Seal Dive

Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak, National Geographic

Southern Africa has some of the world s richest waters. But debate swirls over how to sustain these seas and the fishing communities that depend on them. Here, a fur seal surfs Atlantic swells off Cape Town. To conserve sea life around the city s coastline, a marine protected area (MPA) one of 23 in South Africa was created in 2004.