False Bay

The first objection has to do with the presentation of the two datasets in the 2023 study, and that one cannot infer than an increase in the number of shark sightings in one spot, in this case Algoa Bay, is directly comparable to a reduction in shark sightings in another spot, such as False Bay.

Dr Sara Andreotti, a marine biologist in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University and one of the co-authors, says they are worried about the effect of the narrative on conservation efforts: "There is no evidence of the hundreds of white sharks counted in False Bay, Gansbaai and Mossel Bay ten years ago to be aggregating now somewhere else along the South African coastline. Our concern is that unsupported claims of population stability could jeopardise conservation actions urgently needed for white sharks," she warns.

A study from False Bay, in Cape Town, South Africa found the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in sea lettuce, an edible seaweed.

Foster, who grieved over the loss of his friend, showed his 3,000 hours of footage to fellow diver and director Pippa Ehrlich who shot additional material of the landscape beneath the cold waters of False Bay near Foster’s home.

William Bucheit, of Spartanburg, S.C., captured the remarkable photo while hunting on an eight-day adventure in False Bay, South Africa.