Guest Comments: “11 different sharks, small, medium, large and extra large. So awesome to see sharks in their natural environment. Nice to have a marine biologist on board and all of the staff were great” – Vivian & Arthur

“Amazing! Such beautiful creatures. Big thanks to Marine Dynamics for organizing a great day. Great to see the conservation work as well” – David

Date:  29-5-2015
Location:  Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.6C
Depth: 9.2m
Visibility: 1m
Number of Sharks: 11
Conditions:  A windy day with periods of sunshine

This morning we launched early from Kleinbaai harbor as the wind was already rocking and it was going to pick up during the day. Fortunately the swell was not too big so we were able to go out. We gave everyone the opportunity to get dressed at the Great White house as it was more comfortable than to do it on the boat as there was a bit of chop. Fortunately we didn’t have to wait too long for sharks as the first one arrived after a mere 15 minutes. The first shark was a 3.5m shark which we were unable to sex as the visibility was limited to 1m. The surprise of the day was a juvenile shark at an estimated length of 1.6m! That is one of the smallest sharks we have seen so far and we believe it to be the same individual we saw a few weeks ago. Apart from this little shark we saw some big females as well including Vanessa, Ingrid and a third female at a length of 4.4m. A few days ago we saw Ingrid with the damaged dorsal. Sadly we believe it to be an injury sustained by a propeller from a boat engine. She is however still around and she is very active so hopefully the dorsal fin will heal up over time so that we may keep on enjoying her presence around the boat.

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