Did you know that there is a seal island in Mossel Bay as well? However, this is much smaller in size than the one located in False Bay and it definitively hosts less than the stunning 70.000 cape fur seals of False Bay Seal Island (if interested about the False Bay Seal Island you can read more at this post).
Despite the size and the relatively smaller number of seals living on the island at Mossel Bay, this rock in the sea always attract the sea apex predator - the great white shark.
Mossel Bay Seal Island, though, is much closer to the shore and more in the “shallow” water vs. the Seal Island in False Bay. For this reason, it attracts generally younger and smaller sharks vs. False Bay. To be clear, smaller sharks always means sharks between 2.5m and 6m long.
The reason why Mossel Bay Seal Island is patrolled by this juvenile great white sharks is because the shallower water is not very comfortable for bigger white sharks as they cannot swim very well at their full potential in the shallow water.
For reference - in False Bay - it is not unusual to enjoy great white sharks which could also be 8m or 10m long - essentially as long as a school bus.
The younger sharks use Mossel Bay Seal Island as a playground to hunt and to learn the key techniques of survival. At the same time they are also very active - like every kid is - and they are easily attracted by the noise of boats passing by or standing by see them underneath the surface.
In a nutshell, going for great white shark exploration and shark diving in Mossel Bay is a lot of fun. It is a real boost of adrenaline with a lot of action because it does not take a lot - once the boat is on anchor - to be fully sorrounded by very excited white sharks. This makes it the perfect conditions for observation.
These are some of the pictures I have been taking at Mossel Bay - for more pictures and information on how to organize your trip please follow this link:
