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More Raggy Charters and NSRI Work Together To Free Entangled Humpback Whale 29th July 2014A severely entangled humpback whale was spotted by locals and a rescue mission was quickly put in to action to save this poor creature!
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More Dr Lorien Pichegru Receives Emerging Scientist Award 21st July 2014Dr Lorien Pichegru of Raggy Charters was one of three awarded with SANCOR Emerging Scientist Award.
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More Orca Family Visits Port Elizabeth 17th July 2014During a whale watching cruise a family of orcas were spotted at Cape Recife which swam around the boat.
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More Humpback whales entertain in the bay 12th July 2014With the humpback whales making their annual migration to the warmer waters of South Africa we hope the locals of Port Elizabeth will take advantage and do some whale watching.
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More Raggy Charters Supports Hope Spot With Logo & Beach Clean-Ups 4th July 2014Raggy Charters has been assisting SST with the new Hope Spot logo, and with Algoa Bay soon being launched as a hope spot we are trying to keep our bay clean by keeping the beaches clean!
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More Raggy Charters Launches Wildside Beachwalkers Initiative 1st June 2014The need for beach clean-ups around the world is becoming more and more important and vital for the health of our oceans, so we at Raggy Charters are firstly starting an initiative to help clean up the beaches on the wildside of Port Elizabeth.
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More Algoa Bay Hope Spot 23rd May 2014Algoa Bay is soon to be recognized internationally as a 'Hope Spot' due to its diverse, and important wildlife, some of which are endangered and need this extra protection!
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More Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal in Port Elizabeth 20th May 2014An adult sub-Antarctic fur seal was found resting at Maitlands river mouth beach, which we hope is just taking a break before heading home.
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More Penguin Breeding Season Off To Bad Start 11th May 2014An update on the African penguin breeding season this year
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More Carte Blanche Documentary on St Croix MPA 25th April 2014Raggy Charters staff were interviewed by Carte Blanche on the proposed Greater Addo MPA for St Croix Island
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More Killer Whale Attack on Bottlenose Dolphin in Algoa Bay 28th March 2014The team at Raggy Charters witnessed a savage attack by a lone male killer whale on an indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin on 2nd March 2014
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More Toxic Red Tide comes to Algoa Bay 21st January 2014The red tide that has been observed in Knysna for a while now has made it's way to Algoa Bay, and contains some toxic blooms.
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More Seismic Surveys on Hold 19th December 2013The seismic surveys which will be happening in Algoa Bay have, thankfully, been put on hold for the time being to allow humpback whales to migrate past the bay in peace.
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More Seismic Surveys Affecting Whale Migration 12th December 2013With humpback whales migrating past Algoa Bay til as late as January, we are trying to delay the seismic surveys until after this point in order to minimalize the negative effects of these tests.
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More Humpback Whale Carcass Causes Shark Alert 14th November 2013A Humpback calf was spotted floating near Port Elizabeth, with numerous shark bites found on it. This whale carcass has caused a shark alert for the nearby beaches as it could attract more sharks to the area.
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More Humpback Whales in Port Elizabeth Harbour 25th September 2013Two humpback whales were spotted swimming around the Port Elizabeth harbour, enjoying themselves and not at all bothered about the boats and ships moving around them.
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More Sub Antarctic Fur Seals Visit Port Elizabeth 14th September 2013These young seals stranded along our coastline and were rehabilitated at Bayworld, where they were released from once strong and healthy again.
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More Mating Frenzie in Algoa Bay 27th August 2013Southern right whales spotted mating in Algoa Bay, where they'll stay for several weeks.
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More Penguin's found in Port Elizabeth covered in oil 16th August 2013An oil spill near Knysna has started to affect the marine life along the South African coast with penguins already being found in Port Elizabeth covered in oil!
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More First Southern Right Whales of the Season 30th July 2013The first group of Southern right whales were spotted on a Raggy Charters whale watching cruise on the 21st July.
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More Noise Pollution affecting whales in South Africa 6th July 2013A study funded by the US Navy has confirmed that noise pollution is affecting the behavioural patterns of whales.
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More Elephant Seal Visits Algoa Bay 27th June 2013A large male elephant seal was spotted resting on St Croix Island, 2000km away from home.
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More Sardine Run in Port Elizabeth 22nd June 2013The annual sardine run hits Algoa Bay attracting hundreds of marine predators including whales, dolphins and sharks.
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More BBC Films Gannets in Algoa Bay 18th June 2013Film makers from the popular BBC documentary series Earthflight have returned to Port Elizabeth to film a 3D recap of their segments on gannets and the famous sardine run.
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More Visitors' Whale Watching Feast 24th December 2012Two visitors to Port Elizabeth enjoyed a feast of spectacular whale watching with dolphins and penguins besides.
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More Rare White Southern Right Calf in Algoa Bay 18th October 2012A rare white Southern right calf follows it's mother into Algoa Bay, to the delight of residents.
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More Lloyd Edwards amazes with Marine Presentation 18th July 2012Marine safari expert impresses with his presentation on the whales, dolphins, sharks, birds and seals of Algoa Bay.
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More Raggy Charters secures whale watching permit 27th July 2011Raggy Charters, secured the only permit in the city to undertake boat-based whale and dolphin watching
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More Port Elizabeth Penguin Numbers Declining 23rd June 2011International researcher heads up team to discover reasons for the sharp decline in penguin numbers in Algoa Bay.
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More Fundraising to Protect Penguins 26th February 2011Funding is being sought to acquire sonar equipment to monitor the fish which area the penguins' food source.
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More Algoa Bay Penguins Starving - Sonar Can Show Why 25th February 2011Sonar can assist in revealing why Algoa Bay's penguin population is falling due to starvation.