NSRI Plettenberg Bay and Bitou Municipal authorities are urging public caution to bathers and paddlers along the Plettenberg Bay coastline due to a confirmed increase in shark activity.
The activity is as a result of sharks attracted to and feeding on a juvenile Humpback whale carcass that has washed ashore amongst rocks at Groot Bank.
Bathers should also take caution at Keurboomstrand.
Bitou Municipal Solid Waste Removal are investigating options to remove or dispose of the carcass.
A spokesperson for the NSRI Craig Lambinon says the safety alert is currently in place to warn the public of the present danger of increased shark activity.
Sharks are no strangers to the Plettenberg area with several incidents reported over the last few years.
Here are some of the stories covered by Algoa FM News:
https://www.algoafm.co.za/article/local/93383/plett-paddler-has-lucky-escape-after-brush-with-shark-
https://www.algoafm.co.za/article/local/85139/teen-bitten-by-shark-at-plettenberg-bay
