27 July 2010
The reason why Gansbaai is the Big 2 Town or also known as the Capital of the Great White Shark is because no shark nets are used here so the Great White and the Southern Right Whales together with other sea creatures are safe to swim in these waters.
South Africa is one of three countries in the world that use shark nets, the other two countries are New South Wales in Australia and Hong Kong. The authorities claim it is to protect beach goers, but the nets don’t discriminate and cause huge ecological damage. Apart from approximately 1000 sharks caught every year, a large number of harmless shark species as well as Whales, dolphins, stingrays and sea turtles are caught and die in these nets.
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