Shark cage diving trip 15/03/07



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: 15-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Flat
Water Temperature: 12.5 C
Wind direction: S
Current direction: N
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 3-4m
Cloud coverage: 0%
Water depth: 13.0m
Bait Type: Yellow-fin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:50am
No of sharks sighted: 4
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.5m, 3m, 2.0m
Note: Excellent day for shark viewing, clear water and warm sunshine allowed great viewings form the cage and boat. Shark 1 was identified as a male, 2 had skin missing from the edge of dorsal fin. Shark 3 could be identified by a prominent scratch mark down the left flank behind its dorsal. Successful day in all hope you all enjoyed the sharks!, many thanks


BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 14/03/07

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: 14-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Swell
Water Temperature: 13.5 C
Wind direction: S
Current direction: N
Wind speed: 10kts
Water visibility: 3-4m
Cloud coverage: 90%
Water depth: 11.6m
Bait Type: Yellow-fin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 10:55am
No of sharks sighted:
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 1.5m, 2.0m

Note: sharks one and three were identified as males and number three was a re-sight from previous week, with distinctive scars on its head. Successful day after a bit of a wait again, extremely lucky to see a spectacular seal predation by a big shark on the way back in to the harbour. Hope you all enjoyed, regards.

BACK TO THE TOP
 

Shark cage diving trip 13/03/07

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: 13-03-07
Location: Dyer Island, Shark Alley
Sea condition: Calm, Swell
Water Temperature: 13 C
Wind direction: SE
Current direction: NW
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visability: 6.0-8.0m
Cloud coverage: 0%
Water depth: 5-6m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 10:00am
No of sharks sighted: 4
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 3-3.5m, 2.5m, 2.5m

Note: Shark one was a male, with pigmentation mark on the dorsal fin left side. Shark 3 was a male, 4 was a female both of similar sizes. After changing location we came across our first shark actually in shark alley itself! All passengers got excellent viewings of sharks due to very clear visability in the channel. Especially nice to see the sharks coming back to us just when we were about to call it a day! again, patience is a virtue as i always say, thanks to all, regards.


BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 12/03/07



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: 12-03-07
Location: Dyer Island, Geldesteen
Sea condition: Calm, Swell
Water Temperature: 12 C
Wind direction: S
Current direction: N
Wind speed: 8kts
Water visability: 6.0m
Cloud coverage: 80%
Water depth: 16m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 10:10am
No of sharks sighted: 3
Respective individual lengths: 1.5m, 1.5m, 2.5m

Note: Sharks 2 and 3 were identified as males, number two with pigementation patch on left of dorsal fin. Very juvenille sharks at start followed by a larger individual. Still sucessful trip, back early, and all although water temperature was chilly (12!) still awesome visability for those divers who entered the cage! Well done to all, regards.


BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 11/03/07



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: 11-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Calm, Swell
Water Temperature: 10 C
Wind direction: W turned SW @ 12
Current direction: E/NE
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 6.0-7.0m
Cloud coverage: 90%
Water depth: 18.3m
Bait Type: Yellow-fin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:15am
No of sharks sighted: 2
Respective individual lengths: 3.5m, 3.0m.

Note: Definitely another day of patience paying off! After waiting by the island we were lucky enough to encounter a beautiful very relaxed male shark that had a very fresh deep wound on his head. We believe this is a shark bite due to the characteristic crescent shape and teeth marks just visible on the photos. Sometimes aggressive behaviour between co specific Great whites does occur and this is living proof. The shark will recover, we have seen the sharks recover from some horrific propeller scars in as little as a week or so...(see early Feb on the web site pictures). Shark 2 disappeared as soon as it encountered the larger first shark at the decoy. The ocean is a perpetual battleground ..even for apex predators so it seems! many thanks to all and hope you enjoyed the excellent visibility from the cage!, regards, Alison.


BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 10/03/07


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: 10-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Flat calm turned Choppy
Water Temperature: 12 C
Wind direction: W
Current direction: E
Wind speed: 5kts turned 15 kts
Water visability: 4.0-6.0m
Cloud coverage: 0% turned to 100% misty
Water depth: 13.7m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:00am
No of sharks sighted: 3
Respective individual lengths: 3.0m (stumpy!), 2.0m, 2.0m

Note: Bit of a slow start to the day but after a wait and severe change in weather we were lucky enough to encounter a 3.0m individual recognised from previous years as 'stumpy'. This was a shark satallite tagged in the past with a characteristic cut off upper lobe of tail fin. Other shark sightings were brief- visability in the cage was super allowing alll divers to get good views of the sharks however. Many thanks to all and regards.




BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 09/03/07



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: 09-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Choppy
Water Temperature: 15 C
Wind direction: SE/S
Current direction: NW/N
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 4.0m
Cloud coverage: 5%
Water depth: 17.2m
Bait Type: Yellow-fin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:30am
No of sharks sighted: 4
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 3.5m, 3.0m, 2.5m

Note: Sharks two and three were both re-sights from previous trips, individual 2 having a scar on the dorsal and 3 having a streamer tag attracted to dorsal fin. Shark two took the bait for a swim but returned later! All divers entering the cage had spectacular views, visibility being much better up by the island now with the high water movement. Very successful trip many thanks to all, regards.



BACK TO THE TOP

Shark cage diving trip 08/03/07



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: 08-03-07
Location: Dyer Island
Sea condition: Choppy, swell
Water Temperature: 16 C
Wind direction: SE/S
Current direction: NW/N
Wind speed: 15kts
Water visibility: 4.0m
Cloud coverage: 10%
Water depth: 12.2m
Bait Type: Yellow-fin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:45am
No of sharks sighted: 8
Respective individual lengths: 2.5m, 2.5m, 3.0m, 3.5m, 3.5m, 3.5-4.0m, 3.0m, 2.5m

Note: Extremely successful day by the island, all divers managed to get into the cage as well as the TV film crew on board! Shark 6 was identified as male and two sharks were re-sights from previous trips with recognisable scars down the left flanks and dorsal fin. Some very large sharks swimming confidently in front of the cage allowed some spectacular footage! Pity only the skipper saw the shark breech and predate upon a seal far out from the boat! Well done to everybody and hope you all enjoyed, regards.




BACK TO THE TOP

$ Currency Convertor

Send to a Friend

*