Marine Dynamics Blog

Another sunny, clear, winter trip at Dyer Island. The first sharks to arrive were juvenilles within the 2.5-2.9m size range, one with a badly damaged dorsal fin which we think may have been caused by fishing line. We really enjoy seeing smaller sharks, as they often have such a bold and inquisitive nature.

The action still continues with Marine Dynamics shark cage diving! We had an awesome spot to ourselves in Shark Alley with no distractions from other vessels! The activity was stupendous with no waiting time, when we were putting the cage in the water our first shark arrived at the boat! The Australians on board gave credit to the South African Great whites and mentioned that our sharks are really impressive! This is how we do it here in SA...

Today was one of those special Dyer island days, the type of day we wish for all year round. As we anchored, I looked down into the water and every rock on the sea bed was visible, this meant  one thing, if we got sharks, our group were in for a stunning dive!

We had an American invasion on the boat today! Normally we have quite a diverse range of nationalities on board, but not today! It made for very interesting conversation, but no politics were discussed :)! Our sharks gave everyone a fantastic time in the cage with amazing passes. We were also very lucky to have spotted two separate groups of penguins making their way away from Dyer Island; these guys are always a welcome sight amongst guests! Our subantarctic skuas came dangerously close to leaving a couple of presents on people’s heads today; luckily no one got hit by poo! What a great day...

CRAZY, is the word needed to describe today’s trip which was very dramatic throughout! The sharks were putting on a true spectacle for everyone to enjoy and they came prepared with their teeth out! The sharks have been average in size over the last few days with no real mentionable big sharks making an appearance. “Zane” however did show up and was the largest shark of the day at a size of 3.9 meters, which is still big in my book! Our youngest guest was only 6 years old and he made the most adorable seal noises in the cage, I believe it was seal noises :)! We had a big family of 10 people, demonstrating once again that shark cage diving is for young, old and the whole family. Great day..

Our trip had a bit of a late launch today due to the shifting of the tides, nonetheless we still made it out to our dive site! The wind was definitely prevalent on the water today, however we were very fortunate to have mild swell. A combination of strong winds and big swell would not have been pleasant for a first time sea farer, luckily the weather remained good for the shark sightings! We had loads of kelp gulls around the boat, skimming off some of our chum, they truly are like flies sometimes! The sharks were giving great passes but were reluctant to come up to the surface, making the taking of photos quite difficult. I still got my shots however...