The NSRI is appealing to bathers, paddlers, body borders and surfers to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline and the Eastern Cape coastline, in particular around the coastline of Plettenberg Bay and between Mossel Bay and Jeffrey’s Bay.
That’s due to a high number of reported White shark sightings and White Shark close encounters.
The increase of sharks at this time of the year is part of the normal aggregation of these animals that take advantage of natural prey like seals and fish close inshore.
NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says a large number of shark sightings and some encounters have been reported close inshore along the
Plettenberg Bay coastline over the past few weeks, including on Sunday and yesterday.
Drone footage of a large Great White close to surfers in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday highlights the urgency of this safety appeal.
Several encounters reported recently included authorities appealing to surfers to exit the water at Robberg, Plettenberg Bay on Sunday, at Boneyards, Jeffrey’s Bay on Monday and again at Robberg on Tuesday, following shark sightings near surfers reported by eye-witnesses.
