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08/05/2014

Location: Shark Alley
Water Temperature: 14.6’C
Depth: 11.8m
Visibility: 2.0m
Number of Sharks: 8
Conditions: Sunny + swells

We set out early this morning in the hope of beating the bad weather conditions that were on the way! It turned out to be a beautiful morning, with a slight swell as we anchored in Shark Alley. We only had a 20 minutes wait before our first shark of the day was spotted. This shark was a large female with a flopped over fin and a large patch of parasites on her head. We were also graced with the presence of a shark with an accelerometer and camera clamped on, a small male known to us as “Mad Max” or “Phamben” and also “Slashfin” made a return to the boat. This is the second time we have seen “Slashfin” in the past 2 weeks, and as we know that the Island is generally his hunting area we hope to see more of him when we dive in the Alley. Other than sharks, today was truly a day for those who enjoy bird watching, with a number of species making an appearance at the boat. These included our nearly always present Kelp and Hautlaub Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, a Giant-Winged Petrel, a Cape Gannet, a White Chin Petrel, Skuas, the elusive Albatross and also a waddle of African Penguins on Dyer Island. Another FINtastic morning out on the water…

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