Marine Dynamics Blog

Today we had a remarkable trip. After anchoring on a Western Reef of Dyer Island we saw 15 individual sharks some measuring over 4 meters in length! Roughly 70% of our sightings were animals we have been seeing over the last few weeks. 'Trevor' named by one of of our interns from England Oliver, stole the show, and at almost 4 meters long this male new he was dominant and entitled to first investigation of the bait line!

We were on the “Love Boat” today and not on “Slash Fin”. We had two honeymoon couples on board as well as a group of friends celebrating a 21st birthday, hence the reason I say that there was lots of love on the boat. Everyone was in high spirits and I believe the guys who stayed out late last night found it a bit more difficult to cope with the swell today :)! The sharks were stupendous and very quick to arrive on the scene. We had another sighting of small “Nemo” today as well as “Lumpy”; both sharks have been spotted on several occasions over the past weeks! It’s always great to see some old friends...

Great weather just adds to the shark cage diving experience, especially if you have some warm sunny conditions and flat seas! We had great activity today with some very big girls (sharks) making an appearance, the biggest being about 4 meters in length! We had a female tagged shark sighting; she was giving the most peculiar passes by the cage! She just kept bobbing like a cork, this allowed for some great photo opportunities! Even when we started to hoist the cage out of the water, there still remained several sharks around the boat. They looked like large puppy dogs waiting for a bone :)! Today was another great trip with Marine Dynamics...

Have you ever wondered, when do white sharks go through puberty?  This shark fact blog delivers the facts (of what we know) about white shark sexual maturity.  Do they get acne and voice cracks too??

It was a bit unusual how the cloud cover started to come in this morning because it was sunny and clear at one point and then suddenly cloudy! We were lucky not to have encountered any heavy rain, only a slight drizzle! The weather did not hamper our diving experience even slightly; the sharks arrived promptly and on queue! “Zane” also made an appearance today and he is always a pleasure to have around the boat! We also had a tagged shark around the boat and she was incredible in her demeanour! Visibility remains good and allows for some amazing shark viewing! Just keep it up Mother Nature...

Crystal clear water, sunshine and amazing shark activity made for another exceptional winter trip with Marine Dynamics today! On arrival at Dyer island sea conditions were a little swelly from the cold front which had just passed days before, keeping us off sea. Conditons soon settled however, and after a ten minute wait we saw our first of 12 sharks! This trip was all about males, with only one female confirmed from the cage. Sizes ranged form 2.8-4.3m. Much to my delight, the very first male shark tagged by us last year 'Zane' showed up towards the end of our diving (see our research blog at www.dict.org.za).