Chris Fallows
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African born Chris Fallows is an expert on the Great White Shark
and their hunting habits. He has amassed the largest database of predatory events involving Great White Sharks in False Bay
and was the first member of the scientific community to observe the breaching behaviour.
Chris Fallows has written four scientific papers on the breaching behaviour of great White Sharks when hunting as well a book titled, ‘Great White and The Majesty of Sharks’ which has sold over 25 000 copies. Fallow has worked with National Geographic, Discovery Channel
and helped produce the Air Jaws series of shark documentaries. The shark segment on Discoveries Blue Planet was filmed with the help of Chris Fallows.
As well as Great White Shark observation and cage diving Fallow has undertaken nearly 200 open water diving expeditions with the Mako shark and Blue sharks in South Africa
since 1999.
Great white shark
The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. It is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached...
and their hunting habits. He has amassed the largest database of predatory events involving Great White Sharks in False Bay
False Bay
False Bay is a body of water defined by Cape Hangklip and the Cape Peninsula in the extreme South-West of South Africa.- Description and location :...
and was the first member of the scientific community to observe the breaching behaviour.
Early life
Growing up in a game reserve Fallow’s fascination with wildlife stretches back to his childhood. After moving to the coast at the age of 12 his fascination with the ocean and marine wildlife grew. At the age of 16 Fallow co-ordinated a tag and release program in his home town. His endeavours, with the co-operation of local beach net fishermen, saw the tagging, documenting and releasing of over fifteen thousand sharks and rays.Career
In 1992 Fallow was at the forefront of Great White Shark tours when he started his work and research at Dyer Island off Gaansbaai. He worked there until 1996 when he co-founded African Shark Eco-Charters in False Bay. It was then that he along with colleague discovered the breaching Great White Sharks that have been made famous by the Air Jaws movies. In the year 2000 Fallow formed Apex Shark Expeditions with his wife Monique. Over the last 10 years together they observed and catalogued over 5500 predatory events. This is the largest database of its kind in the world.Chris Fallows has written four scientific papers on the breaching behaviour of great White Sharks when hunting as well a book titled, ‘Great White and The Majesty of Sharks’ which has sold over 25 000 copies. Fallow has worked with National Geographic, Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
and helped produce the Air Jaws series of shark documentaries. The shark segment on Discoveries Blue Planet was filmed with the help of Chris Fallows.
As well as Great White Shark observation and cage diving Fallow has undertaken nearly 200 open water diving expeditions with the Mako shark and Blue sharks in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
since 1999.