Protea Banks Southern Shark Arena
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Protea Banks lies off Shelly Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast of South Africa, a reef system a few kilometres offshore in the Indian Ocean. The Southern Shark Arena refers to a section of this reef known for shark encounters, reached by boat from the Shelly Beach or Margate area. It is rated an advanced dive, in line with the offshore location and the open-water shark activity divers come here for.
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