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I did 33 non-caged shark dives on the Protea Banks, KwaZulu-Natal, SA during the last few years and have seen many Bull, Tiger and other species of sharks. Only once did I see a Bull shark arching its back and lowering its pectorals. This Bull was agitated and made a few vertical descends and...

I'm 100% with you on this one! I have NEVER urinated in my wetsuit before and why would I?:confused: I mean, it's not like we are all diving for 3 or 4 hours non-stop. Why don't the "wetsuit urinaters" do their thing prior to submerging? What happens when you want to defecate then...do you...

Good luck from me as well Sherky!

Hi Sherky The NSB have tested magnetic field barriers at the Margate beach, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, SA years ago. The power of nature was the problem with the cables been destroyed and spat out by the tides and waves. The NSB then gave it up. Two weeks ago I did a few shark dives on...

I enjoy diving on Protea Banks, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. During December 2009 I did 4 non-baited and non-caged dives and encountered 31 sharks in total. They were: Bull sharks: 25 Hammerheads: 3 Black tips: 2 Ragged tooth: 1 On 2 April 2010, I will be down there...

I do agree with you henno777, especially your points on eye contact, staying vertical and blowing bubbles! Great photos, I have a few to share which were taken on the Protea Banks, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa: Blacktip Bull (Zambezi) Tiger Hammerhead

Hi there oceanfreedom. I have been diving on the Protea Banks for the past 5 years. I did a total of 26 dives there with an average of approximately 5 dives a year on our annual holidays at the coast. During those dives we saw many sharks like Bulls, Tigers, Hammerheads, Black Tips, etc. From...

Thanks for sharing!!

I agree with DevonDiver on South Africa. I did many shark dives on the Protea Banks, KwaZul-Natal, South Africa, and that is the place to dive for Tigers, Bulls, Hammerheads, Blacktips, Raggies. Down in the Cape, South Africa is the spot for Great White diving!!

OOPS...double post!

I did 2 baited dives on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. These dive were baited dives and NOT "feeding the sharks" dives. The purpose is to lure the sharks closer without feeding them. I think these baited dives are important and have a great educational, awareness and conservation value. The...

I've been fortunate to see many sharks during dives on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. During the past 5 years I did 26 "shark dives" on the Protea Banks... 2 were baited dives and 24 were non-baited dives. During these dives we've seen Zambezis (Bulls), Raggies (Sand-Tigers)...

Maybe the most well-known was the one about the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis of the US Navy. This warship was sunk at 00:14 on 30 July 1945 in the Philippine Sea, by a Japanese submarine, after delivering critical parts for the first atomic bomb to the United States air base at Tinian...

My favourite shark is the Bull shark. It's an apex hunter and can tolerate fresh water as well. The Bull shark represents strength, "danger" and adaptability to me. I did many dives on the Protea Banks, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and I have seen Bull sharks during almost every dive. In...

Thanks for the response Jupiter31! Yes, shark nets did drop the rate of attacks after they were introduced. The main reason for that was that the shark nets have reduced the shark population. I did a bit of investigation regarding South Africa's shark population and the initial reason for...

Hi Parso, it's a very debatable issue with many pro's and con's though. I remember a time in the 1970's going on holiday with the family to Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and watched in awe when the boats from the sharks board beached with their dead sharks on-board. I also remember...

Julle manne moet lekker wees hoor! Die mense met die rooi-taal kan julle nie verstaan nie.:rofl3::rofl3: Groete vir julle!:eyebrow::eyebrow:

Hi Deefstes! I only came across your dive report today.:clapping::clapping: Awesome photos.;)

According to some statistics 100 million sharks are killed annually. If a 100 million sharks are killed each year it amounts to approximately 270 thousand sharks each day!! In the last 20 years shark populations are down approximately 90%. This slaughtering is due to the demand, mostly in the...

Thanks for your reply wahlaoeh. Awesome itinerary!! I think you are going to have a great holiday. Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve should be an experience of a lifetime though! I've never been there...to expensive for most of us locals. But it's part of Kruger and I know they do "pamper" their...