False Bay
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About this site
False Bay is a large bay on the eastern side of Cape Town. Its seal colonies draw sharks into the area, and great whites follow the seals, although the great white has been absent from the bay for some time.
In their place, divers meet copper sharks and sevengill cow sharks, both of which can be seen from a cage. The bay has a rich marine environment, and watching the sharks work around the seal colonies is the main reason to dive here.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandiReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Chub MackerelScomber japonicusReported here · unconfirmed
Great white sharkGreat white sharkReported here · unconfirmed
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