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“Truly amazing and unforgettable!! Learned a lot and had a blast. Will always remember this tour.” – Rebecca
“Well worth it! Amazing experience. Would love to come again. Thanks guys!” – Jonasa
01/11/2016
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 17.5’C + 17.4’C + 17.2’C
Depth: 10 m + 10 m + 10 m
Visibility: 0.5 m + 0.5 m + 0.5 m
Number of Sharks: 8 + 10 + 8
Conditions: Cloud coverage burning off as the winds increased a bit.
Trip 1
It was a great day today with great shark activity. Our first trip began with quite a wait, almost 2 hours before the shark arrived. Patience was a true virtue and it paid off. We were visited by 2 beautiful white sharks on this trip. The first was a 3.3 meter male white shark with a strand hanging where an acoustic tag formerly was. The tag may have been pulled off, leaving behind just the toggle that held it to the shark. The second shark we saw was a very active 3.7 meter female with a notch taken out of her dorsal fin. She put on quite a show for our divers and everyone was in awe at her massive size.
Trip 2
Our second trip began much quicker with no wait before the first shark arrived. It was “Sarko” a juvenile female white shark who was quickly scared off by “Paisley” a very active 3.6 meter female white shark. She was joined by a very dark 3.6 meter white shark with a scar on the side of its mouth, possibly from almost being accidentally hooked on a fishing line. We were also graced with “Nalas” presence, and a newly adopted “Chama Tica” a 3.8 meter female with a triangular notch taken out of her dorsal fin. We also saw a 3.3 meter male white shark, a 3.7 meter female white shark with white rosies on her dorsal fin, “Sally” a 4 meter long female with a white mark before her dorsal fin, and a 3.1 meter male recently tagged by the Dyer Island Conservation Trust.
Trip 3
Our last trip of the day began quite quickly as well with a 10 minute wait before a pale 2 meter white shark appeared. It made a few passes then ventured off into the distance. It was followed by a 2.7 meter and a 3.2 meter white shark. They suddenly swam off as “Fiesty” the 3.6 meter tagged male came flying out of the water. He showed off for a bit before “Chama Tica” arrived, showing off her size and grace. She was followed by another 4 meter female with a bite mark scar on the top of her head. We also had 2 other big sharks, a 4.1 meter white shark that was very light in coloration and had no markings on it, and a 3.6 meter white shark that we have now confirmed using our fin ID software, Darwin, is one of our favorites- “Pieter.” He ended our last trip with a big splash, reminding everyone on board that this is their ocean, not ours and we are just visitors. It was a great ending to another great day.
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