The sharks are back! Check out the our new Predator Exhibit.
Scuba divers who want the Two Oceans Aquarium ragged-tooth shark diving experience, minus the cage, need to act fast. From 3 June we will be tagging and then releasing the ragged-tooth sharks in our I&J Predator Exhibit back into the wild. They won’t all be released at the same time, but by 3 July 2016 all four raggies will be back in the big blue.
Why are we releasing these sharks? Because the I&J Predator Exhibit as we know it today will be closed down for much-needed maintenance. The Ocean Basket Kelp Forest will be going down for maintenance too, so PADI Advanced divers keen to float between the kelp fronds also need to book a dive before the end of June.
Our work with sharks
In 2004, the Two Oceans Aquarium in conjunction with the Save our Seas Foundation and the AfriOceans Conservation Alliance (AOCA), tagged and released Maxine, a ragged-tooth shark that had been housed in the Aquarium for eight and a half years. Subsequently, the Two Oceans Aquarium has released sharks back into the ocean every two years.
Click here to read more about our shark conservation work.
What’s next?
Many of the fish in the I&J Predator and the Ocean Basket Kelp Forest exhibits will be released, while others will be kept in quarantine until the exhibits are ready to house animals. When the predator exhibit reopens, we will once again be displaying the majestic ragged-tooth shark.
But don’t worry – our new large-scale exhibit is very nearly ready so you’ll still have plenty new things to see and experience when you visit the Aquarium.
Watch this space for news on our new exhibit and our new adventure offerings, and in the mean time … Be sure to book that dive!
Click here or email us at dive@aquarium.co.za for more information about scuba diving at the Aquarium.
