After last week's shark attack in Stilbaai, the issue of human-shark conflict is back in the local news. Former pro surfer, Llewellyn Whittaker, who runs Waves School of Surfing - and who survived a rather scary encounter at The Point a few years ago - is calling for a shark spotting programme, as well as a committee to regulate chumming activity in the Bay.
Llew has called for a meeting which will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 6th at the offices of Omni Marketing, 112 High Street (corner of Church and High streets) in Mossel Bay. If you're concerned, attend and get involved!
If you need a reminder, you'll see from the Sharks, Chumming & Cage Diving section of the IRA website that the Great Brak River mouth is pretty well right in the thick of things, shark-wise, during the holiday season.
Meanwhile, the Mossel Bay Advertiser is running an online poll on the subject - here is a snapshot of the results as of this morning (you can find the poll on the paper's homepage and click to vote yourself, if so inclined):
Llew has called for a meeting which will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 6th at the offices of Omni Marketing, 112 High Street (corner of Church and High streets) in Mossel Bay. If you're concerned, attend and get involved!
If you need a reminder, you'll see from the Sharks, Chumming & Cage Diving section of the IRA website that the Great Brak River mouth is pretty well right in the thick of things, shark-wise, during the holiday season.
Meanwhile, the Mossel Bay Advertiser is running an online poll on the subject - here is a snapshot of the results as of this morning (you can find the poll on the paper's homepage and click to vote yourself, if so inclined):
