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“An experience I’ll never forget!” – Dave
06/01/2017
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.5’C + 14.7’C + 15.1’C
Depth: 10.8m + 11.2m + 12.8m
Visibility: 0 – 1.0m
Number of Sharks: 3 + 5 + 6
Conditions: Overcast with slight southerly winds and a little swell.
Trip 1
This morning saw an overcast start with some gloomy weather conditions settling over the bay however the sharks do not have too much of an issue with what is going on with the conditions above the water and our first trip were able to see three different White sharks throughout their morning. The smallest of the trip came in at a estimated 2.5m, the largest close to double the size at 4.5m in length, a fantastic way for our guests to see the varied sizes and difference in lifestages of the White shark. The third shark was a male estimated at approximately 3.6m and known by the nickname “Tarm K”. This male is seen twice a year usually at the start of of our Winter season and again at the end of year into the next year.
Trip 2
Back to the Shallows for our second trip of the day with our group waiting only 25 minutes before their first White shark sighting. The first shark was a unknown juvenile however just behind this one was a larger female we have the pleasure of knowing very well after we were able to attach an acoustic tracker to her in December of 2015 and nicknamed her “Paisley”. The remainder of the trip was dominated by three male White sharks all around the 3.5m length.
Trip 3
The third trip of the day had a shark spotted as the wetsuits were being handed out. This was a juvenile White shark that make some great passes in front of the cage along with another smaller, paler juvenile before scattering out of sight when a 4.0m female showed up! Our second cage of divers took the plunge into the cage and this is when the sharks did a disappearing act on us for just under an hour with no sightings. Those in the water did a fantastic in braving the chilly water for such a wait and as they were just getting out and the third cage was getting in the sharks showed back up again. Our last few sharks were all male with two we know very well, “Tarm K” who was seen on previous trips today and “Mini Nemo” the 3.0m male with a stunted right pectoral fin earning him his nickname.
Thank you to all those that joined us today
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