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“South Africa: a life among sharks”

A report filmed in Umkomaas with Steven Surina: tonic immobility, and why sharks need protecting.

Margaux Le Brun and Steven Surina on a boat in South Africa, from the France 2 midday news

After a Shark Education expedition in Mozambique, Steven Surina and I travelled down to Umkomaas, South Africa, to Walter Bernardis’ dive centre African Watersports — he created the tonic immobility technique used in this report — to film sharks and practise tonic immobility.

Followed by the France 2 crew, we explained why protecting sharks matters, and how a respectful encounter changes the way people see them. The report aired on the national midday news.

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