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Yet again ‘Marine Dynamics shark cage diving’ put the predictions of the weather man to the test! Even though all the other company’s cancelled their trips today, we were able to enjoy all of the sharks all to ourselves! Our boat is specifically designed both for safety and for shark diving purposes. Our experienced crew were up early this morning in order to determine how the weather was going to develop. They made the right call again and we had an amazing time. We had three large sharks in the area that kept coming and coming… ‘Woundy’ being one of the large sharks, joined us again today and he was amazing. The gulls were also making their presence known today and I was fortunate enough to capture them feeding. The guest were great, some of them have been waiting ten years in order to check this of their bucket list. I am glad I could be a part of it! It was a great day…
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We had an old friend pay us a visit today for the first time this year! ‘Woundy’ is a massive 4.2 meter shark who was giving a great show today. It made a number of passes by the cage allowing everyone to view the shark from on board, as well as in the cage! We had fantastic activity from the sharks today. It is always great to see the excitement on everyone’s faces when the sharks start to move up the chum line! The kids were very eager about seeing these great animals in their natural environments, which I fully understand! Great stuff…
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Hahaha Wow! We had eleven sharks around the boat today and what was even more fantastic was the fact that about 4 of the sharks were in the 4m range! These were some of the biggest sharks that I have seen in a while! It is always great when people see a 2m great white shark for the first time and they cannot believe how big it is! It is even better when they see a 4m shark directly thereafter and they are completely speechless. Our resident sting ray also paid us a visit today and this time he really went for the bait! The guests couldn’t believe that a ray could get that big! The water temperature was eventually the cherry on the cake, at 21.2 ‘C it was almost like a “jacuzzi”! A great day today…
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Today we had both young love on board as well as young sharks in the water! I must be a romantic at heart, but nothing says ‘I love you’ like taking your partner on a shark cage diving trip! We had some aerial activity from these fantastic great whites once again, as well as some big splashes! The weather was also amazing today, providing adequate opportunity for everyone to get that golden brown complexion! Amazing trip on a calm Sunday morning!
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We had some amazing weather on the boat today which gave everyone great tanning time in between shark sightings! The first trip offered some slower sharks, however the sting ray offered a brief appearance once again to shake things up! We had some very entertaining young girls on board who were more than willing to sing the sharks to the boat, at times I thought I was on a karaoke trip. It actually worked; Great whites really do love Barry White’s music! Our second trip offered a great experience, however my French speaking ability needs to improve dramatically! German, English, Italian and Afrikaans just aren’t cutting it anymore :)! It was a nice day…
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The sharks were on South African time today! On both trips they seemed to be a bit sluggish (maybe a heavy night for them), however it didn’t last too long! It took a massive sting ray arriving on the scene to break the silence! It was incredible to see several sharks on the portside right next to a huge sting ray! The smaller sharks seemed to be intimidated by the large ray! It was the first time that I have seen the “Great White Shark” being bullied! I am proud to say that several of our guests conquered their fears of these majestic animals; some even shed a tear because they realized how great these guys are. Let’s see what tomorrow has in store for us!
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Marine Dynamics and the Dyer Island Conservation Trust are excited to announce that legendary shark “Slashfin” has been spotted again, and better yet, tagged.
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We were the only shark cage diving company to go out today, which was great! We had the whole area all to ourselves. The conditions were forecast to be bad; however our experienced crew monitored the sea and saw that the conditions were turning into the perfect day! We had brilliant weather on the boat today; the weatherman sometimes gets his predictions wrong! There were an abundance of sharks in the water, the majority were relatively young individuals with lots of energy. Many of our guests were sad to leave, but unfortunately all good things must come to an end! There is always next time…
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Where do white shark migrate to and how do we track them, and what does this mean for white sharks worldwide??
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An amazing sighting today! We were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the infamous “Slash Fin”! This large 4.2 meter shark is the reason why our shark boat is named Slash Fin! He has really grown very large over the years and it was great to see him today. There were some big swells at times today, which caused some of our passengers to suffer from “motion distress”! Luckily the crew was there to help them get over their little problems and plunge them into the cage where their minds could be kept busy by majestic sharks! It was great to have a dolphin sighting again today, they are very playful creatures! Our gannet population was out in full force today where they had found a school of fish that were easy pickings off the coast of Dyer Island! Great stuff…
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