South Africa’s shark spotters back in action as great whites return | BBC News
Protecting the public from sharks by scanning the Waters of K Town I’m checking for the movement in the water from here I have to see whatever is coming be it fish sharks uh dolphins or whals here Christmas is summertime and great white sharks have been seen this
Month for the first time in years a sighting means an alert and the Sea cleared of swimmers each morning the team seeks to create a safe bathing area off one beach there’ve been fatal shark attacks in this Bay in the past and that’s what led to this exclusion net being put in
To keep sharks away and the team here are actually putting the net down to the seabed and right across the bay to keep sharks away from swimmers and how close can the Sharks come in in this Bay we’re in now y like close they coming in like way deer they coming
Closer the Nets lifted each evening to avoid hurting or killing sea life up the coast at platenburg Bay the shark spotters were called in after two fatal attacks last year I I’m kimon kimon biso ran a pizza restaurant with her partner Diego she was very bright bright in personality
Big smile on the face playful and and kind and and with a big big art she was killed by great white shark the second person to die in months only then were shark spotting measures put in place an action sometime make a difference a not action will never make
A difference if someone put up a sign and say beware of Shar then maybe she wouldn’t probably be in after the first accident you know and that’s is just a one action a new kind of shark barrier is being built in Cape Town it’s recently been fitted on a PR private island in
The Bahamas designed to mimic an underwater Forest of kelp which sharks dislike it contains magnets intended to repel them sharks have a very sensitive organ around their eye and around their um their nose that allows them to feel electric and magnetic fields in the water so when we present them with a
Very large magnet such as this one we overwhelm that sense so it is very uncomfortable for them to come closer than one meter to this magnet some places seek to tackle Danger from sharks by killing them but in Cape Town the approach is different if you have the top predators
Taken away from the environment then you create a domino effect to the ecosystem that is going to be detrimental they overall do a really good job in keeping everything in Balance how to live with sharks is a life and death issue Daniel only BBC News Cape Town
Great white sharks have been seen off the beaches in South Africa’s coastal city of Cape Town for the first time in more than four years.
Some places, like coastal areas in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, seek to tackle the danger by using nets and baited hooks to kill sharks, but this also harms other sea life, such as dolphins and turtles.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has said it strongly encourages non-lethal approaches to addressing the risk from sharks.
In Cape Town, the approach aims to protect both sharks and people by keeping them apart.
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39 comments
Awesom .
Great whites haven’t been seen in years……… last year two people were killed by great white sharks 😂 in the first minute. Always perfect bbc
The Ocean is Thiers Damn Let them be, The Watchers is the Best Rules of Nature. You have NO IDEA what Your other Methods can and May effect ALL Sea Life.!
Great to hear the sharks are back, but perhaps not for the sharks… or the seals or penguins (has anybody told them?).
SA always 50 years behind on the rest of the world on everything… shark nets kill indiscriminately – thousands of other non-lethal species die in nets every year. Many other ways to keep sharks away, councils too lazy & too cheap to invest in proper shark management strategies. Also, fisherman use that bach to fish, attracting sharks to the beach so that's not the shark' fault… and yes, we're intruding into their domain!
Also, great whites have a complex breeding system so any female killed is a blow to this endangered species population. But CoCT not good with managing ANY of its urban wildlife – too stubborn to consult experts or ask for help.
I feel sorry for those who lost their loved ones to shark attacks. No place is safe in this world!
OT: Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations –WOR and WLVI!
Pleased to hear that not all of them got eaten by the Orcas.
RIGHT THIS MINUTE PRO HAMAS MARCHERS IN LONDON ARE FIGHTING IN OUR CAPITAL "AGAIN" WHERE ARE THE BBC JOURNALISTS.. THIS SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED A TAD MORE THAN SHARKS !!!
THE BBC BIGOTS ARE CENSORING WHAT " YOU" ARE ALLOWED TO SEE.. GOVERMENTAL GAGGING OR NOT… THIS IS DESPICABLE
THE UK NEEDS NIGEL FARAGE TO TAKE SOME FORM OF LEADERSHIP.. BEFORE BUCKINGHAM PALACE BECOMES EUROPES LARGEST MOSQUE !!!@
A Great White swam up the toilet and bit my bum.
Stay. The. Fuck. Out. Of. Water. With. Sharks! What is it with people and the absolute REQUIREMENT they must go in seas where sharks are known to be? Do something else for fuck sake.
You could just stay out of the water….
I started to LOVE South Africa about a week ago
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How to live with sharks, stay out of their territory. The white that gets you is the one you don't see .
More so we have to protect sharks from people
the home of the shark is the ocean. that's it
HAhahahaha
Who cares. Remember folks when you come to vote in the UK both Labour and Tory will house immigrants before their own people as they no longer care. Just remember 👍
Why not use drones?
It's simple, do NOT go in the water, it's simple, if people wish to go into the sea, then they are thick and are no longer needed in the human population.
Nice One 🤭 The Megs are tiger sharks 🦈
Where is the news about the flooding in the UK, yes BBC, you British ass@oles, Sky news is reporting on it?!
the evil lying feelth at the bbc have had their orders from the chews …
put out any old garbage as news – but do not mention Gaza …
That big wet bit, well, that's the sharks area. If you don't want to get bit, don't go in it.
Just let the poor sharks eat. All life depends on eating.
Ok , I will go to Cornwall to swim 😢
Soon, the warmongering black dudes incited by a certain political party is going to take over the shark's jobs.
Very soon.
Like humans, the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
karma
They coulda used this in Jaws
great whites in south africa? jesus, it's barely been thirty years they can't bring THAT back already.
Lies
I always thought South Africa’s great whites were the boers 😂
https://youtube.com/shorts/S59ZMqmongg?si=ICYzJ3lijvYqcfpc
Sharks are cool, sometimes the face reminds me of something like " trans dolphin "
Port & Starboard chased them away 😂 orcas are the true apex
Bilikin should be honest and shouldn't be liar
Such a beautiful country.
Driving away nature is temporary, why do people swim sharks areas is bit stupid.
For obvious reasons there are no sharks in my favourite town.