Cape Fur Seals basking, Mossel Bay, South Africa

Seal Island, Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa (July 2019)
This image was taken during the Great White Shark trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson. The cage diving boat trip to Seal Island was run by Apex Shark Expeditions of Simon's Town. Young fur seals are a target of Great White Sharks.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Cape fur seal is also known as Brown fur seal, South African fur seal, Afro-Australian fur seal. For more information on this species of seal see the following links:
Brown fur seal / Wikipedia
Afro-Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Shooting Time 11:05
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2500
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 320
Latitude 34 08 58.5 S
Longitude 22 07 15.7 E
Altitude 19.00m
This image was taken during the Great White Shark trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson. The cage diving boat trip to Seal Island was run by Apex Shark Expeditions of Simon's Town. Young fur seals are a target of Great White Sharks.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Cape fur seal is also known as Brown fur seal, South African fur seal, Afro-Australian fur seal. For more information on this species of seal see the following links:
Brown fur seal / Wikipedia
Afro-Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Shooting Time 11:05
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2500
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 320
Latitude 34 08 58.5 S
Longitude 22 07 15.7 E
Altitude 19.00m
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