Daily Blog 16 June 2018 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

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16/06/2018

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 15.4°C

Depth: 8m

Visibility: 2m

Number of Great Whites: 2

Conditions: Cloudy day with a light breeze and swell

After two days off the water due to bad weather we were eager to get out on the water to see some sharks!

We had just enough time to settle in and change into our wet suits before we were blessed with the presence of two beautiful female White sharks, each measuring approximately three meters in size. They came in with energy, striking for seal decoy. Thanks to the great visibility today, we could spot the sharks circling around our vessel. One of the females had four defined scratches on her right side while the other was missing a front tooth and had, abrasions on her snout. But these girls got up close with our cage divers, to their absolute delight. When going for the decoy line, you can see that these sharks roll their eyes back in their heads. This is because they do not have eye lids and must do this to protect their eyes when striking for prey. We were lucky to have these lovely ladies hang around for the duration of our trip and making it a day to remember!

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