Skip to content
OMSAC

OMSAC

SCUBA Diving Cape Town

  • Home
  • Become a Member
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Gallery
  • Our Club
    • About Us
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Equipment
      • SCUBA Gear Rental
      • SMB & Dive Bags
      • Secondhand Dive Gear
    • Training
    • Resources
      • Dive Charters
      • Dive Shops
      • Dive Sites
  • Contact
Scientists confirm Protea Banks is ‘an essential habitat’ for threatened scalloped hammerheads.
  • Shark Month

Scientists confirm Protea Banks is ‘an essential habitat’ for threatened scalloped hammerheads.

2 months ago

Can a shark smell me in the water?
  • Shark Month

Can a shark smell me in the water?

2 months ago

Do sharks sleep?
  • Shark Month

Do sharks sleep?

2 months ago

Spotted Gulley Sharks
  • Shark Month

Spotted Gulley Sharks

2 months ago

Author: Tamyn Whitnall

Scientists confirm Protea Banks is ‘an essential habitat’ for threatened scalloped hammerheads.
November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Scientists confirm Protea Banks is ‘an essential habitat’ for threatened scalloped hammerheads.

For those of you that love warm water diving the way I do there is even more reason to head up the East Coast on […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Can a shark smell me in the water?
November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Can a shark smell me in the water?

There is a general consensus among marine scientists that sharks have an exceptional sense of smell. This is definitely very true and absolutely necessary for […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Do sharks sleep?
November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Do sharks sleep?

Sharks do not sleep like humans do, but instead have active and restful periods. But is this sleep? The answer is… maybe. Sharks definitely rest. They definitely “space-out”. […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Spotted Gulley Sharks
November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Spotted Gulley Sharks

I’ll let you in on a secret. When I started scuba diving I was convinced that I’d see sharks everywhere. Huge terrifying sharks glimpsed as […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Puffadder Shysharks
November 6, 2020

Puffadder Shysharks

Do you have a fluoro setting on your dive torch? No? Maybe you should get one. Amazingly, puffadder shysharks are among the many creatures of […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Shark Month!
November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Shark Month!

I love the little False Bay sharks, the little cat sharks and shy sharks that are found throughout our rocky reefs and kelp forests and […]

Shark Month by Tamyn Whitnall
Diver of the Year 2019
July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Diver of the Year 2019

To round out our dive buddy month a quick Q and A with one of our most enthusiastic divers and our Diver of the Year […]

Club News by Tamyn Whitnall
Thursday evenings @ 6pm
July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Thursday evenings @ 6pm

For some insight into record holding free diving don’t miss out on Ai Futaki this Thursday.

Thursday Evenings by Tamyn Whitnall
Reasons to join a Dive Club
July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Reasons to join a Dive Club

Here are four reasons to consider joining a dive club. You get to dive more often! When you are part of a dive club, there’s […]

Diving South Africa by Tamyn Whitnall
How to get to know a new dive buddy.
July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

How to get to know a new dive buddy.

One of the best reasons to join a dive club is the access you have to new dive buddies.  Each new dive buddy is an […]

Training by Tamyn Whitnall

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4

Recent Posts

  • Scientists confirm Protea Banks is ‘an essential habitat’ for threatened scalloped hammerheads.
  • Can a shark smell me in the water?
  • Do sharks sleep?
  • Spotted Gulley Sharks

Copyright © 2020 | All Rights Reserved

Shark Magazine by Shark Themes