Diving
If you wish to see the bigger things the ocean has to offer, this is the site fro you. Protea Banks is situated 7.5km straight out to sea off Shelly Beach. A fossilised sand dune reef lies in an east to west direction along the coast between 27-40m, and is approximately 6km long and 800m in width. Ranked amongst the top shark and game fish dives in the world, Protea Banks offers you a variety of sharks and pelagic on almost every dive.During the summer months the Bull shark (Zambezi) makes the banks its home. Hammerheads are often seen overhead - in their hundreds. Guitar sharks, Coppers and Blacktip frequent this reef, while a fortunate few get the privilege of seeing the elusive Tiger shark. In the winter months the Ragged-tooth sharks congregate on Protea to mate. A vast number of game fish can be spotted such as Barracuda, Snappers, Tuna, Tellowtail, Kingfish and Potat bass. Other species that one could encounter are the Humback whale, Spotted eagle ray, Manta ray, Devil ray, White shark and Bridle bass. Diving here is normally a multi-level dive (no current, no sharks) where a couple of minutes spent on the reef arre followed by a drift in the big blue to see all the mid-water sharks and pelagic fish.
Launch Sites: The launch is done from Shelly Beach ski boat club. A surf launch is done from the beach in a small, protected area. The wearing of life jackets is compulsory with every launch, as well as beaching. Facilities at the launch site include showers and toilets and the ski boat club hosts a small kiosk that provides takeaway food.
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