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One of the most respected creatures on Earth, this is the essential super shark in both complexity and reputation yet, as you will learn, it has astonishingly interesting social structures and intra specific behavioral characteristics.

The Western Cape provides an ideal setting for frequent encounters and opportunities to study the great white shark, drawing international researchers, documentary film crews and avid shark divers to learn more about the largest predatory fish on the planet. Being the social animal that it is, we directly observe the predatory behavior of the great white shark around the renowned Seal Island. This is followed by in-water sessions learning about its prey, the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pucillus pucillus), and also a number of cage dives to get a close-up acquaintance with the shark.

In this course, led by a marine scientist specializing in sharks, we separate fact from fiction and assemble the latest findings in white shark research. The lectures are peppered with fascinating information in addition to great white shark trivia that you guaranteed didn't already know. Upon successfully completing a minimum of three intense days of studying white shark biology you will be awarded the not too common White Shark Awareness Diver Distinctive Specialty certification, issued by PADI.

The goals of the White Shark Awareness Diver Distinctive Specialty Course are:

* To increase knowledge of the great white shark, its conservation status, ecology and distribution, population biology, behavior, and to dispel public misconceptions about the species by analyzing factual information.

* To make you able to plan and attend organized diving with white sharks in a safe and environmentally sensible manner.

* To have you appreciate the white shark as an ecologically important species and introduce means with which you can get involved in research and conservation efforts.

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