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A great white shark

Cage Diving with the Great White Shark in South Africa

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South Africa is one of the few places in the world where cage diving with great white sharks has a high rate of success. The weather conditions and the abundance of food is just perfect for spotting this majestic creature. The Great White Shark The great white shark is the well known King of the ocean, a big shark that can reach up to 6 mt in length, 3,300 kg in weight and live up to 30 years. Prefers water temperature between 12 and 24. An amazing creature that you can watch from the safety of an underwater cage. Best places to cage diving Great white sharks have been spotted in United States (Atlantic Northeast and California), Japan, Oceania, Chile, and the Mediterranean, but by far the best location of all to cage diving with them is in South Africa and more precisely Seal Island in False Bay and Dyer Island in Gansbaai. The most active period to have better chances is between February and September. How does it work You rather go around the Seal Island in False Bay because is less touristy and in the right season you have very good chances to see the great white. The…

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Dive Warren Thila in the Maldives

Warren Thila: Shark Diving in Maldives

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Maldives has plenty of incredible dives but Warren Thila, in the right day, it just leaves you breathless. Sharks populating Ari Atoll There are different type of sharks you can find while diving this spot of paradise: Whitetip reef sharks: are the most common, you can see them in almost every dive. They may sleep on the bottom, under a rock or swimming around the reef. Grey reef sharks: are the tough ones and you can find them in the middle of a “kandu” or a ”pass”, usually they are a bit shy and don’t come closer. Leopard sharks: are the lazy ones, not so common in Ari Atoll, they usually rest on the bottom hidden behind a rock or a pinnacle. Nurse sharks: they like to show up at night and stay in caves and holes during the day. They can reach up quite big sizes, even to three or four meters long. Whale sharks: The biggest shark and fish of the Ocean. In south Ari Atoll there are a couple of places where you can observe them almost every day. Dive Warren Thila Warren Thila is, as the name may suggest, a thila, located in Ari Atoll, Maldives….

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Whale shark of the Maldives

Whale Sharks of the Maldives

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Whale sharks are the biggest fish of the ocean and the south of Ari Atoll, in the Maldives, is a great place to dive and snorkel with this breathtaking creature. About whale sharks Whale sharks are filter feeding sharks that can reach up to 12 meters in length and 20 tons in weight. Whale sharks live mainly in tropical and warm seas, and have been spotted all around the world. They are pelagic fish that can dive deeper than 1.000 meters. Whale shark diet As one of only three known filter feeding shark species, whale sharks feed mainly on plankton but there are also records of them eating schools of small fish, clouds of eggs, small squid and vertebrates. Whale shark reproduction Whale sharks are ovoviviparous, which means that the eggs remain in the body of the female sharks. The young sharks are born between 40 to 60 centimetres in length. Whale sharks reach sexual maturity at around 30 years old, and their lifespan is estimated to be between 70 and 100 years. Whale sharks in the Maldives The whale sharks that you can find in the Maldives are rather small ones, measuring on average between 4 and 8 meters….

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Sardine Run: the greatest shoal on earth

Sardine Run – The Greatest Shoal on Earth

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What is it? The Sardine Run is an epic wildlife event. Billion of sardines migrate northward along the South African coast following a current of cold water coming from the Agulhas Bank. The run begins when the water temperature drops below 21° C. The huge migration attracts thousands of dolphins, sharks, game fish, seagulls, and different species of whales. During the Sardine Run the shoals can be more than 7 km long, 1.5 km wide and 30 meters deep and it is visible from ultralight planes. Where is it? The Sardine Run starts in the waters of Agulhas Bank, shallow part of the southern African continental shelf, situated south of Cape Agulhas. The best place to dive with the shoals is in the Wild Coast, in the waters in front of Port St. Johns. When is it? The whole migrations happens every year, depending of many factors, one of this is the water temperature, from May through July. The best time, where you have more chances to live the Sardine Run is between the end of June and the beginning of July. Why it is so special Amazing sea life The shoals of sardines along the coast attracts many different…