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White Shark cage diving trip 26/08/2007
Hi there
everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion
with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions
and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with
the best photos of the day.
Date: 26-08-07
Location: Geldsteen
Sea condition: Rough
Water
Temperature: 14.8C
Wind
direction: NW
Current
direction: SE
Wind
speed: 10kts
Water
visibility: 5m
Cloud
coverage: 80%
Water
depth: 11.3 m
Bait Type: yellowfin
tuna and sardine
Arrival
time: 09:45am
No of
sharks sighted: 3
Respective
individual lengths: 2.0-2.5m, 2.5-3.0m, 2.5m.
Note: Sometimes life can be so simple...short trip, only 6
divers, three very
relaxed sharks. Spectacular southern right whale breeching
in the distance as we set off to our dive site. First shark
arrived quickly and was identified as a female, the other
two sharks as males. shark 2 was a resight from previous day
with a black scar down the left flank. Very active shark
making some beautiful vertical approaches on the decoy and
bait. Visibility remained clear for us and the water
temperature stable at a higher 14.8 degrees. The sharks
seemed to be arriving from a shallow kelp reef in between
dyer island and joubertsdam...perhaps a sign the next few
weeks we will be moving shark fever back in shore. Many
thanks to all and hope you all enjoyed.
  
Great
White Shark cage diving trip 25/08/2007
  
Hi there
everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving
excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water
conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your
trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 25-08-07
Location: Geldsteen
Sea
condition: Flat
Water
Temperature: 14.3C
Wind
direction: E
Current
direction: W
Wind
speed: 5kts
Water
visibility: 2-3m
Cloud
coverage: 0%
Water
depth: 13.0m
Bait
Type: yellowfin tuna and sardine
Arrival
time: 09:30am
No of
sharks sighted: 5
Respective
individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.5m, 2.5-3.0m, 3.5-4.0m,
2.5m.
Note: Very successful trip indeed with an enormous Great
white shark joining us for our last cage of divers. This
male shark (we named Shirley in confusion) was four
metres long and made some spectacular passes by the cage
and bait. All other sharks were identified as males, one
with scars on the left pectoral fin, a resight from
three days previous. water conditions were much calmer
today and temperature of water was up to 14.3 degrees,
with nice visibility. Many thanks to all, and to the
film crew who joined us on board, regards.
Photography and text by Alison Towner, Marine Dynamics.
Great
White Shark cage diving trip 24/08/2007
morning & afternoon teams
Hi
there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage
diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a
list of water conditions and stats about the sharks
sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of
the day.
Date: 24-08-07
Location: Geldsteen
Sea
condition: Rough
Water Temperature: 14.0C morning trip,
14.5 afternoon trip.
Wind direction: W
Current direction: E
Wind speed: 15kts
Water visibility: 2-3m
Cloud coverage: 100%
Water depth: 20 m
Bait Type: yellowfin tuna and sardine
Arrival time: 10:00 am, 14:00pm
No
of sharks sighted: 6 first trip, 7 second trip.
Respective individual lengths: Trip 1: 2.0m, 2.5m,
2.0m, 3.0m, 2.0m, 3.5m.
Trip 2: 2.5m, 2.5m, 3.0m, 3.0m, 2.5m, 3.0m, 2.0m.
Note: Sharks started very slow as we tried the
inshore location of joubertsdam for the second time
this season. After 2 hours and a move to the
Geldsteen sharks started to pick up. Those divers
that managed to hold out on the sea sickness saw
some excellent passes of sharks from the cage. By
the afternoon trip we returned to our cage in the
same location to be joined by seven fantastic
sharks. All large male sharks very active around the
boat making constant vertical approaches and passes
at the decoy and bait. Infact, the afternoon trip
felt more like a peak winter season trip in July!
our third shark of the afternoon was easily
recognisable by distinctive black bite mark scars
around the left gills. He was very relaxed around
the cage semi-breeching occasionally. He also had an
old streamer tag right of dorsal fin. Very
successful trips in all, many thanks to all,
regards.
Photography and text by Alison Towner, Marine
Dynamics.
  
Great
White Shark cage diving trip 19/08/2007
Hi there
everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving
excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water
conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your
trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 19-08-07
Location: Geldsteen
Sea
condition: Flat calm
Water
Temperature: 14.0C
Wind
direction: SE
Current
direction: NW
Wind
speed: 5kts
Water
visibility: 3-4m
Cloud
coverage: 0%
Water
depth: 10.6m
Bait
Type: Sardine and longfin tuna
Arrival
time: 9:40 AM
No of
sharks sighted: 7
Respective individual lengths: 2.0-2.5m, 2.5-3.0m, 2.0m,
2.0m, 2.0m, 2.5m, 2.5m, 3.0m.
Note: Very successful trip indeed, at a slower time in
the year. Very lucky to get a shark within 20 minutes of
dropping anchor. Sharks 3 and 5 were identified as
females the rest male. shark 3 was a resight from 4 days
ago recognisable by the nick below dorsal fin on left
side. In all the sharks were very active around the bait
and decoy, making multiple approaches at both and giving
divers some excellent cage sightings. Also very
fortunate to see a southern right whale breech by the
boat. many thanks to all, regards.
Photography and text by Alison Towner, Marine Dynamics.
 
Great
White Shark cage diving trip 18/08/2007
Hi there
everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving
excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water
conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your
trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 18-08-07
Location: Geldsteen
Sea
condition: flat calm
Water
Temperature: 14.0.C
Wind
direction: SE
Current
direction:N W
Wind
speed: 5kts
Water
visibility: 5m
Cloud
coverage: 0%
Water
depth: 10.5 m
Bait
Type: Skipjack tuna
Arrival
time: 09:45AM
No of
sharks sighted: 4
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.5-3.0m, 2.0m,
3.5m
Note:
After a very slow start to the day we were finally
rewarded with four spectacular shark sightings, allowing
all divers to enter the cage. The first shark to appear
was identified as a male, with distinctive scar marks on
his left pectoral fin. The second shark was also a male,
shark 4 a female. The fourth shark had a large
pigmentation patch on the leading edge of dorsal fin and
circled the cage continuously aswel as making several
approaches to the decoy. In all, successful trip, many
thanks to all, regards.
Photography and text by Alison Towner, Marine Dynamics.
 
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