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What a wonderful day at sea, we were so spoiled to get 8 individual
sharks. Chopper our infamous 3.5m TL male stole the show! Despite
challenging visibility everyone had a great dive!
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Today Marine Dynamics proved its skills both in organisational capacity as well as in its ability to deliver sharks! We had a large booking for 100 clients in one group today, as well as our normal trip with 22 people! All 122 of our guests left with big smiles on their faces, proving that we are truly the top shark cage diving company and that we have the capacity and ability to handle large and small groups. We spent many hours at sea today, but the sharks made the time fly past. There was an incredible amount of activity in the water today, at some points we had 5 large sharks in front of the cage showing their pearly whites. It was great having our familiar sharks in the area as well as some new faces. The photos will speak for themselves! Today was one to remember…
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It is absolutely fantastic if you have the sharks waiting for you on the water when you arrive! If every trip starts off like today I will be needing a larger memory card for my camera. We had fantastic weather today and even better sharks. Our old friend “chopper” made an appearance today and he seems to be getting bigger every time I see him! It is truly incredible at what rate these animals can heal from a serious injury. Even though one can still see the scars on the animal, it is much less prominent than before. We had very enthusiastic guests on board; they were keen to stay in the cage until tomorrow! Sorry guys, we only offer that package over the weekends :)! Awesome time…
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We all know why sharks are in South Africa, but why? This blog goes into exactly why we have these great animals in our waters.
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What an incredible day out on the water! We barely had to wait 5 minutes for the sharks to arrive on the scene! Our crew member, Warren, had his hands full when handling the bait line. One shark in particular was keeping him occupied in the way which it kept chasing after the bait. It was fantastic to watch the game of cat and mouse between the two! The sharks today were very jumpy and spent much of their time out of the water, great for some photo opportunities! Our largest shark today was a massive 4.1 meter gentle giant who came to inspect the boat and then went about his business. The trip out to Dyer Island afterwards gave everyone an appreciation for the beautiful and abundant biodiversity in the area, which is one of our main goals by doing these trips! Great day…
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Another successful trip aboard Slashfin this afternoon, sharks arrived quickly and were in top form. We sighted three or four large sharks including bent fin who arrived for a short cameo to wow us with her size before heading off for other sharkey business in the reefs. Other sharks of note were Quickie and the resighted shark from last year with deep scars on her head. Both sharks were literally flying today and keeping Peter on his toes – breathtaking stuff! 10 sharks in total with a size range of under 2 to over 4 meters in total length.
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We had a fabulous assortment of sharks today, ranging in size from the “small” 2 meter sharks all the way to the big 4 meter ones! We had very lively sharks all throughout the trip which made it difficult for guests to keep up with their cameras! :) I was very impressed to see how long some of our guests could keep holding their breath; the visuals were too good for them to think about coming up for air! Great stuff! I wish I could take all the credit for the amazing day, but it’s all thanks to the majestic Great Whites! A really special day!
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What a fantastic day aboard Slashfin. It was a quiet start to the trip
and we waited for the first 30 minutes to see a shark. It was
definitely worth the wait as once they arrived we absolutely cooked!
Several familiar fins were sighted including the big shark with the
bent fin and at the end Chopper appeared and made his presence felt
with several lunges at the bait. Nine sharks were sighted in total and
activity was stunning! It was nice to have Joubertsdam return to flat
calm conditions after big swells the day before.
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Today was a unique and interesting day on the water! We were joined exclusively by the national junior Dutch cricket team and their guardians! They were all very excited about the prospect of seeing great white sharks in the wild. The sharks however kept us waiting a bit longer than usual today, it was only after persuading the boys to sing to the sharks that they decided to make an appearance. We had another large 4 meter shark around the boat all to ourselves, due to the fact that we were the only vessel out on the water today! Our tailor made boat makes it much easier to endure large swells on the water. Some of our guests suffered from temporary “motion distress”, but that did not prevent them from entering the cage! Great stuff Holland…
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White sharks are part of the fish family, so they must be ‘cold-blooded’, right? Actually, white sharks are much more complex than you may think. Check out this shark blog to find out about ‘heterothermy’ and how that makes white sharks the apex predator in our seas.
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