South Africa Told to Boost Beach Safety As Great White Sharks Move East
- Study shows sharks have moved east from Cape Town to Algoa Bay
- More than 30 sightings off Plettenberg Bay following attacks
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An eastward shift by one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks is increasing the need for safety measures on South African beaches where bathers aren’t used to the presence of the 2-ton predators.
A recent study, the biggest survey to date of white shark populations off the South African coast, and a new shark-spotting program provide the most definitive evidence yet that the largest predatory sharks have mostly left the Western Cape region and headed east.