Shark Alley
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About this site
Shark Alley is a channel off Gansbaai in South Africa's Western Cape, about two hours from Cape Town, near Dyer Island. It is famous for large concentrations of great white sharks and is dived by cage from a boat.
You take a boat trip to the site, then enter a cage for close views of the sharks, or watch from the surface. Great white sightings are not a daily event, but copper sharks are almost a given. They are feisty and grow up to 3.5 metres. Cape fur seals also live in the area.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
School SharkGaleorhinus galeusReported here · unconfirmed- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandiReported here · unconfirmed
Great white sharkGreat white sharkConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
WhaleWhaleReported here · unconfirmed
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Reported here · unconfirmed
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