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31/03/2014
Location: Joubertsdam + Shark Alley
Water Temperature: 19.3'C+19.9’C
Depth: 11.8m+12.8
Visibility: 0.5m+2m
Number of Sharks: 6+5
Conditions: Swelly

The sharks were on the slower side today but there was lots of surrounding wildlife to keep us entertained between passes! We dived in Joubertsdam on the first trip this morning where “Ninja” joined us to provide some of her infamous half-breaches on the bait line. The largest shark we saw in the Dam was also our first shark of the day, a female around 3.8m. Between passes from the sharks we were treated to numerous sightings of the Short-Tailed stingray, even having two come up together at one point! For the second trip we decided to try our luck in Shark Alley, and luck we had! The crew were all pleased to see a shark known as “fishing line shark” turn up; this is a juvenile shark that the crew helped rescue just over a year ago when it was entangled by fishing line cutting into its gills. The little guy healed nicely after the fishing line was removed and returned with some real feistiness to him this year. We had an unusual guest join the divers today, as a Crown cormorant, who was attempting to fish in Shark Alley kept popping up in the cage beside the divers! On the way back into the harbour we were fortunate to spot a Bryde’s whale who was very relaxed surfacing for us three times before diving deep.  Today really was FILLED with wildlife...
 

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