Loading gear on R.Y. Angra Pequena ahead of ACEP and WildoceansSA canyon connections research cruise.

ROV flash up on deck. We are getting ready for canyon surveys in iSimangaliso. Cruise starting next week.

Tricky conditions but we've managed some ROV work in the head of Jesser Canyon and Diepgat Canyon iSimangaliso .

Skipper Koos, Shirley & Melissa celebrating World Oceans Day habitat mapping Algoa Bay with a jump camera on-board SAIAB's RV uKwabelana SAEON @DSTGovZA National Research Foundation of South Africa #SAEON #Elwandle #SMCRI #WorldOceansDay, #SaveOurOcean

Happy #WorldOceansDay

Beautiful benthic ctenophores in head of Diepgat Canyon in iSimangaliso. Canyon Connections Project.

Surveying a canyon head in a world heritage site and still find signs of people. This benthic ctenophore has settled on a piece of plastic:(

#ORI and ACEP scientists heading to #aliwalshoal #MPA to deploy settlement monitoring structures #FordWildlife

Vast seapen fields around the submarine canyon margins in iSimangaliso. ACEP Canyon Connections project.

GINA Gliders retrieved off Cape Recief and St Francis after their long journey down the coast from north of Richards Bay. #captorproject lead by Dr Sean Fennessy SAAMBR and Dr Marjolaine Krug of CSIR. @SOCCOgliders National Research Foundation of South Africa

What a day on the water! A couple of rollovers planned for today. First up, Port of Ngqura followed by Bird Island. #telemetry #SouthAfrica #MarineMonday

The team tagged two tiger sharks today with @vemcoteam acoustic tags off Durban with ORI SAAMBR researcher. Their movements will now be tracked by Acoustic Tracking Array Platform SAIAB.

READ: Nurdle Response Newsflash. To date, a total of 4.117 tonnes have been collected. wildlands.co.za/2017/12/nurdle…

Day 4, the hyperbaric chamber installation is now complete. Thanks to the @Unique_Maritime team's hard work. We are hoping to have the chamber operational early February. Exciting times ahead... @SAEONews @DSTGovZA National Research Foundation of South Africa #SAEON #Elwandle #SMCRI

Our condolences are conveyed to family and friends of the teenager who suffered a fatal drowning in Pacaltsdorp.... .goo.gl/TsnGQ7

NSRI rescue crew launched for medical evacuations at Struisbaai and St Francis .. goo.gl/YuZXo2

Tragedy at Still Bay when a 39 year old man from Riversdale drowned while on a church outing.. goo.gl/Bf6bcu

Good sampling trip on board SAIAB's RV uKwabelana collecting sponges and ascidians for marine natural product research at the Universities of Rhodes and Fort Hare SAEON @DSTGovZA National Research Foundation of South Africa #SAEON #Elwandle #SMCRI SAIAB Tommy Bornman Shaun Deyzel Shirley Parker-Nance

First ever in situ photograph of Ebosia vespertina. This fish was only described in 2015. Picture taken with ROV at 100m off Durban, KZN during ACEP Spatial Solutions Project. WildoceansSA National Research Foundation of South Africa R.Y. Angra Pequena Prof Kerry Sink @SubCImaging SAASTA

R/V Phakisa team are out doing drop camera work off Durban today.