South Africa’s Marine Big 5

South Africa, the gift that keeps on giving. Home to one of the seven natural wonders, Table Mountain, the “Cradle of Human Kind” and the infamous Big 5. Thinking of Africa’s most legendary land species and vivid imagery of the Big 5 are conjured. Namely the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo. But did you […]

Penguins and Cape Point Nature Reserve

Simons Town’s, It’s Penguin Colony and Cape Point Nature Reserve in a nutshell. Simons town is a picturesque and historical town, steeped in naval history and situated in False bay only 40 minutes from the central Cape Town CBD district. This quaint little village has a rich history, from the first four-legged able seaman to […]

The Marine Eco-System. Part One

Marine eco-systems are becoming increasingly unstable. Despite the importance of the biological diversity in the world’s oceans, and the well balanced community of species, with the over fishing, illegal fishing and poaching of the oceans resources as well as climate changes and the steady destruction of marine habitats, the Marine eco-systems are becoming increasingly unstable. […]

Digestion of a great white shark

Can you guess what it is that sharks turn inside out? Seeing sharks close by gives me butterflies in my stomach (wait… that’s love?), okay then they make my stomach growl (nope, that’s when I’m hungry)… Oh, I got it! Sharks turn my stomach inside out. No! They turn their own stomachs inside out… They […]

The Orca VS The Great White Shark

Let’s Talk About It, The Orca With all the “boo-ha-ha” in Gansbaai, regarding the appearance of 4 Orcas in the bay, which seemed to coincide with the disappearance of the Great White Shark population from the famous Shark Alley, I thought I would take a deeper look into this phenomenon, of course only once the […]

The Sandbar Shark

Let’s Talk About It…Sandbar Shark The Sandbar Shark is found in temperate and tropical waters, from the Western Atlantic, between Massachusetts and southern Brazil; in the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Zaire; and in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa, our very own False Bay and KZN to the Galapagos and from Vietnam to New Caledonia. […]

The Spotted Ragged Tooth

Let’s Talk About It…The Spotted Ragged Tooth Spotted Ragged Tooth Shark, the name alone creates a vision of some scary teeth, while Grey Nurse Shark, seems to send thoughts completely in the opposite direction, and Sand Tiger Shark, is kind of just in the middle there, and yet, all of these names belong to one […]

Puffadder Shyshark AKA Cat Shark

Let’s Talk About It…Puffadder Shyshark – aka – Cat Shark Found in False Bay, amongst other areas in the Western Cape through to Angola, this shark is a species of catshark! What? Catshark, really? Yes, really and not because it looks like this! It is also known as a “Happy Eddie” but that is easier […]

Shortfin Mako Shark

Another amazing shark to be found in the waters +- 25 miles off from False Bay amongst other temperate waters is the Shortfin Mako. Not to be confused with its cousin, the Longfin Mako; which grows to an average of 4.5 meters, the Shortfin Mako grows to a maximum of 2.5 meters weighing in at […]

Bronze Whaler Shark

Let’s Talk About It…Bronze Whaler Shark ASEC is now diving with these beautiful Bronze Whalers. The trips are very exciting and the sharks are interactive around the boat. This makes for a great shark cage diving trip. The Bronze Whaler Shark is also known as Copper Shark, or Narrowtooth Shark. Why the “Bronze Whaler” perhaps […]