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Dear Prospective volunteer,
The Great White Shark cage diving volunteer program is a shark research, ecotourism, naturalist and volunteer project operating in
Mossel Bay, South Africa. This program offers a diverse itinerary to suit the expectations of a broad cross-section of participants who share a passion for the oceans greatest marine predator – the great white shark. This program offers a hands-on approach to working not only with great white sharks, but also other regional species of sharks. The ultimate goals of the program are education, public awareness, the advancement of shark science and the conservation of all shark species.
As a Shark cage diving volunteer, you will be intensely involved in the daily operations of White Shark Africa; a world leading white shark cage diving ecotourism company. Volunteers will accompany us on our daily expeditions, participate in our daily operations, and receive expert training and guidance from our operations team. As part of the team on-board the boats, we will involve you in as many aspects of the day-to-day running of all operations as much as possible and we encourage you to be hands on. You are expected to participate in the following: data collection, cage diving, tagging, basic seamanship, boat and equipment maintenance, bait and chum work, assisting and educating tourists, marine conservation, education and being part of a team of like-minded people.

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In addition, Shark Warrior volunteers will increase their practical skill set during tutorials and lectures from a variety of partners, including
Fiona Ayerst Underwater Photography ( www.fionaayerst.com
) who provides an intensive course on how to improve your DSLR photographic ability and Oceans Research ( www.oceansresearch.com
) who provides training in the art of photo identification of white sharks and marine mammals.
White Shark Africa is co-owned by Craig Ferreira and Christo Kruger.
Craig is a world leading authority on Great White sharks and speaks on these species around the world, and has featured in many documentaries since the early 90’s. Craig, along with his father Theo, pioneered most of the early research work on white sharks in South
Africa. Through this important work, Theo, together with scientist
Leonard Compagno, were instrumental and the driving force behind
South Africa becoming the first country in the world to secure full protection status for the white shark in 1991. Christo is a top shark handler, an avid marine conservationist, a very experienced skipper and spearheads the operation in Mossel Bay, South Africa.
Yours kindly,
Ryan Johnson
Founder, Oceans Campus

During the program you will be entering the domain of the greatest predator in the ocean... the Great White shark. Although subject to change due to our reliance on weather, we have established a set structure to the volunteer program listed as follows:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Arrive in Mossel Bay: Induction to the program.
White Shark boat: surface viewing and cage dive + Oceans
Research lecture
Morning: Educational visit to local primary school.
Afternoon: Shark tagging and release on the small boat, including data collection.
Morning: white Shark boat: surface viewing and cage dive, including data collection. Afternoon: Beach clean-up.
White Shark boat – surface viewing and cage dive, including data collection.
Day off / optional excursion or dive.
Day off.
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As a volunteer you will be taking part in the following activities: o Great white shark data collection from the shark cage diving boat o Tagging and release of small resident shark species o Community outreach o Environmental conservation o Photographic and photo ID training o SCUBA diving
Other activities o Local excursions o Marine guiding o Competent crew o Boat handling o Basic seamanship
For more in-depth information on each of these activities, download our Shark Cage Diving Activities e-book !

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Frequently Asked Questions
Eligibility:
This program is ideal for anyone interested in sharks, eco-tourism, marine conservation, underwater photography or biology. It is designed to provide participants with a broad spectrum of experiences based around working with
Great White Sharks.
The program is open to anyone with a real interest in sharks and to those who wish to be involved in something rewarding, educational, exciting and overall enjoyable. Anyone studying biology, marine biology, zoology, oceanography, marine tourism, animal husbandry, marine filming etc, will find the program particularly beneficial towards achieving their goals.
For how long?
We advise students to attend for a minimum of 27 days, anyone wishing to attend for only 21 days or 14 days, may do so at reduced price.
Where?
Mossel Bay is a beautiful town located 400 kilometres east of Cape Town, and
400 km west of Port Elizabeth.Throughout your program you will be staying in a shared apartment within town, walking distance from local amenities. This apartment is modern and self catering, with a veranda overlooking the bay.
Students will be sharing the accommodation, with a maximum of three people per room
Cost:
The equivalent of 22, 999 ZAR per month is requested from all applicants, which will cover accommodation, local travel and all training activities.

We have compiled a number of e-books and videos, with answers to questions such as:
 Flights?
 Arrival and departure arrangements?
 What does the cost include/exclude?
 Can I cancel or change the dates of the internship?
 Do I need a VISA? What about insurance?
 Vaccinations?
 What should I bring with me to South Africa? Any specific clothing I should wear?
 Do we have weekends off?
 How can I communicate with friends and family back home?
Please visit our Resources Library page to access this information.
Further information about our institute and work is available on the
Oceans Campus website ( www.oceans-campus.com
). If you have further questions about the internship program, please drop a note to our program specialist, or if you like what you see and would like to secure your place, please follow the links on your right.