Great White Shark
It’s Shark Season In Cape Town Again
14 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s no need to panic. Rather, Shark Spotters is simply letting us know that we should be a little more cautious about when and where we swim this summer.
Fascinating Study On Mossel Bay’s Great White Sharks
06 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A study based on more than 3 000 sightings off Mossel Bay noticed some interesting patterns emerging, which helps researchers better understand the shark’s behaviour.
Expert Panel Concludes Orcas ‘Likely’ Caused Disappearance Of Cape Great Whites [Video]
19 Nov 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
A government-appointed team of nine experts has released the results of their study into why great white sharks have all but disappeared from what were once hotspots.
Drone Films Kayaker’s Close Encounter With A Great White [Video]
21 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
More Australians have been killed in unprovoked shark attacks this year than in any year since 1934, so you can understand the reaction of kayaker Matthew Smith.
Radical Drone Footage Of Great White Having A Good Squizz At Pro Surfer [Video]
08 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pro surfer Matt Wilkinson was out for a paddle off the coast of Ballina in New South Wales, Australia, when a shark decided to take a closer look.
1 600kg, Five-Metre Great White Tagged [Videos]
06 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 50-year-old, 1 600 kilogram, 5,2-metre long great white shark has been named Nukumi, with researchers in awe of her life story.
Five Facts In Honour Of Shark Week
12 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shark Week has been dubbed “Discovery’s Super Bowl”, and after 32 years, viewership is stronger than ever.
Cape Great White Breach Picture Goes Viral During Shark Week [Video]
11 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Renowned South African photographer Chris Fallows spent countless hours bobbing in the water near Seal Island, before snapping this incredible image.
Another Case Of Orcas Feeding On Great White Sharks In Western Cape
08 Jul 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
When marine biologists analysed the body of the 3,6-metre female shark, they found the telltale signs of killer whale, or orca, predation.
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.
Very Rare Footage Of Killer Whales Hunting Great White Shark Off Knysna Coast [Video]
07 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Marine tour guide Donavan Smith would have been pretty chuffed when he saw a great white shark while out with clients in Knysna, but then he captured something hardly seen before.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Huge Fright For Kid As Great White Shark Launches Out Of Water [Video]
23 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A group of people fishing off the coast of Cape Cod got more than they bargained for while fishing for bass.
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.
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.
Shark Week’s Fascinating Look At The Great White Killing Orcas Of The Western Cape [Video]
31 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When great white sharks started washing up dead along the Gansbaai coast, many were left stumped. Turns out a pair of slick hunters were hard at work.
What Nine Years Of Studying The False Bay Great Whites Taught Researchers
29 Mar 2018 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Over a period of nine years, researchers in False Bay recorded 1 105 great white shark sightings, identifying 303 individuals species. Here’s what they learnt.
This Great White Shark Headbutt Will Give You A Massive Fright [Video]
11 Dec 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We know that they are the ocean’s apex predators, but it seems that great white sharks aren’t averse to a little headbutt either. Spare a thought for this chap.
Another Great White Shark Found Dead In Gansbaai [Images]
28 Nov 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
2017 has been a pretty rough year for great white sharks in the Gansbaai area, and now there’s another death to explain. Bad news for cage diving operators.
The Great White Shark Hunting Orcas Have Struck Again [Images]
26 Jun 2017 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
In May scientists were shocked to find three great white sharks that had fallen prey to orcas, and now you can add a fourth to that list. They’ve even named the hunters.
UPDATE: Massive Great White Sharks Are Washing Up Dead In Gansbaai – And Orcas Might Be To Blame [Images]
05 May 2017 by Kiernan / 2 Comments
This week alone there has been two great white shark carcases washing up close to Gansbaai – one as large as five metres – and they may have been prey themselves.
We Somehow Missed This Video Of A Gansbaai Great White Chomping A Seal In Front Of Screaming Tourists
03 Apr 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You don’t become the ocean’s apex predator without being a pretty adept hunter, something these tourists in Gansbaai know all about.
Great White Shark Breaches Right Behind Surfers [Video]
22 Sep 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’ve never been in the water when a shark has been spotted, let alone a great white enjoying a full breach. I imagine these guys were a little rattled.
New Study Shows Shocking Number Of Great White Sharks Off SA’s Coastline
20 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Most of us who take a plunge now and again don’t want to come face to face with the ocean’s apex predator. Turns out we might get our wish.
Surfer Describes The Moment A Great White Shark Attacked Him At Noordhoek On Friday
02 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Former bodyboarding world champ Sacha Specker is one lucky chap, surviving to tell the tale of a great white encounter in Noordhoek.
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