Marine Dynamics Blog

Day: March 19, 2012

 

Today the visibility in the Dam was less than desirable; however the sharks were on the scene very quickly! We had several sharks today, ranging in length between 2 and 3 meters. The larger sharks seemed to be preoccupied somewhere else. Most likely taking care of a couple of seals who wondered too far off course. We had a great treat today when a couple of hagfish were swimming in front of the cage. These fish are known locally as the “snot slang”, due to the fact that they secrete large amounts of slime when captured. That was a real treat for everyone on board. All and all it was a great day, with no Monday blues…

Outstanding sharks on today’s trip! They arrived very quickly and stayed throughout, we sighted two of the same sharks from yesterday a female with a distinctive notch and a male who may be ‘Triple Dot’ from last year. Activity was top notch and we sighted two larger sharks towards the end of the trip. A great day for all on board!
 

It’s a common problem during summer that we struggle with visibility and unfortunately today was one of those days. Sharks however were absolutely stunning in every sense of the word. Even though the crew are working with these animals everyday you could see it in all our faces – this was a special day. The star of the show was a large female close to 4 meters in length one of our guests wanted to call ‘Sharkias Maximus’ and the name suited her quite well. She dominated the other sharks around the boat rubbing along side the cage as she passed and then rushing the bait from below. We sighted 12 sharks in total with a size range of just under 4 to just over 2.
 

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