All those visitors to recent Dive Shows who thrilled to the uncaged diving with great white sharks of Mike Rutzen in South Africa, and all those who have read about his exploits in DIVER, can now get that bit closer to the reality. Mike's company Shark Diving Unlimited has launched a three-day PADI 'Distinctive Speciality' course called White Shark Awareness, held in Gansbaai, South Africa. Participants are promised at least two cage dives with great whites, and the final dive is made in shallow water with Cape fur seals. Evening lectures with Mike Rutzen cover white shark hunting behaviour, biology and environment; Cape fur seal biology; and how divers should conduct themselves in the presence of sharks. The price is Rand 5700 per person (about£450).
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