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Report a Sighting | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Report a Sighting. In Case of Emergency Please Call:. 021 480 7700 (Cellphone). 021 449 3500 (NSRI). To report a sighting to Shark Spotters management please either call 078 174 4244. OR complete the information below. REPORT YOUR SHARK SIGHTING HERE. Location - Where was your sighting? Date - When was your sighting? Time - What time was your sighting? Sighting - What did you see?
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Welcome | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. The amalgamation of these two initiatives resulted in the Shark Spotters programme. Shark Spotters has proven to be an effective warning system in Cape Town with hundreds of shark sightings recorded. However, Shark Spotters is not 100% effective due to human error, weather and sea conditions. Entering the ocean is done so at the individuals own risk. Limitations of the programme include. Seasonal Beache...
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Effects of Ecotourism | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Effects of Ecotourism. Effects of provisioning ecotourism activity on the behaviour of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias. It is unlikely that conditioning would occur from the amount of ecotourism activity tested, because even those sharks identified supplying most of the data presented here (which may be more strongly predisposed towards conditioning, as their persistence around the boat is wh...
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How It Works | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; How It Works. Shark Spotters are positioned at strategic points. Along the Cape Peninsula, primarily along the False Bay coastline. A spotter is placed on the mountain with polarised sunglasses and binoculars. This spotter is in radio contact. With another spotter on the beach. If a shark is seen the beach spotter sounds a siren and raises a white flag with a black shark. Clovelly: 10.00am 5pm.
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Shark Report | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Shark Report. Shark report a sober voice on an emotive issue. The report encapsulates recommendations made at a workshop of shark experts, recreational safety specialists and responsible authorities, held at the end of May in Cape Town. Contributing factors to shark attacks in False Bay. Use it for recreation or to earn a living. However, at this workshop we gathered the most knowledgeable expert...
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Flag System Protocol | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Flag System Protocol. PROTOCOL FOR SHARK SPOTTERS FLAG SYSTEM. No flag = no spotter on duty. White Flag (with a solid black shark) = shark in vicinity of water users (siren sounded) or after serious incident when beach is closed. Red Flag (with solid white shark) = 1 hours after a sighting or if a shark is spotted but not near water users or if there is an increased risk of shark activity. The bl...
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Twitter Protocol | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Twitter Protocol. Follow us on Twitter @SharkSpotters. The Shark Spotting program uses Twitter as an information service for the public. The program will tweet shark sightings at Shark Spotter beaches as they happen, and let the public know when the beach has been. Twitter will also be used to inform the public of any periods of high shark activity and cautions that may be put in place, along.
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Finding A Balance | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Finding A Balance. White Shark Conservation and Recreational Safety in the Inshore Waters of Cape Town, South Africa. Deon C. Nel and Thomas P.Peschak (Editors). 1 Rationally and scientifically assess a range of key issues relating to shark attacks. 2 To identify the key elements of a long-term strategy that will guide the management of this complex and emotive issue. Download the Full Report Here.
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Recent Sightings | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Recent Sightings. Since the program began in 2004, we have recorded over 2030 shark sightings on Shark Spotters beaches. Click “read more” or see below for a summary of sightings recorded over the last 12 months. Sightings are entered in real time on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us @SharkSpotters. Or like us on Facebook ( http:/ www.facebook.com/SharkSpotters). Click here for our Twitter Protocol.
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Mitigation Measures | Shark Spotters
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List of all elasmobranchs recorded in False Bay beach-seine fishery. Shark Based Toursim & Encounters. Raquo; Mitigation Measures. 4 The use of sonar, to warn bathers of the presence of sharks, and the use of an electric field, as a shark shield to protect large areas, is currently still being developed by organizations like the Natal Sharks Board. Should this technology become available, it could potentially be used in parts of False Bay (e.g. Fish Hoek). Download the Mitigation Fact Sheet Here. Fish Ho...