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We talk to some of the most epic people in the Shark world. The Great White Shark Experience Podcast by White Shark Ocean gets up close and personal with the people who spend their lives working with wildlife and sharks but in particular the Great White Shark.

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31 Great White Shark Crew, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast We Are Joined By The White Shark Africa Cage Diving Crew. After 4 long months with no Great White Sharks in the bay we finally have them back. The crew talk about the relief they are feeling having the sharks back as well as the individual sharks that have come back into the bay. The boys also talk about the difference between small sharks and big sharks.

30 Great White Shark Crew, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast We Are Joined By The White Shark Africa Cage Diving Crew. After 3 long months with no sharks the crew are understandably down and fatigued. Allen Tony And Eric talk about how the lack of sharks is impacting the town and how the fateful day when Port And Starboard played out. The boys also make their predictions about when they think the sharks will be back in Mossel Bay.

Ryan And Sandor Divemaster Training, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Ryan and Sandor. Ryan and Sondar have been completing their divemaster training in Mossel Bay with GoDive. Both from the US Ryan and Sondar have spent a few months with the team, both doing sardine run and Aliwal Shoal during their time. Today we talk about their experiences in Mossel Bay and what they have been up to in their time here.

Lacey And Val, Great White Shark Necropsy, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Lacey and Val. Both return guests of the podcast, Lacey and Val were both at the necropsy of the recent Great White Shark that had been killed by Orcas in Mossel Bay. Lacey co lead the Necropsy alongside Ralph Watson from Marine Dynamics whilst Val live streamed the event. Today we talk about the necropsy, recent appearances in documentaries and the pros and cons of communicating shark science.

Jean Borchardt, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Jean Borchardt, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Jean. A Mossel Bay local who isn’t naturally someone who embraces the ocean lifestyle. Jean has been persuaded to see the sharks on a number of occasions and has an interesting non shark person perspective from outside the shark world looking in. Today we talk about Jeans life in Mossel Bay, how he ended up interacting with the sharks and his opinions on a wide range of sharky topics.

Leigh, Head Scuba Diving Instructor, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Leigh. Starting out 12 months ago as an intern Leigh has come back to Mossel Bay to complete her instructors and take over as the head instructor for GoDive Mossel Bay. Leigh has had a rollercoaster of experiences during her time in Mossel Bay from learning to dive for the first time to teaching her first students as well as working with the infamous Great White Shark and the notorious Orcas Port and Starboard. Today we talk about how she got started as well as all her experiences along the way.

Sardine Run with Leigh and Elton Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Leigh and Elton from GoDive Mossel Bay. Leigh is the head instructor of GoDive and spent a few days in Chintsa on the Sardine Run with us. Elton joins us again to talk about how the first ever GoDive Mossel Bay Sardine Run went. We talk about the highs and lows of Sardine Run, the amazing people we met along the way and the challenges we faced. We also talk about the recent Orca/Great White Shark predation and what it was like to witness that live.

Sardine Run Emily Eaton

Today on the Great White Shark Experience Podcast we are joined by Emily Eaton for a sardine Run Special. Todays podcast is brought to you from Crawfords Lodge In Chintsa from our base for the Sardine Run. The Sardine Run is the largest migration per biomass as massive shoals of sardines migrate around the coast of South Africa. Today we talk about the first week of the sardine run and our experiences jumping in with some epic bait balls. We have had 4 days of amazing action so far and we are excited for the upcoming adventures.

Sasha Dines, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Sasha Dines from SeaSearch Research and Conservation based in Cape Town. Sasha is a PhD candidate that is studying the signature whistles of the most elusive species of dolphin in South Africa, The highly endangered Humpback Dolphin. Sasha started her career here in Mossel Bay as the head field specialist for Oceans Research taking on the position when she was just 22. Today we talk about how her career began along with her work now in Cape Town with SeaSearch.

DAN Southern Africa, Nicky, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Nikki from DAN Southern Africa. DAN is one of the leading membership companies for scuba diving insurance around the world. Nikki is the marketing manager for DAN for the whole of Southern Africa. She has dived in some incredible places, today we talk about what DAN does along with some of her adventures

Biggest Great White Sharks, Craig Ferreira, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Craig Ferreira back with us again! Co-Owner of White Shark Africa Craig has worked most of his life with Great White Sharks. Today we talk about Great White Shark Attacks, The submarine, Deep Blue and a sighting of a possible 8M Great White Shark In Struisbaai South Africa.

Elton Polly Sardine Run Special, Episode 20, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Sardine Run, Episode 20, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Elton Polly Back With us for a Sardine Run Special. Over the next few months one of the largest migrations per biomass is travelling up the coast of South Africa. Elton and the GoDive Mossel Bay crew will be running tours to dive with the giant bait balls along with the many ocean predators that follow them. Today we explore what the sardine run is and all the craziness that happens when you embark on a sardine run adventure. A full on Blue Planet experience!

Tiff Taff, Episode 19, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Tiff Taff. Tiff Taff is a long standing intern that started with shark research unit almost a year ago before coming to to join the GoDive program to complete her dive master training. She quickly became part of the family and soon integrated herself into local life. Tiff Taffs story is very relatable, like many people she found herself in a rut and decided something had to change. So she set off on the adventure of a life time to work with Great White Sharks in South Africa.

Sophu, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 18

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Sophu. She is the joint owner of Shark Research Unit here in Mossel Bay. Originally from the Eastern Cape Sophu started out as an outreach coordinator for Oceans Research. Sophu is a passionate communicator whose vision is to inspire and pave the way for the next generation. Today we talk about how Sophu got started in the industry, the challenges she has faced and her aims for the future.

Christiaan And Nico, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 17

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Christiaan And Nico! It is Nico’s second time on the podcast and he is back for a special episode with Christiaan the owner of Drone Fanatics and the man who captured the Orcas Killing the Great White Shark in front of Hartenbos that was featured on the Discovery Channel Last Year. Today we talk about capturing the iconic moments at sea and the state of the Orca/Great White Shark relationship.

Tony And Conre, The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 16

Today On The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Tony and Conre! Tony the Great White Shark bait handler is back for his second round on the Podcast and this time joined by Conre. Conre is a skipper and a commercial diver that has worked in and around the shark world for the last few years most notably on the Donald Shultz Shark Week episode with Tony. Today we talk about their adventures on the shark week shoot as well as getting an epic shark video using their home made tow cam device.

Craig Ferreira, Episode 15 - The Great White Shark Experience Podcast

Today on The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Craig Ferreira, renowned Great White Shark specialist and the owner of White Shark Africa, the only shark cage diving operation in Mossel Bay, Today we talk about What’s happening with the Great White Sharks, how White Shark Africa began and Craigs father who helped get Great White Sharks protected in South Africa in 1991

The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 14 - Lacey And Emmo

Today on The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Lacey the head field specialist for Oceans Research back with us with our new guest Emmo. Originally from Limpopo Emmo is an outreach coordinator for Oceans Research who has had an insanely exciting career so far, from fire fighting in the bush, moving giant snakes to his first ever time being on a boat and working with Great White Sharks. Now he is going onto his next adventure collecting data on a game reserve surrounded by lions.

The Great White Shark Experience, Episode 13 - Val Is Back!

The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 13 - Val Is Back!

Today on The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Val Back With Us. Today we talk about the recent shark hunting incident by port and starboard in Gansbaai along with our recent experience following the two shark hunters. Val also tells us about her recent bought of anxiousness about getting in the water in Mossel Bay even though she has been here 7 years without it ever bothering her before.

The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 12 - Elton

Today on The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Elton Polly. The owner of GoDive Mossel Bay, Elton has years of shark diving experience from running the White Shark Africa Internship. Now Elton has started his own program that brings the fun, excitement and life experience of the old program and added scuba diving so students can leave with formal qualifications. Today we talk about diving in South Africa along with some of the mishaps that have happened along the way.

The Great White Shark Experience Podcast, Episode 11 - Caity

Today on The Great White Shark Experience Podcast we have Caity, A Scuba Diving Instructor Intern for Go Dive Mossel Bay, Caity first fell in love with Mossel Bay in 2021 after fulfilling her lifelong dream of seeing the Great White Shark. After meeting Elton on the cage diving boat Caity decided to come back and do the program to spend more time with the sharks, learn to dive and put her marketing background to use in the shark conservation world. Today we talk about her time in Mossel Bay along with some of the highs and lows of looking for sharks and working as a diving instructor.