29th July 2014
A severely entangled humpback whale was spotted by locals and a rescue mission was quickly put in to action to save this poor creature!

21st July 2014
Dr Lorien Pichegru of Raggy Charters was one of three awarded with SANCOR Emerging Scientist Award.

17th July 2014
During a whale watching cruise a family of orcas were spotted at Cape Recife which swam around the boat.

12th July 2014
With 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.

4th July 2014
Raggy 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!

1st June 2014
The 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.

23rd May 2014
Algoa 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!

20th May 2014
An adult sub-Antarctic fur seal was found resting at Maitlands river mouth beach, which we hope is just taking a break before heading home.

11th May 2014
An update on the African penguin breeding season this year

25th April 2014
Raggy Charters staff were interviewed by Carte Blanche on the proposed Greater Addo MPA for St Croix Island

28th March 2014
The team at Raggy Charters witnessed a savage attack by a lone male killer whale on an indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin on 2nd March 2014

21st January 2014
The 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.

19th December 2013
The 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.

12th December 2013
With 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.

14th November 2013
A 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.

25th September 2013
Two 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.

14th September 2013
These young seals stranded along our coastline and were rehabilitated at Bayworld, where they were released from once strong and healthy again.

27th August 2013
Southern right whales spotted mating in Algoa Bay, where they'll stay for several weeks.

16th August 2013
An 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!

30th July 2013
The first group of Southern right whales were spotted on a Raggy Charters whale watching cruise on the 21st July.

6th July 2013
A study funded by the US Navy has confirmed that noise pollution is affecting the behavioural patterns of whales.

27th June 2013
A large male elephant seal was spotted resting on St Croix Island, 2000km away from home.

22nd June 2013
The annual sardine run hits Algoa Bay attracting hundreds of marine predators including whales, dolphins and sharks.

18th June 2013
Film 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.

24th December 2012
Two visitors to Port Elizabeth enjoyed a feast of spectacular whale watching with dolphins and penguins besides.

18th October 2012
A rare white Southern right calf follows it's mother into Algoa Bay, to the delight of residents.

18th July 2012
Marine safari expert impresses with his presentation on the whales, dolphins, sharks, birds and seals of Algoa Bay.

27th July 2011
Raggy Charters, secured the only permit in the city to undertake boat-based whale and dolphin watching

23rd June 2011
International researcher heads up team to discover reasons for the sharp decline in penguin numbers in Algoa Bay.

26th February 2011
Funding is being sought to acquire sonar equipment to monitor the fish which area the penguins' food source.

25th February 2011
Sonar can assist in revealing why Algoa Bay's penguin population is falling due to starvation.