Saturday, March 29, 2025

The Great White Sharks Have Left False Bay – Here’s Why [Video]

The Shark Spotters research team have no confirmed sightings of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay's Seal Island have been just as unsuccessful.

Last month, we detailed just how few and far between great white shark sightings have become in Cape Town.

Rather alarmingly, the Shark Spotters research team had yet to have a confirmed sighting of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay’s Seal Island were just as unsuccessful.

Whilst there may be a number of factors coming into play, it’s the presence of Port and Starboard, the two orcas who have developed a taste for shark livers, that are the focus of Kelly-Jane Turner’s video, featured on IOL.

In the video, Shark Spotters CEO Sarah Waries outlines how Port and Starboard’s activities may be affecting the sharks’ behaviour and movements.

[source:iol]