Shark Hotspots and Overlapping Fishing Locations
Hotspots for Sharks and Overlapping Fishing Grounds A new study from an international team of scientists found commercial fishing vessels target shark hotspots, areas where sharks tend to congregate, in the North Atlantic. The researchers suggest that sharks are at risk of being overfished in these oceanic hotspots. Neil Hammerschlag, research assistant professor at the […]
Shark Cage Diving Experience in Simon’s Town
The 22nd of August 1996 was a significant day for Great white shark eco-tourism in False Bay. This was the day the first ever great white shark breach was observed and recorded at Seal Island and also the start of the World’s fascination with breaching great white sharks. Chris Fallows from Apex Shark Expeditions shares the […]
The Collapse of the Smaller Shark Species – South Africa
The collapse of the smaller shark species south africa It’s not rocket science to know that when you remove large predators there are going to be massive effects to the ecosystem from which they are removed. I think one of the greatest misconceptions is that there are so many sharks out there. If you look at the […]
What is Shark Free Chips?
Shark Free Chips SHARKFREECHIPS CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED In the last few years, a small group of dedicated conservationists have sounded the alarm repeatedly that South Africa’s smoothhound and soupfin shark populations are collapsing. The reason is this: A fishery by the name of Demersal Shark Longlining (DSL) that has been working along our coastline has […]
Explore Tiger Beach and Bimini in the Bahamas
February 2017 Back in 2002, Chris and I spent our honeymoon shark diving on a liveaboard dive boat at Tiger Beach and Bimini, in the Bahamas. 15 years ago the shark dive operators here were just starting to become successful in finding, and scuba diving with Great Hammerheads and Tiger Sharks. We had a great […]
Explore the Great Namiri Plains
South East Serengeti, Tanzania Since the South African borders opened on 1 October we have tried to travel as much as possible in order to take advantage of experiencing wildlife areas that are currently quiet in terms of visitor numbers. Both Kenya and Tanzania have offered very good opportunities. In 2018 we had the great […]
Who is protecting our Oceans
Efforts to Protect our Oceans Over the past few weeks, a new ship has been spotted in False Bay in Cape Town. While mysterious to some, this vessel has been built for a mission. It is a government vessel to patrol the area. Longline and commercial fishing has become a massive problem over the past […]
Great white sharks New Zealand
A Shark Week documentary on Fred the shark in New Zealand In early March Chris & I were extremely privileged to be part of filming for an upcoming Shark Week Show for Discovery Channel. The Legend of Fred will be aired this coming August! In this documentary, you’ll find out all we know about […]
Cage Diving with Apex in Mossel Bay
Great white shark cage diving in Mossel Bay Great white shark diving at Seal Island in Mossel Bay is the perfect shark diving stop if you are exploring the famous Garden Route. Mossel Bay has its own Seal Island and this one is home to 3000 cape fur seals. It is much smaller than […]
Diving with Great White Sharks in Hermanus
Great white shark cage diving in Hermanus The fishing town of Gansbaai in the Southern Cape is not only the birth place of great white shark diving in South Africa, it is also touted as being the Shark Diving Capitol of The World. Over the last three decades, the shark diving industry has developed […]
