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Great White Shark
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Surfer Recounts Viral Encounter With Great White Shark [Video]
04 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this year, drone footage filmed by ‘The Malibu Artist’ amassed more than 10 million views on Instagram.
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Remarkable Findings From The Full Orca / Great White Mossel Bay Hunting Video
03 Oct 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Footage aired earlier this year of orcas killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay was actually a snippet of an hour-long hunt of multiple sharks.
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What Experts Say About The Plett Shark Attacks
30 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the summer months rapidly approaching, would-be Plett travellers may be worried about enjoying a dip during their visits to the area.
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The Difference Between A Shark Exclusion Net And A Shark Net
27 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sunday’s attack by a shark in Plettenberg Bay, which tragically claimed the life of Kimon “Kiki” Bisogno, is the second fatal shark attack in the area in the past three months and the third since 2011.
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Port And Starboard Prime Suspects After Great White Found Dead [Video]
23 Aug 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Researchers found a great white carcass in Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, on Sunday and evidence points to the involvement of the orca duo.
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Diver Left Scrambling As Massive Great White Smashes Enclosure [Video]
01 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In order to try and overcome PTSD from a previous close encounter with a shark, Jimi Partington hopped inside a clear, polycarbonate box.
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First-Ever Footage Of Orcas Chomping Great White In Mossel Bay [Video]
28 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Shark biologist Alison Towner called the footage “probably one of the most beautiful pieces of natural history ever filmed”.
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Gangs Of Seals Are Taking On Plett’s Great White Sharks
14 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Seals in Robberg Nature Reserve will come together in ‘gangs’, known as mobbing, in order to protect themselves against attacks from great white sharks.
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Cape’s Infamous Great White-Killing Orcas Return Amid New Research
01 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Yesterday, Port and Starboard were spotted in False Bay. A new study has outlined just how great an effect they’re having on the region’s great white shark population.
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Shark Spotted In Plett After Fatal Attack Reported [Video]
29 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A hiker captured footage of a shark near Sanctuary Beach, where a fatal attack had just been reported.
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The Great White Sharks Are Back [Video]
22 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spare a thought for shark cage diving operators around the Western Cape, and those operating shark viewing tours, for the hardships they’ve endured these past few years.
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Shark Warning After Great White Spotted In Plett River
19 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday evening, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spotted a 3,5-metre great white upstream from the river mouth.
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This Is The Guy Who Was Killed By A Great White Shark In Sydney
18 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
35-year-old British diving instructor Simon Nellist has been confirmed as the victim of the deadly shark attack on Wednesday.
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Deadly Great White Shark Attack In Sydney
17 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Beaches were shut and authorities searched the coastline looking for the great white that mauled a male victim at around 4:30PM just off Little Bay in east Sydney.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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