeamFish #marinescience

A1: The ocean benefits our community by being a food source and creating jobs in the Fisheries and Tourism industries. #LetsTalkMPAs

A6: Marine Protected Areas are fantastic for eco-tourism opportunities, creating jobs, and educating the importance of marine protection for the surrounding community @MPAsSA1 #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

@UlrichJvV @taraturk1 @FlowComms @2OceansAquarium @MPAsSA1 @WWFSouthAfrica me too!!

A5: A big bucket list experience for me would be to visit the Namaqua Fossil Forest MPA. Here, a hundred million years ago, the sea level was much lower and a yellowwood forest thrived near the ocean. Now these fossils are home to corals and fish. #LetsTalkMPAs #MPADay

A6: Inspire more sustainable ways to evolve alongside the ocean to achieve long-term conservation of nature. Living an ocean-first lifestyle. #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

"When we launched #MPADay last year we had no idea how it would grow. We have people from around the world joining us today!" - @eduoceans #LetsTalkMPAs

"We have tagged over 5000 fish in the Pondoland #MPA." - Dr Bruce Mann #MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs

A4: People benefit by helping to protect endangered species so the marine species can survive. And healthy MPAs ensure that people can undertake valuable scientific research in those areas. #MPADay #MarineProtectedArea #LetsTalkMPAs

A5: I would live to visit as many as I can. Until then, #Goukamma @CapeNature1 Is my backyard and always a place to experience the magic #MPADay @MPAsSA1 @2OceansAquarium @OceaniMPActSA @flowtravel_1 @taraturk1 @visitknysna @GardenRoute_SA