Bull shark

Sources contradict: ZuBlu gives Feb-Jun peak, Divearoo gives year-round with Aug-Dec most reliable. Encoded flat rather than picking a side. Unbaited. See OQ-30.

Year-round diving with no closure. The constraint is permit capacity: roughly two dive groups per site per day, with El Vencedor allocated by weekly lottery. Both sources agree Aug-Dec gives the warmest water (27-30C) and best visibility (24-27m); ZuBlu's Feb-Jun bull shark window sits in the coldest, murkiest part of the year, which is part of why the contradiction matters. Book 3-6 months ahead for peak season.

Known locally as Zambezi shark. Year-round, though the dedicated bull shark diving in this region is at Protea Banks rather than Aliwal.

Runs year-round with no closure, but the surf launch means individual days are lost to sea state far more often than at a sheltered destination. The two headline seasons are opposed: ragged-tooth Jun-Nov in cold water, tiger sharks Nov-Mar in warm water, overlapping only in November. Low operating