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Forget ghost-busters, become a shark spotter.
Last Updated: 21 December 2016
The City of Cape Town is partnering up with Shark Spotters to keep beaches safe. Beach-goers are advised to pay attention to shark signage and obey officials’ instructions when spending the day at the beach.
The Mother City will be working together with the Shark Spotters to improve beach safety. The initiative has been given extra attention during the busy beach days ahead. The Day of Goodwill, New Year’s Day and Tweede Nuwejaar are days spent beaching as everyone looks forward to cooling off during these hot summer days. This is the time when vigilance is key and any shark sightings should be reported to the Shark Spotters.
“Even though 30 Shark Spotters and 10 Fish Hoek shark exclusion net crew members have been employed to improve beach safety during the upcoming summer season, we need all the help we can get,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Environmental and Spatial Planning, Councillor Johan van der Merwe.
Shark Spotter looking for any signs of a shark in the waters.
The Fish Hoek shark exclusion net forms a complete barricade from the seafloor to the sea surface and prevents animals from entering the ‘exclusion zone’ in the southern corner of Fish Hoek Bay. It is deployed and retrieved daily to minimise the risk of trapping marine animals and has been specifically designed to have minimal impact on the environment. The exclusion net is active daily (weather permitting) between 9am and 5pm until March 2017 and on weekends, public and school holidays in April 2017.
Locals can use the Shark Spotter app which provides beach-goers with all the latest shark safety information at City beaches, including which flag is currently flying and why. The flags fly for various reasons, including:
Shark Spotters are present at the following other beaches:
Beach |
Times |
St James/Kalk Bay |
Mon – Sun, 8am – 6pm |
Fish Hoek |
Mon – Sun, 7am – 6.45pm |
Caves, Kogel Bay |
Mon – Sun, 8am – 6pm |
Noordhoek (The Hoek) |
Mon – Sun, 8am – 6am (to May) |
Clovelly |
Weekends, Public Holidays and School Holidays, 10am – 5am |
Glencairn |
Weekends, Public Holidays and School Holidays, 8am – 6pm |
Monwabisi |
Weekends, Public Holidays and School Holidays, 8am – 6pm |
5 GENERAL SHARK SAFETY TIPS FOR BEACH-GOERS
The Shark Spotters’ Information Centre, situated at Muizenberg Surfer’s Corner, is open to all members of the public from 8am to 6pm, seven days a week.
By Garth Prins
Source Credit: City of Cape Town
Image Credit: Shark Spotters
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