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Tag Archives: volunteering
Tagging a Great White Shark!
One of the most rewarding things for us at International Marine Volunteers is when volunteers come back to join us, time and again. Brian Whyte, from Ontario, is one such returning volunteer, he first joined us last year for 2 … Continue reading
Marine Volunteering: Reaping the Rewards
At International Marine Volunteers (IMV) we have been fortunate enough to spend several months over the last couple of years living and working alongside Angus Ellsmore. His enthusiasm, energy, dedication and willingness to assist wherever he can, are infectious. He … Continue reading
Kayleigh’s Story
The African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary Nearly a year ago to the day, I arrived in Gansbaai South Africa. For the next 5 weeks I was going to be helping out on the Great White Shark cage diving vessel, SlashFin, with … Continue reading
Dissection day!
Shark dissection time! As the day progressed so did the excitement of the volunteers, constant questions of “Can’t wait, when we going to start?” become the order of the day. As we start the setup of all the dissection and … Continue reading
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Tagged International Marine Volunteers, marine volunteers, research, science, sharks, South Africa, volunteering
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Marine Volunteering is not just about the sea!
Our volunteers recently had the opportunity to help the Tortoise Sanctuary in Gansbaai. This is a non-profit rescue centre and our volunteers worked hard to make sure that all tortoises big and small, will be safe in their new enclosure. … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, International Marine Volunteers, sanctuary, tortoises, volunteering
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Winter is here
The busy season for IMV is here and we are starting it off with 18 volunteers. What more could you ask for? Winter brings bigger sharks, better visibility, some no sea days and great volunteers. Even with the no sea … Continue reading
Sea Safety
Volunteers are really important to us and we know they take chances out there on the water. So we felt like we needed to give them a little extra “something” to take with them out on the water. … Continue reading
