Guest comment: “Absolutely amazing experience. Can’t thank you enough!” – Kim + Robert
“Amazing experience, crew very informative. Will recommend. Thank you!” – Liz + Pete
“Fantastic trip! Really appreciate the care and helpfulness of all the staff, very friendly too!” – Aelwen + Malcolm
28/04/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 13.7’C
Depth: 11.6m
Visibility: 1.0m
Number of Sharks: 9+5
Conditions: Clear skies
The weather conditions were tip-top today with the sun shining and the winds and swell down from yesterday. Whilst the shark activity was a tad bit on the slow side it did start to pick up with a great number of sharks, including some of our larger females visiting Slashfin during the latter half of our first trip and well into our second trip. One such female was a much scratched up 3.8m individual that appears to have sustained quite a few extensive injuries during her life, possibly from other sharks, rubbing up against something or getting caught in rope or line etc. Another visitor to the boat today, a 4.3m female, boasted some healed bite scars on her right side just above and to the sides of the gills. Whilst much is still unknown about the reproduction of the Great Whites it has been speculated that the male will bite the female while attempting to mate. A new addition today was a juvenile shark with a significant injury to the right side of its head, which appears to have also affected the eye. We were only able to have a quick look as it just made one pass in front of the cage, hopefully on future trips this shark may visit again so that we can have a closer look! The largest shark of the day was a 4.5m+ shark with a distinctive notch and rosi on her dorsal fin, which we have seen quite often over the past week. Onboard with us today was Malcolm, a huge fan of the Rugby Union, in particular his team “The Sharks”! This was quite fitting for obvious reasons, and it was with great pride that he wore his jacket and hat in the cage! We also had, Jack from Melbourne Australia with us today who was showcasing a brand new Great White Shark tattoo! It’s great to see such enthusiasm and appreciation for these sharks…
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