Cape Town Great White Sharks Disappear

Experts are baffled by the development.

Cape town great white sharks disappear.

Johannesburg south africa not a single great white shark has been spotted this year in a bay on south africa s coast which until recently. Then in 2017 the number of great white sightings recorded by the shark spotters plummeted to 57. Great white sharks have disappeared from cape town south africa with nary a single shark having been spotted over the past 18 months. By 2019 there were zero recorded sightings mirrored by a complete absence of white sharks in cage diving encounters.

The city of cape town along with its shark spotter program has noted that there is an absence of great white sharks in the false bay area. Great whites vanish from cape town s waters 06 13. September 30 2019 12 00 am edt updated on september 30 2019 10 37 am edt 5 03. Cape town residents don t know who to blame for the disappearance of their great white sharks.

In the space of three years cape town s apex predators had literally disappeared. As great white sharks disappear cape town searches for reasons by. Great white sharks which support south africa s shark diving industry and have been responsible for a number of fatal attacks off cape town haven t been seen in the region for 18 months. Cape town s world famous great whites have vanished according to local shark spotters.

So where have they gone and why. The orcas that eat them the fishermen who sell their prey to australia for use in fish and chips. Great white sharks have suddenly disappeared from one of their favorite hangouts. Working in tandem with a conservation group called shark.

30 2019 12 00 pm. For the past 18 months the cape town municipality has been monitoring the gradual disappearance of great white sharks from false bay. The apex predator. By linda nordling aug.