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.
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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After two fatal shark attacks in Plettenberg Bay in 2022, the Bitou municipality and key stakeholders are rolling out an awareness campaign and other measures aimed at educating the public about water safety.
The great white shark sightings confirm renewed threats in South Africa’s Plettenberg Bay. Great white sharks are known to be one of the most feared marine animals worldwide, including in South Africa, where a number of fatal attacks on humans have transpired in the waters off coastal towns and cities in recent years.
On Tuesday, the Plett Shark Action Group (PSAG) did an aerial survey on the coastline starting from the Robberg peninsula to the area of Grootbank past Keurboomstrand.Bitou Municipality says.