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Cage Diving with The Great White Shark.

Bookings for Great White Shark diving and viewing trips South Africa was the first country to protect this super predator of the ocean. Seals are an important part of its diet and therefore Dyer Island is an important feeding ground for this endangered shark. It is one of the last places where Great White Sharks still occur in large numbers. The great white shark Carcharodon carcharias is a protected species in South Africa. Permits are required for operators of shark cage diving from Cape Nature Conservation and the Sea Fisheries Research Institute to operate in the channel between the two rocky reefs of Dyer and Geyser Islands where the sharks are usually to be found. It was near Dyer Island that a 6,2 metre monster was accidentally caught in a trawling net a number of years ago. Its jaws and accompanying photographs can be seen in a local fish shop in the Gans Bay harbour. It is not uncommon to see sharks of over 4 metres in the channel. The best time to film or view white sharks is during our winter from May to September when these animals congregate near seal colonies in Dyer Island. Early morning is an excellent time to see shark on seal predation. It is not uncommon to see a white shark breaching, its massive body clearing the water, sometimes with a seal in its mouth. The white shark relies on speed and surprise as, once the seal sees the shark, it can often out-manoeuvre it. Immediately after a successful hit the sky is filled with screeching seagulls, clamouring for the bits left by the shark. Nothing goes to waste. Badly bitten seals are a common sight on the island, grim evidence of the seals that managed to escape. Shark viewing trips are offered by various operators. Bookings for Shark Cage Diving trip Click here to see some Video of shark cage diving