Guest comment: “Legendary experience! Incredible crew and fantastic volunteers. A million thanks and respect to Marine Dynamics for what you do!” – Ziad
“Best day ever! I got over my fear of sharks! Thank you so much!” – Lucia
“Fantastic! Best experience I had in South Africa!” – Johannes
25/10/2015
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.0’C + 14.7’C + 14.9’C
Depth: 10.2m + 12.0m + 11.1m
Visibility: 1.5m + 2m + 1m
Number of Sharks: 3 + 6 + 6
Conditions: A cloudy day with patches of brilliant sunshine to warm up our divers!
Low numbers of sharks around the cage can often make for highly interactive sharks! It was another amazing day out at sea today. Our first trip launched nice and early and we reached our dive spot before 9 AM. We had a bit of a slow start, waiting over half an hour without seeing anything. Our skipper decided to reposition our boat, and within 5 minutes of moving, we had our first shark! This shark was a 2.6 meter male who was very active. He’s got numerous scars on his body, with a prominent bite mark on his left side. Our volunteers like to call this shark “Bitey” because of this scar. We’ve noticed that “Bitey” tends to be very curious and today was no different. He spent the entire trip with us, constantly chasing the bait and decoy lines! We had 2 other sharks as well on this trip, both whom we’ve seen a lot this past week. One has a very noticeable white pattern along its dorsal fin and the other has 2 very dark scars near its dorsal that make it easy to identify. The second trip was just as eventful as the first, with 2 sharks visiting that we know well. One is a female named “Rosie” and the other a male named “Pieter.” Both are very interactive sharks and love playing with the decoy and bait lines. This trip was fortunate as well as another species of shark came to pay a visit. A 2.5 meter Bronze Whaler came by the cage, a real treat for everyone on board! These sharks sometimes come by the boat, but it’s quite rare for us to see them. Our last trip of the day was quite eventful as well. “Pieter” stuck around and gave everyone quite a show. He was joined by another shark that we call “Bitey” due to the large bite mark on his left side between his gills and dorsal fin. It was a great day at sea for everyone on board!
