The recent Ocearch/Shark Men controversy has gripped Cape Town’s water users and drawn some absolute fringe lunatics out of the woodwork, many of whom object to what they perceive to be the cruel and dangerous… Continue reading…
We love a good shipwreck. Witness our obsession with the Seli 1, which ran aground at Blouberg a couple of years ago. It is thus with interest that we discovered that a Japanese-built, Chinese-run fishing… Continue reading…
More often than not, the horned blenny (Parablennius cornutus) will be seen in the attitude above – hiding (annoyingly) in a crevice or, as in this case, a vent on top of the superstructure of… Continue reading…
The vast majority of new divers in Cape Town know where Long Beach in Simon’s Town is. Irrespective of the dive school you choose for Open Water training it is in most cases quite likely… Continue reading…
The events of the last few weeks are still very fresh and raw, and I am sure that there will be many more statements, comments, theories, opinions and findings following the public relations debacle of… Continue reading…
On Thursday a young man in his youthful prime was bitten by a shark in False Bay, and lost his life. Coincidentally, in addition to the usual (limited – three operators only) cage diving activities… Continue reading…
Hi divers The rain has started and with it should come winter weather, clean cold and crisp water – yet its not quite here. I launched the boat in Hout Bay today and looked at… Continue reading…
They’re hardly visible in the picture below, but there’s a school of tiny silvery fish swimming low over the sand. These are white stumpnose (Rhabdosargus globiceps), which spawn inshore in spring and summer. They grow… Continue reading…
In his post about Long Beach Tony has mentioned that it constantly serves up wonderful surprises in the form of creatures not usually seen elsewhere. Some of these are visitors who get washed into False… Continue reading…
Hi divers This will be a short and sweet newsletter. Sorry it’s late! A power failure last night that lasted until well after bedtime meant that our wireless was down, and since we live in… Continue reading…
