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Jan

BEING ALIVE | Photo Exhibition in Suva

Fiji / Photo & Video / 0 Comment / 31. January 2020

I had an exciting day yesterday (30th January 2020) as we opened my photo exhibition ‘Being Alive’ at the Alliance Francaise here in Suva. Its been a while in the planning and as any artist […]

May

‘My Fiji Shark’ Film | Adopt your Fijian shark | 2019

Photo & Video / 0 Comment / 9. May 2019

A few days ago I finished my last project: a short film about the My Fiji Shark Initiative by Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) with support from the United Nations Development Program Office (UNDP Pacific) here […]

Oct

My Fiji Shark | Adopt a shark and help conservation

Environment / Fiji / Sharks / 1 Comment / 8. October 2018

Readers of this blog will know that I have written and photographed extensively about Fiji’s sharks in the Shark Reef Marine Reserve. Coinciding with my return to Fiji just a few days ago, Beqa Adventure […]

Jun

First scientific paper published | Shark aggregation area in Fiji

Science / Sharks / 1 Comment / 26. June 2018

Finally, after more than a years work excluding the actual fieldwork itself, my first scientific publication was published yesterday in Ecology & Evolution. Titled “Discovery of a multispecies shark aggregation and parturition area in the […]

Apr

Interview with ‘Fishact’: fighting illegal fishing

Oceans / 2 Comments / 20. April 2017

Edit 2019: Fishact was formerly known by the name The Black Fish. Recently I spent two days with the NGO Fishact documenting their citizen inspector workshop in Hamburg. Besides the theoretical part of the workshop, […]

Sep

CoP17 – Sharks and rays at CITES, Johannesburg 2016

Oceans / 1 Comment / 26. September 2016

UPDATE: Good News!! All recommendations were adopted by CITES!! Silkies, threshers and devil rays are now listed on Appendix II ! t the moment representatives of 183 member parties are gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa, to […]

Oct

Bull Sharks in Fiji – Diving the Shark Reef Marine Reserve with Beqa Adventure Divers

Sharks / 11 Comments / 31. October 2015

Among being called the soft coral capital of the world and offering some amazing magazine-like coconut palm tree beaches, Fiji is well known for its sharkfeeding dives in the Beqa Channel just off the main […]

Oct

What are mangrove forests?

Marine Ecology / 4 Comments / 5. October 2015

Mangroves are a diverse group of trees capable of growing in marine intertidal environments. They do not rely on saltwater but are able to tolerate it. According to the IUCN, there are 70 species of […]

Aug

Planet Ocean – Wonderful film with incredible Cinematography

Movies / 0 Comment / 9. August 2015

“Planet Ocean” is an international documentary directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot. It has won several prizes like “Best Cinematography Award” at the Blue Ocean Festival or “Audience Award” at the UK Green Film […]

May

Sea Shepherd in Bremen | MV Bob Barker and MV Sam Simon

Oceans / 0 Comment / 7. May 2015

When I heard the MV Bob Barker as well as the MV Sam Simon, two of the four larger Sea Shepherd vessels are coming to Bremen I knew I had to go there. I´ve been […]