Sharkspotters started almost 10 years ago with True Blue Travels help.
Last week Patricia De Lille gave Sharkspotters SILVER STATUS as one of her projects in her portfolio of sustainability projects
Well done TEAM!

Founded in 2004 by Cape Town surfer and True Blue Traveller Greg Bertish, with Rasta Davids, Monwabisi Sikiya, and Surf Shack owners Dave and Fiona Chudleighwas, and then adopted by Cape Town City, Shark Spotters is a unique programme aimed at finding a middle ground between white shark conservation and the concerns of the public. This initiative employs +- 35 shark spotters,according to the season, at nine of Cape Town’s popular beaches. The shark spotters scan coastal waters for sharks from an elevated platform during daylight hours, seven days a week. Strict protocols are in place to effectively warn water users of the presence of sharks and assist them out of the water if necessary, thereby reducing the risk of a shark bite and consequently the associated negative impacts.

The Shark Spotting Programme is the only program of its kind in the world. It attempts to balance the needs of both people and white shark conservation by pro-actively reducing the interaction and conflict between recreational water users and sharks. Cape Town has, over the last few years, experienced an increase in the number of great white sharks sighted in the in-shore zone.

To read more about this epic programme or to donate to the cause go take a look at the website : http://sharkspotters.org.za