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Scientists challenge research showing SA's white shark population is stable

A team of marine biologists and local conservationists have challenged an academic article which suggests South Africa’s white shark population is stable.

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How learning to co-exist with sharks will save us, them – and the ocean

Despite the fear sharks can engender, there is a low chance you will encounter one while swimming. In fact, they are the creatures that need protection.

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Marine biologists say 20 sharks washed up at Pearly Bea...

Despite often being cemented in our minds as the kings of the ocean, sharks are not the apex predators. A shocking predation event, likely from two orca killer whales last month at Pearly Beach that left 20 sevengill sharks washed up on the shore, has garnered public attention. But marine biolo...

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Shark Spotters comes to Plettenberg Bay, giving conserv...

Since its inception in 2004, Shark Spotters – which is now the primary shark safety outfit used in Cape Town – has recorded 2,600 sightings, with only four shark incidents.

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Dolphins Chase Great White Shark in Incredibly Rare and Baffling Footage

"[This] highlights the fact that there may also be other interactions that we may not be aware of yet," marine biologist Stephanie Plön told Newsweek.

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Expert: SA's white shark population key to SA's marine ecosystem

An expert says we need to find a balance between protecting great white sharks and safeguarding people along the SA coastline.

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No need to panic, say shark experts after fatal Plett a...

Sunday’s fatal Plettenberg Bay shark incident has sparked public interest, being the second fatality in months at the popular holiday destination.

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Seal 'gangs' take on Plett's white sharks and (mo...

A marine scientist’s study of the interaction between white sharks and seals in Plettenberg Bay showed that seals are eight times more likely to survive if they are in a group and ‘mob’ the shark. A marine scientist’s study of the interaction between white sharks and seals in Plettenber...

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Are Fish and Chips Killing Great White Sharks?

Are Fish and Chips Killing Great White Sharks?
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Cape Town has gone from being a great white hot spot to almost zero sightings. Australian diets might be to blame.
By Nick Dall
the place to see great white sharks. Now there almost no sightings.
Experts fear the increased fishing of smaller sharks, which the great whites feed on, for the Australian market might be to blame.
By far the highlight of Dr. Leonardo Guida’s trip to South Africa in 2014 was going cage diving with great white sharks in Cape Town’s False Bay. “There was this four-and-a-half-meter female just circling the cage,” the shark scientist and senior campaigner at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMSC) remembers. “In the whole 45 minutes we watched her, she only bared her teeth once.”

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