FISHline News FEATURE SPECIES: SCALLOPS

From the desk of
Roberta Muir

A symbol of many things, from pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St James at Santiago de Compostela in Spain, to a multinational oil refinery, and found in all the world’s oceans, the scallop shell is perhaps the definitive shell shape. European names for this prized bivalve often reflect its association with St James, such as the German ‘Jakobsmuschel’ and French ‘Coquille St. Jacques’.

SEE! BREACH FOR THE SKY!

By Roy Watts
Photography by Chris Fallows

The great white sharks of False Bay have developed a unique form of breach predation which has them hurtling out of the sea with awesome savagery. With the world record for one of these beasts standing at well over 6 metres, and with weights ranging between 1 and 2 tons, the stage is set for a spectacle more dramatic than anything Hollywood could conjure up. 

THE ‘RAGGIES’ OF ROCKTAIL

With Roy Watts

Nestling in a dune forest in a remote corner of South Africa, the Rocktail Beach Camp is custodian to one of the premier dive sites of the world. Roy watts went to take a look - and to drop in on Ragged Tooth Shark pre-natal classes.