Cage Diving with Sharks – School Journal Level 4 November 2023

The author recounts an encounter with a great white during a cage-diving trip in Foveaux Strait. As well as challenging common narratives about sharks, the writer emphasises their importance as a keystone species essential for keeping marine ecosystems healthy.

Keywords: apex predators, biodiversity, Bluff, cage diving, eco-tourism, extinction, food chain, Foveaux Strait, keystone species, ocean, overfishing, pāua diving, predators, Rakiura, scallops, sea, sharks, Stewart Island, sustainability, sea life, ocean life, ocean creatures, sea creatures