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17/10/2015
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 16.8’C + 17.1’C + 17.6’C
Depth: 9.95 m + 9.90 m + 10.8 m
Visibility: 1-2 m + 2.0 m + 2-3 m
Number of Sharks: 6 + 4 + 5
Conditions: Flat seas with a very faint breeze, picking up a little bit in the afternoon. Sunny skies and hot temperatures throughout the day.
Today was an incredible day out on the boat! Our first trip started out with two Southern Right whales seen close to the boat on the way to the sharks. The whales were so close that a few on board got a surprise misting when the whale blew beside the boat. Right after getting to the shallows we had a young male shark measuirng 1.9 m in length around the boat. A short while after “Caroline” a shark we’ve known for a while, made an appearance. She made several strikes at the bait and circled the cage close enough for the divers to see her unique moustache-shaped scar on her left side. Following in “Caroline’s” tracks, another shark we’ve known for a while “Mini Nemo” came to take a peek at the cage. This shark, a large 3.8 m male with white faded scars on its right side disappeared slowly after, but was quickly followed by three more sharks we haven’t met before including one large female coming in at 3.7 m in length! We started our second trip with “Pieter,” a 2.5 m male shark at the boat on arrival. Pieter was very active today, jumping all over and striking at the bait and float. He was quickly followed by none other than Caroline, who’s mustache-scar made its second appearance of the day. Later in the trip our divers met another young and active shark. The last shark was Claudia, a 3.3 m female who showed off her scarred dorsal fin before swimming away. Our third trip was very exciting, with lots of squeels of delight from the cage as the sharks jumped for the bait. “Pieter” was still around the cage when the boat pulled up and was quickly followed by another young active shark. It was a small shark, 1.9 m in lenth. with a very dark top. This shark was followed by another active juvenile and then two sting rays. After this our divers saw another large shark, measuring 3.8 m with large healing cuts on its right side. Another amazing day at sea for everyone on board!
This blog was written by one of our International Marine Volunteers, Forrest Picher.
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