Marine Dynamics Blog

What a spectacular trip we had on board “Slash Fin” today! We needed very little waiting time for the sharks to arrive and they remained constant throughout the trip. Once again we had sharks all below the 4 meter margin. These sharks did however make up for their lack of size by increasing their speed, wow! We had a sighting of an adorable family of African Penguins around Dyer Island, they truly melted everyone’s harts. The conditions on the water were only surpassed by the amazing guests on board, a truly wonderful bunch of people! Thanks everyone...

We had some awesome sightings throughout the trip today although the initial start was a bit slow at first. The sharks were all in the range of between 3- and 3.8 meters, nothing massive but still bigger than me :)! We also had an abundance of Cape Cormorant activity on the water which delivered a phenomenal aerial display! Today was the first time we have taken to the seas since the weekend was rained out, but Marine Dynamics is gearing up for the next set of amazing weather days! Very enjoyable trip today...

Today was jam packed full of adventure! The swell on the water today turned even the simple action of getting into your wetsuit into a fun activity for the whole family :)! After everyone had their fair share of laughs at each other, the sharks started to arrive on the scene. They were a bit reluctant to breach the surface today, which made surface photos a bit difficult but not impossible as you can see. The divers in the cage were able to see the sharks quite nicely with a few very close passes taking place! I am very happy to have seen so many happy faces after the trip, even though some of our guests were a bit sick, everyone had a good time! Same time tomorrow...

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Today offered some amazing shark activity at Dyer Island, the only downside today was the decrease in visibility from yesterday. This was attributed to the presence of large phytoplankton blooms in the water; these blooms are a vital part of the marine food web. However it has a negative impact on our visibility in the water, but luckily no impact on the shark activity! We had an interesting sighting of a shark covered extensively in parasites. Even though these animals often have internal and external parasites, this particular shark was riddled with them. “Zane” made a very abrupt pass and disappeared into the depths and left room for other sharks to make their passes. See you tomorrow...