White Shark Projects is a renowned global research organization founded in 1989. We are totally dedicated to the conservation and health of our oceans. All life is connected and as humans we must do what we can to ensure our footprint makes a positive impression on our precious earth.

What Sharks will I see?
Shark cage diving in Gansbaai with White Shark Projects can provide you with unique opportunities to witness the wonder of Its varied shark life. These sharks include the Great White Shark, Bronze Whaler Shark and Seven Gill Cow Shark. You can dive with these beautiful underwater creatures from the safety of our cage in a safe and professional environment.

Mystery of the Great White Shark
Shark cage diving in South Africa is world renowned. There is still much mystery that surrounds the Great White Shark. We do not know many things about them such as where they breed or where many of them give birth. The Great White Shark is nomadic so It is imperative that we take data on them each time we see them from our boat. We share our findings with other conservation organizations to try and establish numbers, growth rates, returning individuals and much more.

Bronze Whaler Sharks
When our white sharks leave our bay we often experience wonderful viewing of the Bronze Whaler Shark. This animal grows up to 4 Meters in length and congregate In herds. Sometimes there can be up to 25 different individuals around the boat at the same time. We do our best to identify individuals above and below the water whilst taking data of their size and sex.

White Shark Projects – It is about more than shark diving in South Africa.

Our 18 staff members have a range of qualifications. Our team have been trained to the highest of standards set by SAMSA. In turn this enables them, as a team, to effectively co-ordinate activities around our varied shark life. These include:

Service delivery, Conservation, Education and Research