TTB 071: Great White Sharks & Marine Research in South Africa

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 5 a.m.

Dylan Irion is a marine scientist and Save Our Seas Foundation project leader working towards a PhD that aims to unravel the drivers of Great White Shark population dynamics in South Africa. He is a passionate free-diver and SCUBA diver, and he volunteers as a Sea Rescue crew member. When not researching sharks, Dylan is Course Director and co-founder of Cape RADD, an organization that seeks to train aspiring scientists, promote citizen science and campaign for a sustainable relationship with our oceans.