It’s been a truly crazy week of ocean activity for the Cape Multiple shark and whale sightings and massive waves kept us on our toes, to name a few things!
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One Cape Town woman couldn’t even keep her car from entering the allure of the big blue!
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As if all this wasn’t enough, the Antipolis shipwreck, previously located on the rocks off Victoria Road near Oudekraal, washed ashore on 21 January.
Most exciting is at least two shark sightings in just over one week — captured perfectly on camera, nogal!
On 17 January, what appears to be a bronze whaler shark came to say hello to beachgoers in the waters alongside Dappat se Gat. The following video went viral on Twitter:
Shark ? tank @cutmaker pic.twitter.com/vqFF3s9LbZ
— Greg Davies (@the_gregdavies) January 18, 2022
Tomasso Bonfiglio also captured some incredible footage. Terrifying as it may be (especially for the surfers and bathers), it’s a wonderful thing to see such an incredible creature bask in the crystal clear waters of the Cape.
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Marine photographer and conservationist Jean Tresfon spotted a mating aggregation of spotted gully sharks in the channel at Buffels Bay on 14 January.
Along with the sharks were whales, dolphins and massive sunfish, too.
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On Monday, 17 January, the sea turtle rehabilitation team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation released 44 rehabilitated sea turtles south of Hout Bay. A happy ending!
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Talk about a wildly wonderful week! As if we needed more reason to fight for the conservation of our glorious oceans…
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