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Daily Blog 9 September 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa
Guest Comment: "The staff were so wonderful! Thanks for the great experience!" - Celine
"Excellent trip! Staff were friendly, approachable, and knowledgable. Would highly recommend!" - Matt + Leanne
"Beautiful sharks! Friendly & helpful staff and overall great trip!" - Ryan
09/09/2015
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 13.8'C + 13.8'C
Depth: 9m + 9.5m
Visibility: 1m + 1m
Number of Sharks: 1 +2
Conditions: A beautiful day with a bit of cloud coverage.
Another slow start to the day today, but worth the wait! Our first trip started out quite slow with a 2 hour wait until the first shark arrived. This shark was just over 3 meters and had a very distinct scar on its left side. We know this shark quite well and have seen it numerous times in the past few weeks. It decided to hang out with us, but only long enough so that our divers were able to see it. After a few passes it returned to the depths, not to be seen again for the day. Our second trip had much more luck! Within 15 minutes of anchoring, a very curious 3 meter shark came cruising up. It was very dark on top with pale sides. Gradiation is normal for great whites, however the top of this shark was much darker than others and stood out to our biologists and crew. After spending quite some time passing by the cage, its curiosity turned into animal instinct and it became quite fiesty! It attacked the decoy numerous time, taking it down into the depths for a second before realizing that seal decoys arent as tasty as real seals! After an hour another shark who was 2.8 meters in length came by. It had very distinct spots on its sides and they looked a lot like freckles. This shark was actually more rambunctious than the previous shark. It attempted 4 attacks on our bait line, and succeeded twice at taking a couple of fish heads. Fortunately this isn't even enough food to be considered a small snack for great whites. After a few more passes, this shark also returned into the depths, not to be seen again. It was a great time with these sharks and we hope that they will return for our next trip!
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