But destructive fishing pressure has sharply depleted ocean wildlife, some by 90 percent in 50 years, including sharks, tunas, marlin, menhaden, groupers, snappers, tarpon, turtles, shrimp, crabs and others.

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The fish cages stir occasional controversy, especially because they attract sharks, including feared white pointers up to 16 feet long.

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There is the best land based whale watching anywhere, and plenty of opportunities to get out on the water, including diving with Great White sharks, something people come from all around the world to do and can easily be done as a day activity in Cape Town (though cage diving remains controversial).

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She managed to achieve most of her ambitions, including whale watching, swimming with sharks, travelling to Kenya and meeting Take That.

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While fins are still being cut off sharks at sea, several countries including Canada, the US and the European Union have tried to restrict this by law.

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Subsequent attacks received breathless media coverage, up to and including near-nightly footage from TV helicopters of swimming sharks.

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