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Numbers don’t add up: About 12 years ago more than 400 great white sharks were seen off the coast of Gansbaai. . The population may have moved eastwards but the shark counts there don’t reflect this.(Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
POPULATION DECLINE

SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists

Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Call of the sea: Marine biologist Dr Sara Andreotti says sharks must be managed as a sustainable resource for our blue economy. Photo: Stefan Els/Matie Media
ALGOA BAY

Why great white sharks are disappearing from South Africa’s coastline

Government panel blames killer whales for the depleted population of great white sharks, but experts say overfishing is the big culprit that is not being addressed

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read