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Today we had predominently male sharks – perhaps they knew it was fathers day! Due to a North westerly wind picking up we were limited as to where we could dive , so we setlled on anchor in lthe lee of Dyer island just outside the mouth of Shark Alley. It seems that some of the sharks we have been working with on the adjacent side of the island days before, made the same decision.. much to our delight!
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Today we had a remarkable trip. After anchoring on a Western Reef of Dyer Island we saw 15 individual sharks some measuring over 4 meters in length! Roughly 70% of our sightings were animals we have been seeing over the last few weeks. ‘Trevor’ named by one of of our interns from England Oliver, stole the show, and at almost 4 meters long this male new he was dominant and entitled to first investigation of the bait line!
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We were on the “Love Boat” today and not on “Slash Fin”. We had two honeymoon couples on board as well as a group of friends celebrating a 21st birthday, hence the reason I say that there was lots of love on the boat. Everyone was in high spirits and I believe the guys who stayed out late last night found it a bit more difficult to cope with the swell today :)! The sharks were stupendous and very quick to arrive on the scene. We had another sighting of small “Nemo” today as well as “Lumpy”; both sharks have been spotted on several occasions over the past weeks! It’s always great to see some old friends…
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Great weather just adds to the shark cage diving experience, especially if you have some warm sunny conditions and flat seas! We had great activity today with some very big girls (sharks) making an appearance, the biggest being about 4 meters in length! We had a female tagged shark sighting; she was giving the most peculiar passes by the cage! She just kept bobbing like a cork, this allowed for some great photo opportunities! Even when we started to hoist the cage out of the water, there still remained several sharks around the boat. They looked like large puppy dogs waiting for a bone :)! Today was another great trip with Marine Dynamics…
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Have you ever wondered, when do white sharks go through puberty? This shark fact blog delivers the facts (of what we know) about white shark sexual maturity. Do they get acne and voice cracks too??
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It was a bit unusual how the cloud cover started to come in this morning because it was sunny and clear at one point and then suddenly cloudy! We were lucky not to have encountered any heavy rain, only a slight drizzle! The weather did not hamper our diving experience even slightly; the sharks arrived promptly and on queue! “Zane” also made an appearance today and he is always a pleasure to have around the boat! We also had a tagged shark around the boat and she was incredible in her demeanour! Visibility remains good and allows for some amazing shark viewing! Just keep it up Mother Nature…
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Crystal clear water, sunshine and amazing shark activity made for another exceptional winter trip with Marine Dynamics today! On arrival at Dyer island sea conditions were a little swelly from the cold front which had just passed days before, keeping us off sea. Conditons soon settled however, and after a ten minute wait we saw our first of 12 sharks! This trip was all about males, with only one female confirmed from the cage. Sizes ranged form 2.8-4.3m. Much to my delight, the very first male shark tagged by us last year ‘Zane’ showed up towards the end of our diving (see our research blog at www.dict.org.za).
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We had some of the best visibility that I have ever seen off these waters today! You know your visibility is fantastic if you are able to see the sea floor clearly and that at 10 meters depth! The sharks arrived in a matter of minutes and stayed throughout. We had the same 6 sharks initially and then the flood gates opened with a frenzy of sharks ranging in sizes from 3.5 meters all the way to massive 4.2 meter females. The weather conditions remained good throughout the trip and only at the very end did we start experiencing some swell on the water. We were also entertained by a hagfish in the water which was having a good time in our chum slick at the back of the boat! Awesome day today…
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Welcome to Marine Dynamics shark tours first guest blog written by shark fanatic Adam Mustoe! Adam is a project manager & mechanical engineer from the UK who enjoys travel/nature writing. Adam says, "I believe that nature writing is something which needs to be conveyed accurately, responsibly and with empathy to help bring conservation efforts to the forefront of peoples minds and entice people to have the same experience! The Great White is a species which already commands attention by its presence and status in the wild and in the media. In that respect, its a great vehicle to convey a message through story telling which helps to capture the readers interest and imagination."
We hope to be publishing more of these in the future, so if any of you out there are budding travel writers, please send us an email by clicking here with your story and we will be sure to contact you.
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It was fantastic to see the sun out in spectacular fashion once again, the past few days were just too cold and wet for my liking :)! We had an awesome group of clients on board who were more than eager to see some sharks and boy did we deliver! We barely had the cage tide down when the first shark decided to make its appearance, creating the perfect anticipation for the dive to come! Our first cage was packed with the more scare-prone individuals! As soon as the shark arrived in front of the cage Ryan let out a very girly scream, not to worry my friend it happens to the best of us :)! The largest shark was 3.9 meters in length and gave some fantastic passes! The trip itself was brought to an end in spectacular fashion with the sighting of two Southern Right Whales on our way back! This in conjunction with the Humpback Whales spotted this morning officially opens our whale watching season! This is hopefully just the start of things to come…
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