Stories of the Great African Seaforest

When I was a young girl, there was a Boney M song that I loved. The song was called “Oceans of Fantasy”. It spoke of

The entire underwater sea-scape is a magical world of sound, and it is this sound on which many species depend for their survival.

Cold water swimming, free diving, and the effects on mental and physical health.

Swimming with southern right whales and an exploration into the fine line between life, death and history.

Befriending a wild otter, nature and wilderness connection during lockdown, and hope for the future of our environment.

Marine biology and crustacean study with the rediscovery, 60 years after it was first described, of a new crab-like creature – the hermit-tanaid.

Growing up swimming with sharks, and learning to love these beautiful, majestic marine creatures. What sharks have taught me about myself.

We are nature. Biodiversity can be seen as the immune system of the planet, making its loss our greatest crisis that exacerbates climate change.

Craig Foster’s wife speaks about the octopus teacher, learning to swim, and eventually free diving herself.

The making of Academy Award winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed & Craig Foster.

Rare encounters with a school of elusive smooth-hound sharks, and the over-fishing crisis shark populations are facing.

The world of fantasy and adventure experienced in the ocean often belies language.

Breaking down the boundaries between nature and science to allow for deeper nature immersion and better marine biology research.

Swimming through the seaforest tracking down cuttlefish eggs, assessing predatory marks in shells, and ascertaining the species of some strange egg casing.

My plan was to walk through those gorgeous mountain forests taking photographs. Now having abandoned the land I’m trying to take underwater landscape photos of kelp forests.

Yo-Yo Ma’s visit to Cape Town as part of the Bach Project, and the performance of our song, Amphibious Soul, with Zolani Mahola at Craig’s house.