Marine Dynamics Blog

A lovely start to the day with sharks seen from the boat within 15 minutes of anchoring, and this wasn't just any shark but “Malcolm X” a fesity 4.0m or so female...

As we got to Joubertsdam we found out that the visibility was incredible! Visibility was at least 4 meters. The sharks seemed to like it as they were around in abundant numbers and we didn’t have to wait at all for sharks to show up...

In March 2012 a 3.4m white shark was lifted on board the vessel Ocearch during their first South African expedition to satellite tag great white sharks in Mossel Bay. The shark was named Charlise (after the South African actress Charlise Theron). An internal R-code acoustic transmitter was inserted in the shark then the crew decided based on her weak condition not to SPOT tag her. She was released immediately...

 We launched from Gansbaai harbour again this morning due to low tides. Once around Danger Point and into the shallows we had a wonderful morning...

An early morning launch from Gansbaai harbor today as the tide was too low for Slashfin to launch from Kleinbaai harbor. This provided us with the opportunity to have a closer look at danger point and at some bird species we spot frequently in this area. Flying along for a bit was a Cape Gannet, recognizable by its golden head and blue eyes, a beautiful bird...

The morning trip today was for the Primo research team, a group of professors and students looking to further explore White Shark behaviour. The sharks showed up quickly...