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Sharks
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Second Drone Video Shows Plett Surfers’ Close Encounter With Great White Shark
25 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than 24 hours after 14-year-old Zach Berman filmed a great white shark swimming between surfers and kayakers in Plett, he’s done it again.
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Crazy Drone Footage Shows Great White Swimming Between Surfers In Plett [Video]
24 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The NSRI has issued an “urgent safety warning” after a number of close encounters with great white sharks around the Plett area, one of which was captured on video.
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Drone Footage Shows Great White Sharks Snacking On Dolphin [Video]
18 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The footage was shot on Sunday, and shows at least four different great whites tucking in.
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Spearfishing Teen Films Shark Close Encounter [Video]
17 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Teens spearfishing off the coast of New South Wales captured a video of a close encounter with a shark.
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They’re Killing Sharks In Front Of Tourists In Gansbaai
24 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shark cage diving operators and Gansbaai fishermen aren’t on the same page when it comes to where and when sharks should be caught.
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Drone Footage From Florida Shows That Surfer Wasn’t Alone In The Water [Video]
20 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Jeremy Johnston flew his drone over the waves at Smyrna beach after his surf, only to discover that he’s been in the company of at least a dozen sharks.
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Telegraph’s Great Profile On Cape Town’s Shark Spotters
20 Feb 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
After a long absence from Cape waters, great white sharks have once again been sighted. That makes the work done by Shark Spotters all the more important.
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They’ve Discovered A New Shark – This One Can Walk [Video]
27 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A new study says that these incredible little sharks evolved to walk on land, and they did it in record time – by evolutionary standards, at least.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
08 Jan 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Great White in False Bay. Iran retaliates. Don Jr.’s Hillary gun. Eskom’s 13th cheques. Diana’s niece to marry SA-born billionaire. Schalk Brits’ road to the top. Madonna’s daughter.
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Excellent Look At Cape Town’s Vanishing Great White Shark Population [Video]
30 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white sharks has attracted plenty of international media attention, and now CNN is wading in.
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Cape Town’s Great White Sharks AND Whales Are Leaving
18 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white shark population has been well documented, and now a new aerial survey shows some worrying whale numbers.
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Cape Shark Cage Diving Operators Are Really Suffering
01 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Many Capetonians are saddened by the sudden disappearance of great white sharks from the area, but none more so than those whose livelihood depends on their presence.
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Drone With Speaker Warns Surfer Of Stalking Shark [Aerial Footage]
19 Sep 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A surfer in New South Wales owes a debt of gratitude to drone operator Christopher Joye, who spotted a shark that may have been looking for its next meal.
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The Great White Sharks Have Left False Bay – Here’s Why [Video]
12 Sep 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
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.
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Are You Aware That Great White Sharks Have Vanished From Cape Town?
29 Aug 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The Shark Spotters programme has a good handle on how many great white sharks are in the area, and the last 18 months paint a worrying picture.
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Surfers Reckon This Simple Trick Could Scare Off Sharks
23 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Surfers are making a simple modification to their boards, in the hopes that it could ward off sharks.
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Incredible Drone Footage Shows Gansbaai Great White Shark Nailing Seal [Videos]
07 Aug 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
As part of the ever-popular ‘Shark Week’, Gansbaai tour operator Marine Dynamics and some skilled drone operators captured incredible footage of sharks on the prowl.
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Those Shark-Killing Orcas Have Been At It Again [Images+Video]
28 May 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
You may have heard of Port and Starboard, the two killer whales responsible for killing a number of great white sharks around the Western Cape. They’ve been busy again.
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Vic Bay Surfers Save Great White Shark Stranded On The Rocks [Video]
09 Apr 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The ill-informed might think that surfers would be happy to have fewer sharks in the water, but that’s missing the point.
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Cameras Mounted On Gansbaai Great White Sharks Show New Seal-Hunting Tactics [Video]
08 Apr 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Researchers mounted cameras on eight different great white sharks. When they watched the footage, they were surprised to see new predation techniques.
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Row Over Who Invented Stellenbosch Uni’s New ‘Game-Changing’ Shark Barrier
25 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The SharkSafe Barrier, patented by Stellenbosch University, promises to revolutionise beach safety against shark attacks. Now the tussle over who invented what begins.
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The Incredible Shark Images That Claimed Top International Award For SA Photographer
18 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Allen Walker has won a top award for his shark photography at the World Shootout 2018 awards, which focuses on underwater photography.
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Good News For Surfers: ‘Shark-Proof’ Wetsuits
01 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A group of researchers in Australia are developing a ‘shark-proof’ wetsuit, which might help some surfers feel a little more relaxed in the water.
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Video Of Woman Diving With Six Metre Monster Shark Will Blow Your Mind [Video]
18 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Divers jumped at the opportunity to film themselves swimming alongside Deep Blue, a monster great white spotted off the coast of Hawaii.
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UPDATED: Does Anyone Know How Recently This Plettenberg Bay Shark Video Was Filmed?
11 Jan 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s a new shark video doing the rounds on WhatsApp and social media, showing a beaut swimming just off the backline in Plett.
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Absence Of Great White Sharks In False Bay Leads To Unexpected Results
03 Oct 2018 by Kiernan / 3 Comments
This last summer season, Shark Spotters recorded an all-time low number of great white shark sightings. This has opened the door for other species.
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Some Shark Attack Stats To Consider Before Heading Into The Water
19 Sep 2018 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It might seem like there has been an increase in the number of shark attacks of late. What do the stats have to say about that?
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Model Bitten By Shark While Posing For Perfect Instagram Shot [Images]
16 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
If you thought being an Instagram model was just about sunsets and underwear pictures accompanied by faux ‘deep quotes’, think again.
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How Cape Town’s Shark Spotters Keep Swimmers Safe
13 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
For 365 days a year, eagle-eyed shark spotters closely monitor Cape Town’s beaches for any sign of sharks. Here’s how they do it.
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Déjà Vu As Shark Delays J-Bay Open Surf Comp [Videos]
05 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
In a case of ‘we’ve been here before, haven’t we’, another shark was spotted by event officials swimming near unsuspecting surfers at the iconic surf spot.
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