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Great White Shark cage diving trip 30 September 2007
Date:
02-10-07
Location: Joubertsdam
Sea
condition: flat
Water
Temperature: 16.3 C
Wind
direction: E
Current direction: W
Wind
speed: 5kts
Water
visibility: 4m
Cloud
coverage: 0%
Water
depth: 12m
Bait
Type: Patagonian Toothfish, Tuna mince.
Arrival time: 09:30
No of
sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 2m, 2.5m, 3.5m, 3m &
3m
A
great day out at sea aboard Shark Fever saw the
weather turn from cold and miserable as we launched
into a bright sunny afternoon by the time we
returned. We had our first shark after about half an
hour of starting to chum and it wasn't long until we
had annother. Both these sharks were under 3 meters
suggesting their still relatively young but we were
passed by a 3.5 meter female but she didn't stay
around our boat. There was quite a long wait for our
next shark but it was well worth the time spent as
they were both over 3 meters and circled the boat at
the same time. We hope you enjoyed the sharks.
Regards, Alison and Oliver
Photography and text Alison Towner and Oliver Jewell
Great
White Shark cage diving trip 29 September 2007
Date:
29-09-07 trip 2
Location: Joubertsdam
Sea
condition: big swells
Water
Temperature: 16.4 C
Wind
direction: SW
Current direction: NE
Wind
speed: 15kts
Water
visibility: 4m
Cloud
coverage: 30%
Water
depth: 15m
Bait
Type: Patagonian Toothfish, sardine.
Arrival time: 15:30
No of
sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 2m, 2.5-3m, 2.5-3m,
2.5-3m & 1.5m
A bit
of a slow start to the trip saw us having to move
anchor in an attempt to find the sharks. This moved
us further out of the bay towards Dyer Island and we
were soon spotting sharks in the area. It took some
time but eventually a 2 meter juvenile began to
approach our boat and began circling. Not long after
we had the three sharks we saw in our morning trip,
it seems they had also moved further out in search
of food. These were all active sharks and gave us
some great views of their attempts at the bait.
Finally it was time for us to head back and just as
we were pulling the cage from the water our fifth
shark appeared. This was 1.5m juvenile known as
Nemo due to the lack of its left pectoral fin and
now also the lack of a dorsal fin (due to it being
ripped off) This shark curiously checked out our
cage but when it saw there was no food on offer
quickly moved on. We hope you all enjoyed the
sharks! Regards, Alison and Oliver.
Photography and text Alison Towner and Oliver Jewell
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Great
White Shark cage diving trip 28 September 2007
Date:
28-09-07
Location: Joubertsdam
Sea
condition: choppy
Water
Temperature: 15.5 C
Wind
direction: NW
Current direction: SE
Wind
speed: 20kts
Water
visibility: 3m
Cloud
coverage: 10%
Water
depth: 9.5m
Bait
Type: Patagonian Toothfish, sardine.
Arrival time: 08:45
No of
sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 2.5m, 2.5-3m, 2.5-3m,
1.5-2m, 2.5-3m & 1.5m
A
choppy day at sea didn't make things easy for us but
we did quite well in that we saw five sharks. Our
first two sharks were curious and approached the
decoy but then seemed to be scared off. Our third
shark showed similar behavior but thankfully
returned to continue circling the decoy and the
bait. The next shark we saw was very young and can
only have been a few months old. We also saw another
shark around the 2.5 - 3m mark and a tiny great
white known as Nemo. Nemo's very well known in the
bay and has been in the wars in the last month or
so, losing most of her dorsal fin to go with her
already badly damaged right pectoral
fin. Unfortunately the bad weather seemed to deter
the sharks from circling the boat and instead they
circled through our chum slick and approached the
bait and decoy from just below the surface so the
best viewing came from up on the viewing deck rather
than the cage. We hope you enjoyed the sharks today.
Regards, Alison and Oliver.
Photography and text Alison Towner and Oliver Jewell
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Great
White Shark cage diving trip 27 September 2007
Date:
27-09-07 pm trip
Location: Joubertsdam
Sea
condition: swells
Water
Temperature: 15.9 C
Wind
direction: NW
Current direction: SE
Wind
speed: 15-20kts
Water
visibility: 3m
Cloud
coverage: 10%
Water
depth: 12.5m
Bait
Type: Patagonian Toothfish, sardine.
Arrival time: 12:25am
No of
sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 2.5m, 2.5m, 2.5m,
2.5-3m & 3m
It was
a slow start to the trip with the eleven sharks from
the previous trip failing to reappear we moved to
take up a different anchor and had our first shark
within five minuets. This shark was quickly followed
by two others taking our tally to three great whites
for the afternoon. These sharks were all around the
same size, 2.5 meters and the way we can tell them
apart is by looking at the pigmentation of the skin
and scars on the body or dorsal fin. Our next shark
was slightly larger and circled the boat for a while
before a larger 3 meter shark appeared. This is
around the average for the sharks in the area but
suggests it is still a young adult as we do see
sharks much larger than this. We hope you enjoyed
the sharks! Regards, Alison and Oliver.
Photography and text Alison Towner and Oliver Jewell
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Great
White Shark cage diving trip 27 September 2007
Date: 27-09-07 am trip
Location: Joubertsdam
Sea condition: swells
Water Temperature: 15.5 C
Wind direction: NW
Current direction: SE
Wind speed: 10kts
Water visibility: 3m
Cloud coverage: 30%
Water depth: 10m
Bait Type: Patagonian
Toothfish, sardine.
Arrival time: 08:08am
No of sharks sighted: 11
Respective individual lengths:
3m, 2.5-3m, 3m, 2.5-3m, 3m 2.5-3m, 2.5m, 1.5m, 2.5m,
2.5m & 2m
Well we certainly saw a lot of
sharks today! a total of 11 and several at once on
more than one occasion. We had our first shark just
over half an hour after setting anchor and before
long our tally had reached five. Attempts were made
at both the decoy and the bait and several sharks
were recognised by our crew from previous trips. Our
most recognisable shark was one known as Nemo by the
crew. This shark is a tiny 1.5m compared to the
other sharks we see, it is also missing its right
pectoral fin as well as most of its dorsal which has
been ripped off as well as several scars all over
the sharks body - this shark's been in the wars!
finally we had a shark that seemed very interested
in the cage and had no interest in the bait at all.
This curious 2.5m female circled the boat moving
closer and closer to the cage with each pass but
showing no signs of aggression at all. We hope
you enjoyed viewing some beautiful great whites
today. Regards, Alison and Oliver.
Photography and text Alison
Towner and Oliver Jewell
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