White sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Africa

• Main Authors: Dicken, ML, Smale, MJ, Booth, AJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: NISC 2013
• Subjects: Bird Island
• Online Access: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/91783

We present the first quantitative study of the occurrence, size and sex of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Bird Island, Algoa Bay. Twenty-two boat trips were made to Bird Island between November 2009 and October 2011 to chum for sharks. A total of 53 sharks was observed over the study period,...