Guest comments: “Great white, great biologist, great trip; 100% fun and awesome!!! Well worth waking up early in the morning!” – Sumandran + Allan
“Great great staff!! So helpful and fun!” – Kotsiuba Family
“Amazing day! Special thanks to the crew for their help. Saw 2 Great White Sharks and a Copper Shark!! Thanks for an excellent adventure” – Brittany + Alex
24/02/2018
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.3’C
Depth: 8 m
Visibility: 0.5-1.0 m
Conditions: “sharky waters” – swelly, some wind, and full cloud coverage.
One shark, two sharks, three sharks, seal! White Shark, Copper Shark, another White Shark!! *squeal!!!*
After not being at sea yesterday, we were hopeful for what today would bring us. There was a bit of swell and once we anchored, our divers got suited up, and the wait began. After learning how to identify a male and female shark, and learning how long the white sharks and copper sharks can live, there was a splash at the bait line. We had our first shark, and it was a big white shark!! It was such an exciting moment as this beautiful 3.8-meter-long white shark graced us with its presence. It wasn’t a shark that we could recognize and it made a few attempts at the bait and decoy before disappearing. The wait began again, but it didn’t take long before we had a new visitor- a copper shark! It made an attempt at the bait line then quickly swam away. Often times when a small shark swims away quickly, it means that something larger is around, and this it time rang true. There was a sudden splashing ruckus and we knew that we had something big around. Was it the 3.8-meter white shark from earlier? Was it a large copper shark? Or perhaps, it was one of our local favorites… It was! Mini Nemo came flying out of the water, surprising everyone with his quick speed and amazing grace. This male white shark is estimated to be about 3.4 meters long and we last spotted him on 13 February as well as in January. He is one of our iconic sharks and has been part of several of the DICT studies. He cruised around the boat, staying just beneath the surface, occasionally showing off just how well evolved these majestic creatures truly are. He stayed with us through our final cage, only leaving once our last diver exited the cage. What an amazing adventure out at sea with two beautiful White Sharks, a Copper Shark, and a Cape Fur Seal!
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