As a qualified SAMSA skipper, Alison continues with her research on white sharks in Gansbaai with a focus on tracking and telemetry. She is currently in progress with her PhD which examines driving factors of movement in white sharks.

Alison is researching great whites in this hotspot of shark cage diving to uncover how the industry affects the animals’ behaviour and what other factors make Gansbaai the white shark capital of the world.

Alison has completed her PhD studies on white sharks with a focus on tracking and telemetry. Alison led the necropsies on white sharks post-orca predation and the subsequent research around this topic.

15K Followers, 2,260 Following, 910 Posts - Alison Towner (@alisontowner) on Instagram: "Marine biologist and mum living in South Africa. Happiest when running by the ocean with my boy & doggies or when on/underwater studying sharks :)"

Apr 13, 2020 · Alison Towner is currently a PhD Candidate at Rhodes University and Marine biologist at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. Inspired from a young age by her late fathers ambition to dive with White Sharks, Alison graduated from UK’S Bangor University in 2006 with a BSc hons degree in Marine biology.

May 30, 2020 · Alison, 34, is now the head marine biologist for the Dyer Island Conservation Trust in Gansbaai, South Africa where she has lived and worked for 13 years. Based two hours east of Cape...

Sep 21, 2020 · Following the recent Air Jaws: Ultimate Breach Off episode we were involved in for Shark Week 2020, we caught up with the leading lady, Alison Towner, to ask her a few questions about Shark Week and current issues facing researchers.

"The astonishing predation, off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa, represents unprecedented behavior underscoring the exceptional proficiency of the killer whale," remarks Dr. Alison Towner...

Oct 4, 2019 · Her home is at Gansbaai, a coastal town two hours from Cape Town, and the oceans on her doorstep provide a habitat for penguins, Southern right whales, Cape fur seals, dolphins, skates, rays as well as an abundance of birdlife and her favourites: great white sharks.

Mar 5, 2024 · “The astonishing predation, off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa, represents unprecedented behavior underscoring the exceptional proficiency of the killer whale,” remarks Dr. Alison Towner from Rhodes University, who led an international research team into the discovery.