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Location: Protea Banks (South Africa)
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Marine Sightings:

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Reef Fish Sightings: Pelagic Fish Sightings: Quality of Coral:

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During February
Leatherback and Loggerhead Turtles come ashore to lay eggs on the beaches of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa.
During June
The annual sardine run is an amazing natural spectacle and one not to be missed! Each year around June, huge schools of sardines migrate through the waters of the Indian Ocean near KwaZulu Natal, attracting large numbers of marine predators and sea birds.
From July to October
Southern Right Whales arrive into the bays of both South Africa's coast and Australia's south coast to calve, where they stay until October.
From November to June
From November to June there is a good chance of seeing Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks at Protea Banks, South Africa.
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Reviews:

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Visited Comments
September 2007 Dropped to 40 meters and surrounded by approx. 20 raggies. Strong current, for experienced only. Did also baited dive in open ocean. Thatīs lot easier. Just hang around 15m and watch the Sharks !
Date posted: 08-Apr-2008 18:43 by: Willem
March 2006 lots of zambezi sharks and hammerhead in distance.
Date posted: 11-Jan-2007 13:46 by: sunshinediver
April 2006 Dived with African Oddysea - superb. Tiger, scalloped hammerhead, dusky, bull, and blacktip sharks, plus giant guitar fish all in one day. 3 manta rays in the week, with many ribbontail rays.
Date posted: 20-Apr-2006 13:18 by: Samuel
April 2005 We went tiger shark diving - saw tigers upto 8 at a time + upto 20 blacktips every dive. Visibility v. variable. Currents can be strong 3-5 knots
Date posted: 07-Sep-2005 18:30 by: andy


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Rating: Ranked as Excellant by independant reviewsRanked as Excellant by independant reviewsRanked as Excellant by independant reviewsRanked as Excellant by independant reviewsRanked as Excellant by independant reviews95%
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Bluespotted Ray
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Bottlenose Dolphin
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Clown Anemonefish
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Dugong
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Emperor Angelfish
No Some Always
Great Barracuda
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Great Hammerhead
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Great White Shark
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Green Sea Turtle
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Grey Reef Shark
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Leatherback Sea Turtle
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Leopard Seal
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Longspine Porcupine Fish
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Manta Ray
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Marbled Ray
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Pilot Whale
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Potato Grouper
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Scorpion Fish
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Sixgill Shark
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Spotted Eagle Ray
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Trumpetfish
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Twoband Anemonefish
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Whale Shark
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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