My name is Justin Blake. I’m a marine biologist from South Africa, and I’ve been fascinated with the ocean, and its animal inhabitants since I can remember. Perhaps sparked by my father’s ...

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

On the west coast of South Africa, cape fur seals challenge themself against heat, hunger, and severe ocean storms to gather in great numbers to breed and raise their young ones.

A groundbreaking Cape Town-made documentary, Out of the Blue, premiered on 11 January 2025, unravels the shocking story of ...