Marine Dynamics Blog

Day: September 13, 2012

The whale sightings are definitely giving the shark sightings a run for their money! It was incredible to see two Southern Right Whales so close to our boat and the fact that they loved to pose for photos made it even better. This was also at the very beginning of our trip and therefore laid the path for things to come. The sharks were equally as impressive with sightings of two tagged sharks; one acoustically and the other satellite. The largest shark was well over the 4 meter marker and the smallest was about 1.7 meters, a nice variation amongst individuals. Another great day in Kleinbaai…

We almost had the entire Marine Big 5 today: Sharks, whales, seals, dolphins and almost a penguin. Even though we are here to see the Great White Shark in action, it’s always great to be able to appreciate the immense diversity that we find in this area. I think the only major complaint from everyone was that their battery life on their cameras was dying or that their memory cards were filling up to fast :)! The sharks did keep us waiting for a while today, but when they showed up it was spectacular. A little patience is always needed…

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