OCEAN ALCHEMY: Dr Alison Kock - The great white sharks of False Bay
Sat Dec 14, 09:00 - Sat Dec 14, 10:00
Studio Muse - above Olympia Cafe
ABOUT
Dr Alison Kock
The great white sharks of False Bay
15 years of discovery with a twist
Image Credit: © Andy Casagrande IV/Save Our Seas
Dr Alison Kock is a marine biologist at the Cape Research Centre, South African National Parks. She is an Honorary Research Associate at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa. Alison completed her PhD in biological sciences at the University of Cape Town and her research interests lie in the areas of conservation biology, top predator conservation, behavioural ecology and more recently in biodiversity monitoring. She currently serves on the executive committee of Shark Spotters, a non-profit organisation that strives for the sustainable co-existence of people and sharks and is the project leader of Sharks on the Urban Edge, a keystone project funded by the Save Our Seas Foundation. Alison is committed to conducting research that gets used in education, management and policy. She is a qualified boat skipper, rescue diver, loves exploring wild open spaces and is fascinated by sharks.
Please see the separate listing to buy tickets for Dr Maya Pfaff's talk on December 15, at 9am
The diverse ecosystem of False Bay
Insights from inside and out
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THIS TALK IS PART OF : OCEAN ALCHEMY - The art and science of False Bay
A submarine celebration with an exhibition of paintings and underwater photography and talks by leading marine scientists.
Talks will be hosted by Dr Alison Kock and Dr Maya Pfaff on the Saturday and Sunday morning
Photographs and paintings by Alex Fraser, Helen Walne, Katerina Sonntagova, Keri Muller and Lisa Beasley
EXHIBITION 14 and 15 December from 10am-4pm.
EXHIBITION OPENING EVENING: December 13, from 6pm
LOCATION: Studio Muse, 2nd floor, above Olympia cafe, the entrance is between SALT and Olympia cafe
Enquiries: Keri Muller | +27 (0)74 194 2288 | [email protected]