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Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai | Daily trip 22 June 2014 (Trip1+2)
Guest comment: “Magnificent day! Sharks were awesome and the crew were lovely!” – Cara + James
“Amazing to see the Great Whites. Will recommend this to others!” – Solveig, Bitten + Jan-Ove
“Very professional. Loved the educational aspect!” - Julie
22/06/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 15.7
Depth: 17.1
Visibility: 5.0m
Number of Sharks: 7 + 5
Conditions: Calm
What a great day today was after some interesting weather the past week! We headed out of the harbour with calmer seas than we’ve seen in quite some time and the sun shining down on us! We didn’t have long to wait till our first shark showed its fin, quickly followed by two more individuals. We were visited by a large male towards the end of our trip that had an interesting healed injury to its dorsal fin in which the tip had been taken off and the fin had flopped to the right side. Such injuries could be due to several things including interactions with other sharks or from a boats propeller. Our largest shark of the day was seen during our morning trip when a 4.1m stunning male came cruising by! Our afternoon trip saw juveniles (1.5 - 3.0m in length) or sub-adults (3.1m - 4.0m in length) visiting the boat with the largest of the trip approximately 3.5m, however the lack of larger sharks did nothing to deter from our trip as the smaller individuals provide such a spectacular sight for our divers with their speed and agility! Great White Sharks, generally as surface feeders, will investigate objects floating on the surface of the water and are very curious around our seal shaped decoy. This is a piece of plywood cut out in the shape of a small seal which we throw out to sit on the top of the water’s surface. This particular shape was chosen as pinnipeds are this shark’s favourite choice of food, around Shark Alley it is specifically the Cape Fur Seal! I thought we had heard all the different things that our visitors onboard Slashfin think the decoy resembles, some of these include a turtle, a penguin and even a girl in a dress, however today we had something new... a gingerbread man! Another great day hanging out with the magnificent Great White Shark...
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
